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Matt WELLS
Male
(Matthew Wells)
Welterweight, Great Britain, Walworth, London, England
Born: 14 December 1886, Walworth, London, England, Great Britain
Died: 27 June 1953, Walworth, London, England, Great Britain
Height: 5ft 4in, mt 1,62
as an amateur:
ABA lightweight champion 1905, 1906 and 1907
1908 London, England, Olympic Games lightweight semi-finals
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No amateur resultsProfessional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1905 | | * May 9 | Bob Russell | Lambeth, Great Britain | NC 3 | | 1906 | | * Mar. 5 | Bob Russell | Cardiff, Great Britain | NC 3 | 1907-1908
Inactive | | 1909 | | + Nov. 4 | Battling Lacroix | London, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Dec. 20 | Bob Russell | Walworth, Great Britain | W 10 | | 1910 | | + Jan. 3 | Gunner Hart | London, Great Britain | KO 6 | | + Jan. 10 | Dick Lee | Holborn, Great Britain | W 6 | | + Feb. 19 | Sid Stagg | London, Great Britain | W 10 | | = Mar. 14 | Jack Turner | London, Great Britain | Draw 20 | | = Apr. 14 | Young Nipper | London, Great Britain | Draw 6 | | + May 5 | Smiling Eddie Kelly | Yonkers, United States | W 10 | | * May 25 | Eddie McMahon | Yonkers, United States | NC 10 | | * June 25 | Dick Miller | Yonkers, United States | NC 10 | | + June 28 | Charley Lawrence | Bronx, United States | W 10 | | + July 5 | Billy Leary | New York, United States | W 10 | | + July 19 | Johnny Dohan | Bronx, United States | W 10 | | - Aug. 8 | Paddy Sullivan | New York, United States | L 10 | | + Sept. 13 | Jimmy Howard | Bronx, United States | WDQ 9 | | 1911 | | + Feb. 27 | Freddie Welsh | Covent Garden, Great Britain | W 20 | | European and British Lightweight Titles | | + June 2 | Leach Cross | New York, United States | W 10 | | + June 13 | Philadelphia Pal Moore | Boston, United States | W 12 | | + July 19 | Dick Hyland | Albany, United States | W 10 | | + July 28 | Willie Moody | Philadelphia, United States | W 6 | | + Aug. 30 | Knockout Brown | New York, United States | W 10 | | + Sept. 20 | Abe Attell | New York, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 5 | Billy Donovan | Toronto, Canada | KO 5 | | 1912 | | - Apr. 26 | Packey McFarland | New York, United States | L 10 | | + June 5 | Young Abe Brown | Brooklyn, United States | W 10 | | - June 7 | Bobby Wilson | Utica, United States | L 10 | | + July 20 | Dick Hyland | Albany, United States | W 10 | | - Sept. 16 | Hughie Mehegan | Covent Garden, Great Britain | LDQ 14 | | - Nov. 11 | Freddie Welsh | Covent Garden, Great Britain | L 20 | | European and British Lightweight Titles | | + Dec. 26 | Johnny Basham | Swansea, Great Britain | KO 7 | | 1913 | | + Feb. 24 | Hughie Mehegan | Covent Garden, Great Britain | W 20 | | + Aug. 9 | Hughie Mehegan | Sydney, Australia | W 20 | | + Sept. 27 | Owen Moran | Sydney, Australia | W 20 | | - Nov. 3 | Hughie Mehegan | Melbourne, Australia | L 20 | | Australian Lightweight Title | | - Nov. 29 | Harry Stone | Sydney, Australia | L 20 | | 1914 | | - Jan. 16 | Herb McCoy | Sydney, Australia | L 20 | | + Feb. 28 | Ray Bronson | Sydney, Australia | TKO 7 | | + Mar. 21 | Tom McCormick | Sydney, Australia | W 20 | | British and British Empire Welterweight Titles | | + Oct. 12 | Young