Bill Farnan boxer

Bill Farnan boxer
bouts
24
won
8
lost
3
draw
3
Status
inactive
Division
heavyweight
Debut
1878-10-26
Height
5′ 9″/175cm
Reach
-
Age
39
Born
1851-09-23
Death
1891-03-14
Nationality
Australia

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Bill Farnan (23 September 1851–15 March 1891) was Australia's first heavyweight boxing champion.The son of Patrick Farnan, and Mary Farnan, née McGuiness, William Francis Farnan was born at Kyneton, Victoria on 23 September 1851.He married Bridget Winifred Kane (1853-1912). One of their sons, James Thomas Farnan (1875–1916) played VFL football with St Kilda, and was killed in action, while serving in France with the First AIF.He fought the West Indian Peter Jackson in the first Australian heavyweight contest using Marquis of Queensbury rules in Melbourne on saturday, 26 July 1884.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1887-10-28 Frank Slavin LW Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne LOST
KO
1886-04-20 Tom Lees WDWD Essendon LOST
KO
1886-04-19 Tom Lees WWDW Williamstown Racecourse, Melbourne DRAW
Points
1886-01-25 Dubbo LLLL Melbourne WIN
KO
1885-05-20 Tom Lees WWWD Lyceum Hall, Melbourne LOST
KO
1885-02-07 Tom Lees LWWW Victoria Hall, Melbourne DRAW
Points
1885-01-15 Abe Hicken DLD Victoria Hall, Melbourne NC
1884-12-11 Peter Newton Victoria Hall, Melbourne NC
1884-11-23 Peter Newton Lyceum Hall, Melbourne NC
1884-09-23 Peter Jackson WWL Haymarket, Sydney DRAW
Points
1884-09-13 W T Payne debut Victoria Hall, Melbourne NC
1884-07-26 Peter Jackson WWW Victoria Hall, Melbourne WIN
Technical knockout
1884-03-05 Charlie Richardson DWW Victoria Hall, Melbourne NC
1884-03-01 Charlie Richardson WWLDWW Victoria Hall, Melbourne NC
1883-12-22 Jack Graham Princess Theatre, Melbourne NC
1883-06-16 John M Christie D Princess Theatre, Melbourne NC
1882-04-01 Peter Newton WDD Newton & Nathan's Hall, Melbourne WIN
KO
1881-02-01 Charlie Richardson DWWW Newton & Nathan's Hall, Melbourne WIN
KO
1880-02-28 Dick Atkinson debut Mace's Athletic Hall, Melbourne WIN
KO
1879-10-18 Jack Fergie debut Mace's Athletic Hall, Melbourne WIN
KO
1879-06-23 Jim Smith debut Mace's Athletic Hall, Melbourne NC
1878-10-26 Bill Blakeley debut Mace's Athletic Hall, Melbourne WIN
KO

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