Tommy McGovern boxer
- bouts
- 67
- won
- 46
- lost
- 17
- draw
- 4
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- lightweight
- Debut
- 1947-04-29
- Height
- -
- Reach
- -
- Age
- 64
- Born
- 1924-02-05
- Death
- 1989-02-01
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
Thomas Henry McGovern (5 February 1924 – 1 February 1989) was a British boxer who was British lightweight champion between 1951 and 1952 and fought for the European title.Born in Lambeth, London, and based in Bermondsey where he worked selling fish, McGovern was a successful amateur, competing internationally, was British Army lightweight champion, and in 1944 was described by Joe Louis as the finest British prospect he had seen after seeing him fight in services competitions in Italy.He won the 1943 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Fitzroy Lodge & Lynn ABC.After consideration of his application for a professional licence was deferred from December 1946 until three months later, causing the cancellation of his planned debut fight, he started his pro career in the United States in April 1947 with a points win over Ben Melendez. He won 11 of 15 fights in North America before returning to the UK.In August 1948 he beat George Daly on points at Selhurst Park and again in July 1949 at the same venue, this time stopping him in the sixth round, to take the British South Eastern Area Lightweight Title. In January 1950 he beat Finnish champion Elis Ask. In April 1950 he beat Peter Fallon at the Royal Albert Hall in a British title eliminator, setting up a challenge for Billy Thompson's title in July. Thompson won on points to retain the title. McGovern closed the year with a points win over Tommy Barnham to take the vacant BBBofC Southern Area lightweight title.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
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1953-09-29 | Joe Lucy | LWWWWW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1953-05-18 | Solly Cantor | WLWLWW | Embassy Rink, Birmingham | DRAW Points |
1953-04-21 | Jacques Prigent | WWWDWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1953-02-09 | Johannes Congo Kid Mahlangu | LLLLWL | Leyton Baths, Leyton | WIN Points |
1953-01-20 | Joe Lucy | WWLLWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1952-12-15 | Tommy Bailey | LWLLWL | Free Trade Hall, Manchester | WIN Points |
1952-12-02 | Ricky McCulloch | LWLLWL | Empress Rink, Ipswich | WIN Points |
1952-11-24 | Frank Parkes | LWDLWW | Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare | WIN Points |
1952-11-13 | Claude Dennington | LWLLLW | Hastings Pier, Hastings | WIN Points |
1952-10-13 | Emmett Kenny | LLWWLW | National Sporting Club, Piccadilly | WIN Points |
1952-07-25 | Frank Johnson | WWWWWW | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | LOST Points |
1952-06-11 | Cliff Anderson | LLWWWW | Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl | WIN Points |
1952-04-22 | Hoacine Khalfi | WWWLLW | Harringay Arena, Harringay | LOST Points |
1952-03-20 | Jorgen Johansen | LWWWWW | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | DRAW Points |
1951-12-11 | Allan Tanner | WWWWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1951-11-06 | Roy Ankrah | WWWWW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1951-08-28 | Billy Thompson | WWLLWW | Wandsworth Stadium, Wandsworth | WIN KO |
1951-07-23 | Emmett Kenny | WWLWWL | Gravesend FC Ground, Gravesend | WIN Points |
1951-04-23 | Maurice Mancini | LLWWWD | Town Hall, Wimbledon | WIN Technical knockout |
1951-03-20 | Frank Parkes | WWWLLW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1951-03-01 | Des Garrod | WLDWDL | West Ham Baths, West Ham | WIN Technical knockout |
1951-01-16 | Allan Tanner | LLLDWW | Caesars Nightclub, Streatham | LOST Points |
1950-12-05 | Tommy Barnham | WWWWWW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1950-10-07 | Mickey O'Neill | WLLLW | Kings Hall, Belfast | WIN Points |
1950-09-13 | Morty Kelleher | WLDLWL | The Arena, Mile End | WIN Technical knockout |
1950-07-11 | Billy Thompson | LWWLLW | The Stadium, Hanley | LOST Points |
1950-05-01 | Chris Jenkins | LLWWLL | Winter Gardens, Malvern | WIN Corner retirement |
1950-04-19 | Alberto Diori | DWDD | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Points |
1950-04-04 | Peter Fallon | LLLWWL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1950-02-27 | Frank Parkes | WWLWWW | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Points |
1950-01-31 | Elis Ask | WWLWWW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1950-01-09 | Chris Jenkins | LLWWWL | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Points |
1950-01-02 | Chris Jenkins | WLLWWW | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Points |
1949-11-28 | Al Wilburn | LWWDDL | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Points |
1949-11-14 | Ben Duffy | LLLLDL | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Corner retirement |
1949-10-18 | Arthur King | WWWWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1949-09-06 | Jim Keery | WWWWWL | Harringay Arena, Harringay | WIN Points |
1949-07-12 | George Daly | WWWWWW | Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace | WIN Technical knockout |
1949-05-30 | Jimmy Toweel | WWWWWW | Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington | DRAW Points |
1949-05-02 | Freddie Smith | WLWLWW | Town Hall, Leeds | WIN Points |
1949-04-05 | Vernon Ball | WWLLWL | Leyton Baths, Leyton | DRAW Points |
1949-02-21 | Harry Hughes | WLWWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1949-01-24 | Solly Cantor | DWWLLW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | LOST Points |
1949-01-10 | Bert Hornby | WWWWWW | Town Hall, Leeds | WIN Points |
1948-11-30 | Tommy Barton | LLWWWW | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN KO |
1948-11-08 | Freddie Smith | WWLWWW | Harringay Arena, Harringay | WIN Points |
1948-09-02 | Morry Jones | LWWWLW | The Stadium, Liverpool | WIN KO |
1948-08-10 | George Daly | WDWWWW | Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace | WIN Points |
1948-05-17 | Claude Dennington | WLWWDW | Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth | LOST Points |
1948-04-16 | Ben Duffy | LWLWLW | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | LOST Points |
1948-04-12 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | LWLLLW | Manor Place Baths, Walworth | WIN Technical knockout |
1948-03-25 | Billy Barton | LLLLWL | St Michael's Hall, Poplar | WIN Points |
1947-12-19 | Ritchie Shinn | LLLDWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Points |
1947-12-01 | Arthur King | WWWWLW | Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto | LOST Split-decision |
1947-11-18 | Tony LaBua | WLWWWW | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Unanimous decision |
1947-11-04 | Pete Manchio | LLLLLL | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Unanimous decision |
1947-10-14 | Jimmy Warren | WWWLLW | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Majority decision |
1947-09-22 | Jimmy Warren | WWWWLL | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | LOST Split-decision |
1947-08-25 | Phil Terranova | WWLWWL | Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn | LOST Unanimous decision |
1947-08-13 | Joe Murray | WDWWWW | Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens | WIN Points |
1947-07-23 | Clyde English | WLDLLD | Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens | WIN Points |
1947-07-11 | Donald Murray | WWWLWD | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1947-06-25 | Eldred Williams | LWLLLL | Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens | WIN Technical knockout |
1947-06-17 | Zack Taylor | LLLLLL | MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn | WIN Points |
1947-05-20 | Joe Poccia | WLLLLL | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Points |
1947-05-08 | Charley Harris | WLLLW | Forum Arena, Bronx | WIN Points |
1947-04-29 | Ben Melendez | DDLLLL | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Points |