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
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 |
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| 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 |