Nipper | London, Great Britain | W 15 | | 1915 | | + Jan. 21 | Gus Platts | Liverpool, Great Britain | W 15 | | - Mar. 22 | Johnny Basham | Kingsway, Great Britain | L 15 | | - June 1 | Mike Glover | Boston, United States | L 12 | | = July 13 | Young Neil | Allentown, United States | Draw 10 | | + Aug. 7 | Willie Schaefer | Bronx, United States | W 10 | | + Oct. 29 | Charley White | Milwaukee, United States | W 10 | | + Nov. 19 | Young Abe Brown | New York, United States | W 10 | | - Nov. 25 | Steve Latzo | Philadelphia, United States | L 6 | | - Nov. 29 | Johnny Griffiths | Akron, United States | L 12 | | - Dec. 10 | Johnny Dundee | New Haven, United States | L 12 | | 1916 | | + Jan. 4 | Charley White | Boston, United States | W 12 | | - Feb. 29 | Johnny Griffiths | Columbus, United States | L 12 | | - Mar. 20 | Charley White | Cincinnati, United States | L 10 | | - Apr. 6 | Charley White | Kansas City, United States | L 15 | | + Apr. 18 | Eddie Murphy | Boston, United States | W 12 | | - May 16 | Johnny Dundee | Boston, United States | L 12 | | - June 9 | Frankie Mack | Rochester, United States | TKO by 10 | | - July 11 | Charley White | Boston, United States | TKO by 5 | | 1917 | | - Apr. 10 | Lockport Jimmy Duffy | Buffalo, United States | L 10 | | = May 1 | Walter Mohr | Albany, United States | Draw 10 | | - May 25 | Lockport Jimmy Duffy | Hamilton, Canada | L 10 | | + June 11 | Walter Mohr | Rochester, United States | W 10 | | + June 16 | Phil Bloom | Brooklyn, United States | W 10 | | + June 19 | Kid Curley | Buffalo, United States | W 10 | | - Aug. 27 | Bryan Downey | Rochester, United States | WDQ 10 | | - Sept. 17 | Bryan Downey | Columbus, United States | WDQ 12 | | + Sept. 28 | Frankie Nelson | Syracuse, United States | W 10 | | * Oct. 5 | Charley White | Syracuse, United States | NC 9 | | + Oct. 9 | Young Maxwell | Albany, United States | WDQ 4 | | + Oct. 29 | Harlem Eddie Kelly | Pittsfield, United States | W 12 | 1918
Inactive | | 1919 | | + Oct. 20 | Kid Carter | Covent Garden, Great Britain | W 20 | | - Nov. 13 | Johnny Basham | Holborn, Great Britain | L 20 | | European, British and Commonwealth Welterweight Titles | | - Dec. 26 | Ted Kid Lewis | Kensington, Great Britain | TKO by 12 | | 1920 | | - Mar. 18 | Phil Bloom | Holborn, Great Britain | L 15 | | - Apr. 24 | Ted Moore | Plymouth, Great Britain | L 20 | | + May 8 | Bermondsey Billy Wells | London, Great Britain | W 15 | | + June 4 | Fred Newberry | London, Great Britain | W 20 | | + June 13 | Gus Platts | Sheffield, Great Britain | W 20 | | + June 26 | Joe Attwood | London, Great Britain | TKO 5 | | - Aug. 7 | Ted Moore | London, Great Britain | LDQ 13 | | + Nov. 27 | Kid Plested | Wallsend, Great Britain | KO 6 | | + Dec. 11 | Joe Davis | Brighton, Great Britain | TKO 10 | | 1921 | | - Aug. 31 | Seaman James Hall | Plymouth, Great Britain | L 15 | | + Oct. 31 | Carlos | Covent Garden, Great Britain | TKO 13 | | - Dec. 29 | Ted Moore | London, Great Britain | L 15 | | 1922 | | + Apr. 17 | Stanley Glen | Bow, Great Britain | W 15 | | + May 12 | Jack Hart | Whitechapel, Great Britain | W 15 |
Summary
Total bouts: 88, Won: 49 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 30 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 5
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