*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1902
-Holberg won the Amateur Featherweight Championship of Denmark
1903
-Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark
1905
-Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark
1907
-Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark
1908
-Holberg won the Amateur Lightweight Championship of Denmark
Matt Wells L 3
-Olympics Lightweight Boxing Competition
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1908
Dec 2 Frede Hansen Copenhagen, Denmark KO 6
Dec 6 Johannes Hindsberg Copenhagen, Denmark W
Dec 10 Henning Hansen Copenhagen, Denmark W
Dec 16 Holger Hansen Copenhagen, Denmark D
1909
Feb 12 Jack Jordan Copenhagen, Denmark W 10
Feb 21 "Young" Joe Gans Copenhagen, Denmark W 10
-Two minute rounds were fought
Apr 25 Holger Hansen Copenhagen, Denmark D 6
-Some sources report 4/26/09
May 29 Frank Copenhagen, Denmark KO 1
Jun 29 Henning Hansen Copenhagen, Denmark TK 5
Jul 25 Dick Nelson Copenhagen, Denmark LT 5
1910
Jan 27 Billy Jackson Budapest, Hungary KO 5
Apr 7 Evan Dyk Amsterdam, Netherlands KO 5
Apr 28 M. Müller Hamburg, Germany KO 3
Sep 4 Alf Elreich Mannheim, Germany KO 4
Sep 9 M. Lechleitner Mannheim, Germany KO 2
Sep 12 Alf Elreich Mannheim, Germany KO 6
Dec 5 H. Paullian KO 4
Dec 15 Erik Mosuk Berlin, Germany KO 2
Dec 19 Eugen Legard Berlin, Germany KO 7
Dec 20 Jack Jordan Copenhagen, Denmark W 10
1911
Apr 23 Kid McGordon Vienna, Austria W 15
Jul 23 Paul Mond Berlin, Germany KO 4
Aug 20 Jimmie Buttler Copenhagen, Denmark KO 4
-Some sources report "Vienna, Austria"
Aug 22 Jack Slim Berlin, Germany D 15
Sep 3 Holger Hansen Copenhagen, Denmark KO 4
-Some sources report 11/11/11
Sep 17 Billy Gordon Copenhagen, Denmark KO 15
Dec 9 Jerry Petersen Vienna, Austria KO 10
1912
Feb 3 Bobby Dobbs Vienna, Austria W 20
Jun 30 Dick Nelson Copenhagen, Denmark D 20
-Some sources report "L 20"
Aug 24 Dick Lee London, England D 10
Sep 30 Jack Ward Birmingham, England KO 1
Nov 4 Bill Johnson Birmingham, England LF 10
Dec 16 Bill Johnson Birmingham, England LF 11
Dec 20 Paul Brevieres Paris, France LF 6
1913
Jul 12 Hughie Mehegan Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 17
-Lightweight Championship of Australia
Aug 30 Herb McCoy Sydney, NSW, Aus L 20
Sep 13 Harry Thomas Brisbane, Que, Aus LF 20
-Some sources report "LF 19"
Oct 1 Harry Puie Brisbane, Que, Aus KO 6
Oct 18 Hock Keys Brisbane, Que, Aus L 20
Nov 1 Charlie Woods Sydney, NSW, Aus L 20
-Some sources report 12/13/13
Nov 15 Len Porter Brisbane, Que, Aus TK 8
Nov 29 Frank Picato Melbourne, Vic, Aus TK 11
-Some sources report a 11/22/13 bout
Dec 20 Alf Goodwin Melbourne, Vic, Aus LF 14
1914
Jan 1 Ray Bronson Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 20
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Jan 24 Tom McCormick Melbourne, Vic, Aus LF 6
-Welterweight Championship of the World
Apr 10 -Holberg married in New York, NY
Dec 2 Dick Nelson Copenhagen, Denmark L 20
-Some sources report 12/06/14
1915
Feb 14 Dick Nelson Copenhagen, Denmark LK 15
Mar 20 Sapper McNeil London, England LF 13
-Some sources report "Sapper O'Neill"
Apr 12 Charlie Woods London, England W 15
Apr 24 Dai Roberts London, England LK 7
Jun 12 Jim Prendy London, England L 10
Jul 19 Billy Williams London, England L 20
Oct 7 Willie Farrell Liverpool, England L 15
1916
Jan 3 Willie Farrell Hoxton, England LK 7
Feb 21 Jack Greenstock London, England L 10
Aug 11 Emil Kjellberg Stockholm, Sweden TK 7
-Some sources report "W 10"
Sep 10 Calle Svensson Stockholm, Sweden W 10
Sep 17 Billy Gordon Copenhagen, Denmark KO 15
Sep 24 Calle Svensson Stockholm, Sweden TK 7
-Some sources report "TK 8"
1917
Jun 6 Johan Ekeroth Oslo, Norway TK 11
-Some sources report "TK 10" on 6/09/17
Nov 18 Willy Carlsen Oslo, Norway KO 2
1918
Feb 2 Sam Brown Oslo, Norway KO 11
Feb 26 Frithjof Hansen Oslo, Norway KO 6
Apr 9 Dick Nelson Oslo, Norway W 15
Nov 2 Fred Boston Oslo, Norway KO 6
Dec 15 Holger Hansen Oslo, Norway TK 7
1919
Feb 2 Johan Ekeroth Oslo, Norway W 10
May 26 Georg Brustad Trondheim, Norway L 15
Aug 1 Johan Ekeroth Copenhagen, Denmark WF 15
Sep 13 Emanuel Jacobsen Copenhagen, Denmark LF 5
-Some sources report "LF 4"
1921
Feb 22 Holger Hansen Stockholm, Sweden W 12
-Some sources report "W 10"
Feb 24 Holger Hansen Gothenburg, Sweden W 12
Jul 7 Willi Spörl Vienna, Austria LT 7
Aug 29 Hans Hirschberger Vienna, Austria LT 9
*** Assistance Was Provided By Tony Triem ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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