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Tommy Kilbane
(Thomas I. Kilbane)

BORN c. 1892; Fought out of Cleveland, Ohio
WEIGHT  115-122 lbs

Tommy was not related to Johnny Kilbane

1908
Jan  1 Johnny Kilbane              Lorain, Oh                         L  3
Feb 10 Johnny Kilbane              Cleveland, Oh                      D  4
Mar  3 Johnny Kilbane              Lorain, Oh                         W  6
Apr  1 Joe Gans Jr.                Cleveland, Oh                     KO  9
Jul  4 Kid Rose                    Franklin, Pa                     SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Nov 25 Johnny Kilbane              Cleveland, Oh                      L 25

1909
Jan  1 Emergency Kelly             Columbus, Oh                       D  6
Jan 17 Emergency Kelly             Cleveland, Oh                    SCH   
          -Featherweight Championship of Ohio;
           This bout was scheduled but not held;
           Police intervened and prevented the bout
Feb  2 Frank Howard                Cleveland, Oh                      W 10
Feb  4 Johnny Whitaker             Akron, Oh                         ND 12
Feb 10 Tommy "Young" McGlynn       Cleveland, Oh                      W 15
Feb 11 Kid Welsh                   Dayton, Oh                        KO  2
Feb 22 Eddie Nelson                Akron, Oh                         KO 10
Mar 12 Kid Saginaw                 Columbus, Oh                       W  6
Mar 17 Eddie Nelson                Detroit, Mi                        D 10
          -Reports vary - "D 8" - "W 10" "W 8"
Mar 26 Jack "Kid" White            Dayton, Oh                         D 10
Apr 23 Jack "Kid" White            Dayton, Oh                         D 20
          -Some sources report "D 12"
May 11 Biz Mackey                  Lorain, Oh                        ND 10
May    -Kilbane sparred with Johnny Coulon in preparation for his upcoming bout
           vs "Tibby" Watson
May 28 -Kilbane seconded Johnny Coulon vs "Tibby" Watson in Dayton, Oh
Aug  2 Tommy "Young" McGlynn       Cleveland, Oh                      W 25
Oct  7 Kid Bruno                   Akron, Oh                        SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but postponed
Nov  2 Tommy "Young" McGlynn       Pittsburgh, Pa                    NC  1
          -Some sources report "TK 1"
Nov  8 Kid Bruno                   Akron, Oh                         TK  8
Nov 23 Eddie Faust                 Cleveland, Oh                      W   
Dec  6 Jack "Kid" White            Akron, Oh                          D 12
Dec 22 Leo "Curley" Gerhardt       Detroit, Mi                       ND  8
          -Some sources report "Windsor, Ont, Canada"

1910
Jan  1 Johnny Kilbane              Canton, Oh                         L 15
Jan  5 Eddie Faust                 Cleveland, Oh                     TK  4
Jan 12 Tommy Dougherty             Detroit, Mi                       ND  8
Jan 21 Ike Smith                   Cleveland, Oh                     TK  7
Feb  2 Jack "Kid" White            Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND  8 
Feb 15 Otto Yacknow                Lorain, Oh                        ND 10
Feb 28 Tommy "Young" McGlynn       Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Mar  2 Paul Sikora                 Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND 10
          -Some sources report "Detroit, Mi"
Mar 23 Leslie Winters              Nashville, Tn                     KO  3
          -Some sources report "Wesley Winter"
Apr 13 Jack "Kid" White            Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND  8
Jun  6 Kid Gueele                  Nashville, Tn                     KO  6
Jun 22 Willie Gibbs                Nashville, Tn                      D 10
          -Some sources report "Memphis, Tn"
Oct 21 Willie Gibbs                Nashville, Tn                    SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Gibbs was ill
Oct 21 "Young" Kid Farmer          Nashville, Tn                     WF  7
Dec 12 Jack "Kid" White            Cleveland, Oh                      L 10
Dec 28 Mickey Sheridan             Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND  8

1911
Jan  4 Sammy Trott                 Columbus, Oh                      ND 12
Jan 11 Danny Goodman               Cleveland, Oh                      D 10
Jan 30 Abe Attell                  Cleveland, Oh                     NC  4
          -Attell suffered an arm injury and could not continue
Feb 10 Johnny Dale                 New York, NY                      LT  4
Mar 15 Sammy Trott                 Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND  8
          -Some sources report "Detroit, Mi"
Mar 29 Joe Goetz                   Cleveland, Oh                     ND 10
Apr  3 Paul Sikora                 Cleveland, Oh                      D 10
Apr 12 Joe Phillips                Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND  8
Apr 17 Ray Temple                  Milwaukee, Wi                     ND 10
Apr 28 Joe Phillips                Cleveland, Oh                     ND 10
May  5 Jack Morgan                 Nashville, Tn                     KO  8
May 12 Packey McFarland            Buffalo, NY                       ND 10
Jun 15 Jack "Kid" White            Akron, Oh                        SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Sep 18 Joe Mandot                  Memphis, Tn                        L  8
Sep 20 Jeff O'Connell              Nashville, Tn                      D  8
Oct 17 Joe Hyland                  Cleveland, Oh                     ND 10
Oct 30 Billy Allen                 Syracuse, NY                      ND 10
Nov 18 Harry Trendall                                               SCH   
          -This bout was tentatively scheduled but cancelled
Nov 30 Jake Abel                   Chattanooga, Tn                    D  8

1912
Jan 24 Pat Drouillard              Windsor, Ont, Canada             SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Jan    -Kilbane sparred with Johnny Coulon in preparation for his upcoming bout
           vs Frankie Conley (Jan-Feb 1912)
Feb 11 Johnny Kilbane              Venice, Ca                        EX  4
Feb    -Kilbane sparred with Billy Papke in preparation for his upcoming bout
           vs Frankie Mantell (Jan-Feb 1912)
Feb 16 Johnny Kilbane              Venice, Ca                        EX  5
Feb 18 Johnny Kilbane              Venice, Ca                        EX   
Feb 19 Johnny Kilbane              Venice, Ca                        EX   
Feb 22 -Kilbane seconded Johnny Kilbane vs Abe Attell in Los Angeles, Ca
           for the Featherweight Championship of the World
Mar  2 Bobby Waugh                 Los Angeles, Ca                  SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; Waugh was ill
Mar  2 Louis Rees                  Los Angeles, Ca                   LF 12
Mar 22 Anton LaGrave               San Francisco, Ca                SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held; LaGrave did not make the weight limit
Mar 22 Abe Label                   San Francisco, Ca                  L  4
May 22 Milburn "Young" Saylor      Cincinnati, Oh                     L 10
Jun 12 Julius "Yankee" Schwartz    Nashville, Tn                      L  8
Jun 20 Phil Brock                  Cleveland, Oh                     LK  6
Sep 30 Steve Ketchel               Winnipeg, Man, Canada             ND 12
Oct 11 Packey McFarland            Winnipeg, Man, Canada             LT  7
Oct 25 Charlie Lucca               Saskatoon, Sask, Canada           LF  7
Nov  6 Leo Kossick                 Saskatoon, Sask, Canada           LK  9

1913
Nov  5 Paul Sikora                 Windsor, Ont, Canada              ND  8
          -Some sources report "Detroit, Mi"

1914
Feb  2 Red Robinson                Steubenville, Oh                 SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but not held
Feb  2 Battling Terry              Steubenville, Oh                  LT 10
Sep  7 Young Alexander             Charleston, WV                     W 10
          -Some sources report "D 10"

**** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1907
       Kid Blackburn                                                KO  5
          -Reportedly, Kilbane's first professional bout

1912
Oct 14 Eddie O'Keefe               Cleveland, Oh                     W 12

*** Photo Provided By William Schutte ***

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