Tim Hegarty BORN   March 20 1875; Killarney, Ireland DIED August 16 1909 HEIGHT 5-7 WEIGHT Bantamweight, Featherweight, Lightweight

Hegarty was a scrappy competitor who was quick and clever; He fought successfully as a bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight and gained victories over a number of top men; He won the Bantamweight Championship of Australia and Featherweight Championship of Australia during his career Hegarty defeated such men as Tim Lewis, Abe Willis, Jack McGowan, "Torpedo" Billy Murphy, Hughie Napier, Aurelio Herrera, Billy DeCoursey and Paddy King

Undated (Up to Apr 6 1895)
       Chummy Williams                                              W  8
       Joe Chambers                                                 W  5
       Billy Dawson                                                 W  2
       Jack Windibank                                               W  6
       Andy Gibbs                                                   W  7
       George Griffiths                                             W  9
       Bill Bush                                                    W  5
       -Bare knuckles were used
       Connors                                                      W  5
       Tim Anthony                                                  D 20
       Tim Anthony                                                  W 16
       Tim Lewis                                                    W  4
          -Bantamweight Championship of Australia
       Connors                                                      W  5
       -This was a 2nd Hegarty-Connors fight
       Nick Anderson                                                W  3
       Mick Cohen                                                  KO  9
       Jimmy Murphy                                                 W  6

1892
Aug 13 Sandy McGregor             Melbourne, Vic, Aus              ND  4

1894
May 21 Abe Willis                 Melbourne, Vic, Aus              KO  5
          -Bantamweight Championship of Australia
Jul 13 Jack McGowan               Melbourne, Vic, Aus               W 20
          -Featherweight Championship of Australia
Oct 13 Jack McGowan               Melbourne, Vic, Aus               W 20
          -Featherweight Championship of Australia

1895
Mar 30 Jack McGowan               Melbourne, Vic, Aus               W 20
Oct 21 Jack McGowan               Melbourne, Vic, Aus               D 20
          -Featherweight Championship of Australia

1897
Aug 28 Jack McGowan               Melbourne, Vic, Aus               W 15
          -Featherweight Championship of Australia

1899
May 24 Micko Walsh                Melbourne, Vic, Aus               D 20
          -Featherweight Championship of Australia

1900
Jan 29 Hughie Napier              Sydney, NSW, Aus                 KO  7
          -Featherweight Championship of Australia
Apr 24 Edward "Cocker" Tweedie    Sydney, NSW, Aus                  D 20
Nov 12 Jack McGowan               Melbourne, Vic, Aus              WF 24
          -Lightweight Championship of Victoria

1901
Feb 27 Jack Cullen                Perth, WA, Aus                   KO 12
          -Lightweight Championship of Australia
Mar 16 Edward "Cocker" Tweedie    Kalgoorlie, WA, Aus               D 20
          -Lightweight Championship of Australia
Jul 15 Aurelio Herrera            Bakersfield, Ca                   W 20
Sep  5 Aurelio Herrera            Bakersfield, Ca                   D 20
Oct 12 Gus Ruhlin                 San Francisco, Ca                EX  3 
Dec 12 George "Kid" Lavigne       Oakland, Ca                      LK  4
Dec 17 -At San Francisco, a judge issued a warrant for
        the arrest of Hegarty, who allegedly owed $400
        worth of board to his uncle, Dennis Hegarty; In
        addition, Hegarty hit his uncle with a punch to
        the jaw 

1902
Jan 26 Aurelio Herrera            Bakersfield, Ca                   W 20
       -Some sources report 1/27/02;
        Some sources report 1/28/02
Feb 28 Jimmy Britt                San Francisco, Ca                LT  8
Mar 18 Aurelio Herrera            Bakersfield, Ca                   D 20
May  5 Rufe Turner                Stockton, Ca                     LK  7
Jul 26 Billy DeCoursey            Portland, Or                     KO  9
       -Some sources report "W 10"
Aug 29 McFadden                   Bakersfield, Ca                 SCH c
       -This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
        McFadden had an abcess in his leg;
        Hegarty received a $150 forfeit
Dec    Paddy King                 Sydney, NSW, Aus                 WF  5

1903
Jan 27 Bob Turner                 Sydney, NSW, Aus                 LK 11
          -Lightweight Championship of Australia
Apr 14 Ed Jessop                  Sydney, NSW, Aus                  L 20
Jun 23 Ed Jessop                  Sydney, NSW, Aus                  W 20
Aug 10 Bob Turner                 Sydney, NSW, Aus                  D 20
          -Lightweight Championship of Australia
Nov  6 Bob Rollo                  Kalgoorlie, WA, Aus              KO  7
Dec 12 Charlie Frost              Sydney, NSW, Aus                 KO  9

1904
Feb 23 Bob Turner                 Sydney, NSW, Aus                 LK  9
          -Lightweight Championship of Australia
Jul  4 Charlie Frost              Melbourne, Vic, Aus               D 20
Aug  2 "Torpedo" Billy Murphy     Sydney, NSW, Aus                 KO  3
Sep  6 Ed Jessop                  Sydney, NSW, Aus                 LF  8

1905
Jan 23 Ned Cullen                 Melbourne, Vic, Aus              KO  4
          -Lightweight Championship of Victoria
Aug 21 Dick Cullen                Melbourne, Vic, Aus               D 20

1906
Feb 23 Charlie Murphy             Zeehan, Tas, Aus                 TK 15
          -Lightweight Championship of Tasmania
Mar 19 Ted Savral                 Melbourne, Vic, Aus              NC  1
Aug 27 Bob Greenshields           Melbourne, Vic, Aus               L 20
Sep 24 Charles Griffin            Melbourne, Vic, Aus              LT  2
Nov 26 Lynn Truscott              Melbourne, Vic, Aus               L   

1907
Jan  9 Albert Parker              Dunedin, SI, NZ                  ND  4
Jan 16 Charles Griffin            Dunedin, SI, NZ                  LK  5
Aug 12 Frank Thorn                Melbourne, Vic, Aus              LK 16
Sep 23 Bob Greenshields           Melbourne, Vic, Aus              LK 17

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization