Sport & Note

Tommy McGOVERN

Male

Lightweight, Great Britain, Bermondsey, London, England
Born: 5 February 1924, Lambeth, London, England, Great Britain

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1947
+ Apr. 29	Ben Melendez	Sunnyside, Queens	W 6
+ May 8	Charley Harris	Bronx, United States	W 6
+ May 20	Joe Poccia	Sunnyside, Queens	W 6
+ June 17	Zack Taylor	Brooklyn, United States	W 6
+ June 25	Eldred Williams	Jamaica, Queens	TKO 2
+ July 11	Donald Murray	New York, United States	W 6
+ July 23	Clyde English	Jamaica, Queens	W 8
+ Aug. 13	Joe Murray	Jamaica, Queens	W 8
- Aug. 25	Phil Terranova	Brooklyn, United States	L 10
- Sept. 22	Jimmy Warren	Sunnyside, Queens	L 8
+ Oct. 14	Jimmy Warren	Sunnyside, Queens	W 8
+ Nov. 4	Pete Manchio	Sunnyside, Queens	W 8
+ Nov. 18	Tony LaBua	Sunnyside, Queens	W 8
- Dec. 1	Arthur King	Toronto, Canada	L 8
- Dec. 19	Ritchie Shinn	New York, United States	L 8
1948
+ Mar. 25	Billy Barton	Poplar, Great Britain	W 8
+ Apr. 12	Johnny Fitzpatrick	Walworth, Great Britain	TKO 6
- Apr. 16	Ben Duffy	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
- May 17	Claude Dennington	Portsmouth, Great Britain	L 8
+ Aug. 10	George Daly	Crystal Palace, Great Britain	W 8
+ Sept. 2	Morry Jones	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 10
+ Nov. 8	Freddie Smith	Harringay, Great Britain	W 8
+ Nov. 30	Tommy Barton	Walworth, Great Britain	KO 2
1949
+ Jan. 10	Bert Hornby	Leeds, Great Britain	W 8
- Jan. 24	Solly Cantor	Kensington, Great Britain	L 8
- Feb. 21	Harry Hughes	Kensington, Great Britain	L 8
= Apr. 5	Vernon Ball	Leyton, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ May 2	Freddie Smith	Leeds, Great Britain	W 8
= May 30	Jimmy Toweel	Kensington, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ July 12	George Daly	Crystal Palace, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ Sept. 6	Jim Keery	Harringay, Great Britain	W 8
- Oct. 18	Arthur King	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10
+ Nov. 14	Ben Duffy	Walworth, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Nov. 28	Al Wilburn	Walworth, