1891
Jan 13 Mike Bent Brooklyn, NY W 4
Mar 2 Jimmy Larkins Brooklyn, NY W 3
Apr 13 Al Clarke Brooklyn, NY W 3
May 5 Mike "Kid" Hogan Brooklyn, NY L 4
May 18 -Kelly was scheduled to spar in Brooklyn, NY
May 29 Jim Shea Brooklyn, NY EX
Oct 27 Eddie Curry Brooklyn, NY W 4
Oct 29 Connie Sullivan Brooklyn, NY W 4
Nov 28 Connie Sullivan Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1892
Jan 8 Frankie McHugh Baltimore, Md SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
McHugh was to knockout Kelly in four rounds
Apr 9 Billy O'Brien New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Apr 16 Hughey Boyle New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known;
New York (NY) Sun reported Boyle claimed a win
Apr 28 James Duffy Philadelphia, Pa ND
Jun 27 Connie Sullivan Brooklyn, NY L 10
-Some sources report "L 4"; Some sources report "W 10"
Aug 6 -Sam Cohen (of Boston) accepted a challenge by Kelly to a bout
Oct 3 George Wright New York, NY TK 3
-Wright was an ex-Bantamweight Champion of Canada;
He could not come out for round three;
Some sources report "W 3"
1893
Jan 20 an unnamed opponent Philadelphia, Pa ND
Feb 4 Dick Connors Hoboken, NJ D 4
-Some sources report "D 5"
Feb 20 Charley Moore New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held; Moore was ill
Feb 20 Harry Meyers New York, NY KO 1
Feb 25 Thomas Fannasy Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
-This was a 115-pound Boxing Competition Championship
Mar 1 Billy Murray Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Mar 1 Danny McCarthy Brooklyn, NY D 3
-Police intervened; Some sources report "Dan McCarty"
Mar 25 Phil McReavy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 27 James "Brickey" Norton Brooklyn, NY TK 7
Nov 27 Young Cook Brooklyn, NY KO 3
Dec 9 Jimmy Kaveney Boston, Ma LK 1
-Kaveney was the Bantamweight Champion of New England;
Several knockdowns were scored
1894
Feb 12 Jimmy Kaveney Boston, Ma KO 1
-Kelly knocked down Kaveney for ten seconds in round one;
But, fighting continued and Kelly finished Kaveney for
good with a stomach blow
Feb 24 Jack Carroll New York, NY EX 3
Mar 10 -Police Gazette reports Kelly had 27 bouts as of this date
with only one loss (PG 3/10/1894 p 11)
-Kelly was recognized as the 105-lb Amateur Champion of America
and sometimes referred to as the 110-lb Champion of America
May 28 -Kelly was scheduled to spar in Philadelphia, Pa
Oct 26 -Kelly was scheduled to spar at Philadelphia, Pa
Nov 26 Billy Plimmer Brooklyn, NY LT 3
-Police intervened
Dec -There were proposed fights between Kelly and George Corfield
(of England) and Jimmy Barry (Chicago)
Dec 19 Billy Duke Baltimore, Md D 4
1895
Mar 18 -Kelly was scheduled to spar in Brooklyn, NY
May 20 -Kelly was scheduled to spar in Brooklyn, NY
May 30 Frank Zimpher Brooklyn, NY D 4
-Police intervened; Some sources report "D 3"
Jun 22 -Kelly was scheduled to spar in New York, NY
Jun 27 Casper Leon New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 14 -Kelly was scheduled to spar at Jersey City, NJ
Oct 22 -Kelly was scheduled to spar at New York, NY
Dec 23 Maxey Haugh New York, NY L 4
-Some sources report "L 6"
1896
Jan 25 George Justice New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Jan 29 Billy O'Brien New York, NY KO 1
Feb 1 Dave Wall New York, NY LK 8
Apr 4 -Kelly refereed the Eddie Curry-Marty McCue bout in New York, NY
Apr 13 Tim Murphy New York, NY D 8
-Some sources report 4/14/1896
May 7 -Kelly seconded Jim Daly vs Charles "Kid" McCoy in New York, NY
May 8 Maxey Haugh Brooklyn, NY TK 5
Jun 13 Maxey Haugh Brooklyn, NY D 6
-Some sources report 6/14/1896 in "New York, NY";
Some sources report 6/12/1896
Jul 14 Sammy Kelly Albany, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
An agreement could not be reached on weights
Jul 20 Paddy McGuigan New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 17 Joe Bernstein New York, NY D 8
Aug 25 Danny McMahon New York, NY D 2
-McMahon floored Kelly two times and police intervened;
Instead of "LT 2", the bout was declared "D 2"
Oct 19 Charles Leopold New York, NY TK 2
Nov 9 Mike Sears New York, NY L 10
1897
Jan 11 Yock Henniger New York, NY LT 4
-Some sources report "L 4"; Some sources report "Jack Hannigan"
Feb 16 Billy Burris Lancaster, Pa D 4
Mar 8 Luke Burke Lowell, Ma KO 1
Mar 22 Luke Burke Buffalo, NY LK 3
May 8 Hugh Smith New York, NY LT 1
1898
Jan 11 Jim Canfield New Haven, Ct TK 3
Jan 20 Billy Barrett Waterbury, Ct KO 1
Mar 28 Jack Leonard New Haven, Ct TK 2
Aug 25 "Brooklyn" Tommy Sullivan Brooklyn, NY WF 6
Oct 14 Patsy Haley New York, NY LK 2
Oct 29 Billy "Kid" Trueman Brooklyn, NY W 10
1899
Mar 25 Dan Carey Brooklyn, NY KO 3
-Some sources report "Denny Carey"
May 29 Luke Burke Buffalo, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
1900
Jun 23 Harry Grenay Brooklyn, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Jul 7 Charles Gerard Brooklyn, NY D 10
*** Did The Older Charley Kelly Fight The Following Bouts ***
1902
Feb 3 Abe "Kid" Goodman Hartford, Ct LK 1
Feb 17 Eddie Rocap Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled but not held
Feb 17 Johnny "Spotty" Clifford Philadelphia, Pa SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Aug 11 Dave Wolff Savannah, Ga SCH
-This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Oct 6 Johnny Moran Chicago, Il LK 3
1904
Feb 11 Mike O'Brien Philadelphia, Pa LT 2
Mar 17 Rosario "Kid" Locke Philadelphia, Pa LT 5
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
Undated
Mike Curley W 8
Sam Jackson W 8
Bob O'Toole W 3
Jim Bagley W 3
Martin Joyce W 4
Charley Moore W 3
1892
William O'Brien W 4
Joe Ross W 3
William O'Brien Albany, NY KO 1
1893
Benny Leon New York, NY KO 2
1895
Jun 3 Solomon English Baltimore, Md LK 5
Jun 6 Michael Sullivan Baltimore, Md L 6
-Sullivan defeated "Bat Kelly"
Jul Jack Brooks Slatington, Pa LK 9
Oct 21 Jack Ward Baltimore, Md D 6
-Sources report Ward fought "Charles Kelly" of Cincinnati, Oh
1904
Nov 23 Jimmy Kelly Philadelphia, Pa ND 10
*** Photo And Much Data Provided By William Schutte ***
Review courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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