Tom McCormick (boxer)


Thomas McCormick, also known by the nickname of "Tom", was an Irish professional welterweight boxer of the 1910s, who won the British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, and the World Welterweight Title.

Boxing career highlights

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.
On 24 January 1914 he took the World Welterweight title from Waldemar Holberg at Baker's Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.
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.

Death in World War I

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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
41Loss29–10–2 Eddie BeattieKO14 Nov 11, 1915 St James Hall, Newcastle
40Loss29–9–2 Albert BadoudPTS15Sep 02, 1915 Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
39Win29–8–2 Harry PaddonTKO9 Aug 02, 1915 Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
38Loss28–8–2 Johnny BashamTKO13 May 05, 1915 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
37Loss28–7–2 Alex CosticaDQ10 Nov 20, 1914 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
36Loss28–6–2 Milburn SaylorRTD10 Apr 18, 1914 Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
35Loss28–5–2 Fritz HollandPTS20Mar 28, 1914 Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
34Loss28–4–2 Matt WellsPTS20Mar 21, 1914 Sydney Stadium, SydneyLost lineal welterweight title
33Win28–3–2 Johnny SummersKO1 Feb 14, 1914 Sydney Stadium, SydneyRetained lineal welterweight title
32Win27–3–2 Waldemar HolbergDQ6 Jan 24, 1914 Baker's Pavilion, MelbourneWon lineal welterweight title
31Win26–3–2 Johnny SummersPTS20Jan 10, 1914 Sydney Stadium, Sydney
30Loss25–3–2 Gus PlattsPTS20Sep 08, 1913 Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
29Win25–2–2 Alf GoodwinTKO6 Sep 03, 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
28Win24–2–2 Eddie BeattiePTS15Aug 15, 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
27Draw23–2–2 Johnny BashamPTS15Jul 31, 1913 Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
26Win23–2–1 Eddie EltonRTD5 Jul 18, 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
25Win22–2–1 Tom TeesDQ3 Jun 27, 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
24Win21–2–1 Albert BadoudPTS15May 21, 1913 Plymouth Albion Football Ground, Plymouth
23Win20–2–1 Gus PlattsPTS20Apr 21, 1913 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
22Win19–2–1 Arthur EverndenPTS15Mar 03, 1913 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
21Win18–2–1 Albert BadoudPTS15Feb 08, 1913 Wonderland, Paris
20Win17–2–1 Sid BurnsKO7 Jan 17, 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
19Win16–2–1 Young JosephPTS15Nov 29, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
18Win15–2–1 Jack GoldswainPTS20Nov 08, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
17Draw14–2–1 Jack GoldswainPTS15Oct 18, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
16Win14–2 Harry DuncanDQ9 Sep 11, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
15Win13–2 Boss EdwardsRTD2 Aug 23, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
14Win12–2 Dick KnockRTD6 Aug 09, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
13Win11–2 Jack MeekinsRTD4 Jul 26, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
12Win10–2 Battling TaylorRTD7 Jul 05, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
11Win9–2 Pete MarksKO1 Jun 21, 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
10Win8–2 Albert BaytonKO2 May 20, 1912 New City BC, Sheffield
9Win7–2 Albert BaytonTKO10 Mar 04, 1912 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
8Win6–2 Pete WalkerKO1 Feb 01, 1912 Location Unknown
7Win5–2 Private Harry HuttonKO6 Jan 20, 1912 The Ring, Blackfriars Road Matinee, Southwark
6Win4–2 Bill MansellKO3 Jan 15, 1912 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
5Loss3–2 Private Harry HuttonPTS3Oct 19, 1911 Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
4Win3–1 Private TealePTS3Oct 18, 1911 Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
3Win2–1 Seaman WhiteKO1 Apr 10, 1911 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
2Loss1–1 Sapper Jack O'NeillPTS3Apr 10, 1911 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
1Win1–0 Private O'KeefeRTD2 Apr 06, 1911 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden

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