Tom McCormick (boxer)

Tom McCormick
Tom McCormick
Born	Thomas McCormick; 8 August 1890; Dundalk, Ireland
Died	6 July 1916 (aged 25); France
Nationality	British
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight; Welterweight;
	Boxing record
Total fights	41
Wins	29
Wins by KO	17
Losses	10
Draws	2

Thomas McCormick (8 August 1890 – 6 July 1916) was an Irish professional boxer. Competing from 1911 to 1915, he held the British and Empire welterweight titles in 1914.

Boxing career highlights[edit]

On 9 January 1914 McCormick took the British Commonwealth and British Welterweight Title from Johnny Summers in twenty rounds in Sydney, Australia. He lost the title on 21 March 1914 to South London born Jewish boxer Mat Wells in twenty rounds, again in Sydney, Australia. Wells had been a British Lightweight champion and an Olympic Boxing contender who made it to the semi-finals in London in the summer of 1916.^{[citation needed]}

On 24 January 1914 he took the World Welterweight title from Waldemar Holberg at Baker's Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.^{[citation needed]}

On 10 May 1915 McCormick made another attempt at the British Welterweight title at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden in London, but lost to title holder Johnny Basham in a hard fought thirteenth round TKO.^[1]

Death in World War I[edit]

McCormick was killed in action on 6 July 1916 while serving in the 12th battalion of the Manchester Regiment in France during World War I.

His grave is unknown and his name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C.

Professional boxing record[edit]

41 fights	29 wins	10 losses
By knockout	17	3
By decision	9	6
By disqualification	3	1
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
41	Loss	29–10–2	Eddie Beattie	KO	14 (20)	11 Nov 1915	St James Hall, Newcastle
40	Loss	29–9–2	Albert Badoud	PTS	15	2 Sep 1915	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
39	Win	29–8–2	Harry Paddon	TKO	9 (10)	2 Aug 1915	Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
38	Loss	28–8–2	Johnny Basham	TKO	13 (20)	5 May 1915	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
37	Loss	28–7–2	Alex Costica	DQ	10 (15)	20 Nov 1914	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
36	Loss	28–6–2	Milburn Saylor	RTD	10 (20)	18 Apr 1914	Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
35	Loss	28–5–2	Fritz Holland	PTS	20	28 Mar 1914	Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
34	Loss	28–4–2	Matt Wells	PTS	20	21 Mar 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney	Lost world welterweight title
33	Win	28–3–2	Johnny Summers	KO	1 (20)	14 Feb 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney	Retained world welterweight title
32	Win	27–3–2	Waldemar Holberg	DQ	6 (20)	24 Jan 1914	Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne	Won world welterweight title
31	Win	26–3–2	Johnny Summers	PTS	20	10 Jan 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney
30	Loss	25–3–2	Gus Platts	PTS	20	8 Sep 1913	Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
29	Win	25–2–2	Alf Goodwin	TKO	6 (15)	3 Sep 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
28	Win	24–2–2	Eddie Beattie	PTS	15	15 Aug 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
27	Draw	23–2–2	Johnny Basham	PTS	15	31 Jul 1913	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
26	Win	23–2–1	Eddie Elton	RTD	5 (15)	18 Jul 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
25	Win	22–2–1	Tom Tees	DQ	3 (15)	27 Jun 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
24	Win	21–2–1	Albert Badoud	PTS	15	21 May 1913	Plymouth Albion Football Ground, Plymouth
23	Win	20–2–1	Gus Platts	PTS	20	21 Apr 1913	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
22	Win	19–2–1	Arthur Evernden	PTS	15	3 Mar 1913	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
21	Win	18–2–1	Albert Badoud	PTS	15	8 Feb 1913	Wonderland, Paris
20	Win	17–2–1	Sid Burns	KO	7 (10)	17 Jan 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
19	Win	16–2–1	Young Joseph	PTS	15	29 Nov 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
18	Win	15–2–1	Jack Goldswain	PTS	20	8 Nov 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
17	Draw	14–2–1	Jack Goldswain	PTS	15	18 Oct 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
16	Win	14–2	Harry Duncan	DQ	9 (15)	11 Sep 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
15	Win	13–2	Boss Edwards	RTD	2 (15)	23 Aug 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
14	Win	12–2	Dick Knock	RTD	6 (15)	9 Aug 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
13	Win	11–2	Jack Meekins	RTD	4 (15)	26 Jul 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
12	Win	10–2	Battling Taylor	RTD	7 (15)	5 Jul 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
11	Win	9–2	Pete Marks	KO	1 (10)	21 Jun 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
10	Win	8–2	Albert Bayton	KO	2 (15)	20 May 1912	New City BC, Sheffield
9	Win	7–2	Albert Bayton	TKO	10 (15)	4 Mar 1912	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
8	Win	6–2	Pete Walker	KO	1 (?)	1 Feb 1912	Location Unknown
7	Win	5–2	Private Harry Hutton	KO	6 (10)	20 Jan 1912	The Ring, Blackfriars Road Matinee, Southwark
6	Win	4–2	Bill Mansell	KO	3 (6)	15 Jan 1912	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
5	Loss	3–2	Private Harry Hutton	PTS	3	19 Oct 1911	Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
4	Win	3–1	Private Teale	PTS	3	18 Oct 1911	Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
3	Win	2–1	Seaman White	KO	1 (3)	10 Apr 1911	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
2	Loss	1–1	Sapper Jack O'Neill	PTS	3	10 Apr 1911	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
1	Win	1–0	Private O'Keefe	RTD	2 (3)	6 Apr 1911	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden

Notes[edit]

^ Every Irish born before 1922 is a British citizen. Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922.

References[edit]

^ "Tom McCormick". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links[edit]

Boxing record for Tom McCormick from BoxRec (registration required)
Image - Tom McCormick

Major titles[edit]

Achievements
Preceded by Johnny Summers	British Empire welterweight champion 9 January 1914 – 21 March 1914	Succeeded by Matt Wells
Preceded by Johnny Summers	British welterweight champion 9 January 1914 – 21 March 1914	Succeeded by Matt Wells
Preceded by Waldemar Holberg	World welterweight champion 24 January 1914 – 21 March 1914	Succeeded by Matt Wells

[first-1] Every Irish born before 1922 is a British citizen. Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922.

[2] "Tom McCormick". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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