1881
Jack O'Meara Auckland, NZ (45:00) KO
-London prize ring rules were used
1882
May 2 Sammy Heckles Auckland, NZ KO 2
May 4 Walter Evans Auckland, NZ KO 3
May 4 Jim Gardiner Auckland, NZ KO 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
May 5 Hill Auckland, NZ L
-The previous 3 bouts were part of a Jem Mace
Lightweight Tournament
May 8 William Burns Thames, NZ KO 3
May 9 Charles Carter Thames, NZ KO 3
1883
Jul 14 Frank Burns Auckland, NZ KO 25
1884
Jan 9 Mick O'Brien Auckland, NZ KO 4
Feb Tony Hogan Auckland, NZ LF 3
Mar 15 Tony Hogan Auckland, NZ KO 3
May 2 J. Eccles Auckland, NZ KO 2
1885
Apr 25 Barney Donovan Auckland, NZ LK 7
Aug 24 Richard "Deerfoot" Rose Auckland, NZ D 6
-Featherweight Championship of New Zealand
Oct 5 Dick Sandal Auckland, NZ D 3
Oct 31 Andy Dawson Auckland, NZ KO 2
Dec 5 Jack Nicolson Auckland, NZ KO 4
Dec 23 Johnny, the Stranger Onehunga, NZ KO 8
1886
Jan 2 "Hobart" Jack Gallagher Auckland, NZ WF 12
Feb 13 -Murphy arrived in Sydney, NSW, Aus
Feb 13 Walter Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 13 Jack Hall Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 1
Mar 20 Walter Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Mar 27 Frank King Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 1
May 1 Davis Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
May 8 Jack Hall Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 2
May 17 Nipper Peakes Sydney, NSW, Aus D 17
-The crowd broke into the ring
May 29 Richard "Deerfoot" Rose Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jun 5 Bert Johnstone Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 3
Jun 19 Richard "Deerfoot" Rose Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jun 26 Richard "Deerfoot" Rose Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
Jul 10 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jul 14 Peter Newton Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 14 Jim Burge Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 21 Sam Stewart Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Aug 28 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 4 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Sep 11 Kelly Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 2 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Oct 4 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 13
Oct 30 Jack Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 6 Frisco McCaull Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Nov 13 George Mulholland Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Nov 27 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Dec Scott Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
1887
Jan 8 Jack Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 15 Stevens Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 22 Jack Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Jan 24 Sam Stewart Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 18
Pennington Parramatta, NSW, Aus KO 3
Jan 31 Williams Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 5 George Mulholland Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 12 Young Aitken Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 15 Jim Burge Sydney, NSW, Aus ND 4
Feb 19 Jim Burge Sydney, NSW, Aus D 36
Feb 23 Will "Brummy" Fuller Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 13
Mar 14 Young Mitchell Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 5
May 7 Charlie Taylor Auckland, NZ KO 12
May 21 Nat Brooks Wellington, NZ KO 9
Jun 6 Harry Laing Wanganui, NZ LK 3
-Weights: 116.2 - 173.6
Jul 26 Richard Allen Wellington, NZ KO 7
-Lightweight Championship of New Zealand
Jul 28 Fred Bruce Christchurch, NZ KO 7
Aug 10 Ed Burgess Dunedin, NZ KO 4
Aug Bill Mitchell Dunedin, NZ KO 4
Aug 20 John "Scotty" Faddes Dunedin, NZ KO 2
Sep 12 Ike Fake Wellington, NZ KO 3
Oct 4 "a 13 Stone Maori" Napier, NZ KO
Nov 24 Ike Fake Wellington, NZ LF 6
-Lightweight Championship of New Zealand
Dec 23 Jack Hall Wellington, NZ LF 6
1888
Jan 9 Roy Brooks Wellington, NZ KO 1
Jan 9 Ed Parker Wellington, NZ KO 3
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jan 12 Jerry Ford Wellington, NZ KO 11
Jan 29 Mannix Wellington, NZ D
-Police intervened
Feb 19 Tony Hogan Napier, NZ KO 7
Apr 14 Frank Newton Napier, NZ KO 4
Apr 28 W. Edwards Gisborne, NZ KO 3
May 24 Frank Newton Napier, NZ LF 3
Jun Dick Ellis Christchurch, NZ KO
Jun 23 Joe Molloy Dunedin, NZ KO 5
Jul E. Jones Invercargill, NZ KO 5
-Lightweight Championship of New Zealand
Jul 28 John "Scotty" Faddes Dunedin, NZ KO 3
Aug 4 F. Logie Dunedin, NZ KO 3
Aug 8 Billy Baster Dunedin, NZ KO 3
Aug -Murphy returned to Sydney, NSW, Aus
Sep 1 Jim Saxon Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 4
Sep 29 Jack Hall Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 8
Oct 27 Jerry Marshall Melbourne, Vic, Aus KO 1
Nov 26 Ben Seth Melbourne, Vic, Aus LK 6
Dec 10 Young Griffo Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
-Murphy was to knockout Griffo inside four rounds;
Griffo lasted and claimed the win
1889
Feb 2 Tommy Williams Dunedin, NZ LF 4
Mar 4 James Smith Dunedin, NZ KO 8
Jun 7 -Murphy arrived in San Francisco, Ca on the ship "Zelandia"
Jul 12 Johnny Griffin San Francisco, Ca KO 3
-Weights: 117-120
Jul 29 Frank Murphy San Francisco, Ca D 27
1890
Jan 13 Ike Weir San Francisco, Ca KO 14
-Fox Featherweight Championship of the World;
Weights: 118-124
Mar 14 Tommy Warren San Francisco, Ca KO 4
Apr 21 Tommy White Chicago, Il W 4
May 29 Ed Graney San Francisco, Ca W 4
Jun 28 -Murphy arrived in New Zealand
Sep 2 Young Griffo Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 15
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Sep 20 Nipper Peakes Melbourne, Vic, Aus D 10
Sep 29 Jack Krosen Melbourne, Vic, Aus ND 4
Nov 10 Harry "Dummy" Mace Melbourne, Vic, Aus W 8
Dec 8 Pat Carroll Broken Hill, NSW, Aus KO 4
1891
Jan 18 Jim Burge Broken Hill, NSW, Aus LK 30
Mar 23 Nipper Peakes Broken Hill, NSW, Aus KO 5
May 4 Artie Tully Melbourne, Vic, Aus L 8
Jul 22 Young Griffo Sydney, NSW, Aus LF 22
-Featherweight Championship of the World
Oct 19 Bill Jennings Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 2
Nov 23 Jim Burge Sydney, NSW, Aus NC 29
Dec 26 Chris Cunningham Newcastle, NSW, Aus KO 3
1892
Feb 16 Jim Barron Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 3
May 31 Johnny Murphy San Francisco, Ca D 40
Jul 25 Spider Kelly New York, NY L 6
Jack Downey D 4
Dec 28 Tommy White San Francisco, Ca NC 33
1893
Feb 6 Johnny Griffin New York, NY LK 7
Apr 29 Jerry Barnett New York, NY L 4
May 30 John Van Heest Philadelphia, Pa ND 3
Jul 17 Dick Listman Newark, NJ ND 3
Sep 12 Jack Collins Brooklyn, NY KO 2
Sep 22 Jack Grace Brooklyn, NY TK 4
Nov 2 Ike Weir Boston, Ma LK 6
-Weights: 116 1/2 - 118 1/4
Nov 7 Ed Gorman Rock Springs, WV LK 9
Dec 15 George Dixon Paterson, NJ LF 3
Dec 22 Jack Woods Boston, Ma KO 2
1894
Feb 19 Johnny Breslin Boston, Ma KO 2
Apr 23 Peter Manning Boston, Ma KO 4
May 7 Young Griffo Boston, Ma L 8
Nov 5 Jack McCabe Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Nov 12 Anthony Lefevre Cincinnati, Oh KO 2
Nov 19 Jerry Barnett New York, NY D 10
Dec 8 Walter Edgerton Philadelphia, Pa ND 4
1895
Jan 3 Frank Maciewski Cincinnati, Oh KO 9
Feb 6 Kid McGraw Cincinnati, Oh KO 4
Feb 26 "Pittsburgh" Kid Hogan Cincinnati, Oh L 10
May 6 Jack Dougherty Cincinnati, Oh D 10
May 30 Jack Dougherty Cincinnati, Oh KO 6
Jul 11 Tommy White Columbus, Oh D 20
Aug 6 Billy Sheldon Louisville, Ky KO 5
Aug 22 Billy Sheldon Louisville, Ky KO 3
Nov 13 Jack Dougherty Lexington, Ky W 10
Dec 23 Solomon "Solly" Smith New Orleans, La LK 14
1896
Jan 21 Mike Crotty Cincinnati, Oh KO 1
Feb 11 Jimmy Devers Jackson, Ms W 10
Mar 17 Paddy Smith Cincinnati, Oh KO 7
Apr 29 James Connors Jackson, Ms KO 4
Oct 8 Johnny Lavack Lexington, Ky D 20
1897
Jan 22 George Dixon New York, NY LK 6
Jan 30 Jack Delaney New York, NY LK 5
Feb 6 Dave Wall New York, NY D 10
Feb 8 Danny McMahon Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 15 Bill Barbeck Dayton, Oh KO 2
Mar 13 Austin Rice New York, NY D 20
Apr 10 Oscar Gardner New York, NY L 20
Jul 19 Billy Rotchford Albany, NY D 3
-Police intervened
Sep 13 Elwood McCloskey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
1898
Feb 25 Will Curley Newcastle, Eng LK 12
Apr 12 Yock Henninger Pittsburgh, Pa LF 4
Nov 26 Eddie Santry St. Louis, Mo LK 4
1899
Jan 16 Casper Leon Cincinnati, Oh L 10
Feb 15 Walter Burbeck Springfield, Oh KO 2
Mar 7 John Van Heest Dayton, Oh LK 6
Apr Kid Moore Mansfield, Oh L 15
Apr 11 Frank Stackhouse Detroit, Mi D 8
Apr 29 Harry Forbes Chicago, Il LK 4
May 19 Harry Harris Chicago, Il LK 4
Aug 11 Patsy Mager Sioux City, Ia NC 2
Sep 14 Sig Hart Sioux City, Ia L 15
Oct 20 Sig Hart Sioux City, Ia D 20
Nov 14 Larry Gleason Sioux City, Ia LK 6
1900
Sep 13 Harry Smith Omaha, Ne LK 1
1902
Jan 21 Bert Cassell O'Neill, Ne KO 4
Apr 3 Clarence English Carroll, Ia LK 3
Aug 4 John Van Heest Sioux City, Ia KO 4
Sep 7 Dave Donovan Sioux City, Ia KO 2
Patsy Hogan L 10
1903
Oct 8 Teddy Peppers Kansas City, Mo WF 2
Dec 29 Jack Evans San Francisco, Ca D 6
1904
Aug 2 Tim Hegarty Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 3
Sep 13 Peter Toohey Sydney, NSW, Aus LK 2
Oct Walter Doman Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 1
1905
Jul 21 Jack Clarke Wellington, NZ LK 5
Dec 23 Tom Tracey Stratford, NZ LK 5
1906
Apr 28 Jimmy Ross Auckland, NZ D 4
1907
Jun 3 Jim Griffin Hastings, NZ W 8
Aug 8 Tom Toohey New Plymouth, NZ KO 1
Sep 12 Jimmy Ross Auckland, NZ D 4
Oct Jim Morris Palmerstown North, NZ LK 3
Prepared by
John Hogg,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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