Member of the Boxing Platoon:

JOHNNY  BASHAM

Johnny Basham born 1890 Newport South Wales. Died in 1947.

JOHNNY BASHAM  

European, British & Commonwealth 
Welter & Middleweight Champion 1914-21.

Born:  Newport, South Wales, 1890.
Height:             Weight:
 

 Welterweight Bouts:

1914

 

 

 

 


 Dec.


14


Johnny Summers, London,         W
British Title and Lonsdale Belt


KO


14

1915

 


 

 

April

20

Albert Badoud, Liverpool,          L

KO

9

 

European Title

May

10

Tom McCormick, London,         W

13

 

KO

1

 

 

 

 

 

1916

 

 

 

 

 May

1

Eddie Beattie, London               W

 

19

         
  Joined the Army boxing Platoon WW1    
         
 

 

 

 

 

 

1919

 

 

 

 

 Sept.

2

Francois Charles, London          W

pts

20

 Nov.

13

Matt Wells, London                    W

pts

20

British Empire Title.

 

 

 

 

 

1920

 

 

 

 

 April

12

Fred Kay, London                      W

pts

20

 June

9

Ted Kid Lewis, London              L

KO

9

  Nov.

19

Ted Kid Lewis, London              L

KO

19

   

Middleweight Bouts:

1921

 

 

May

31

Gus Platts, London                    W

pts

20

   

British, European Title

 

Oct.

14

Ted Kid Lewis, London              L

KO

12

Johnny Basham, European, British & Commonwealth Welter & Middleweight
Champion 1914-21, born Sept 13 1890 Newport, died June 7 1947.

 

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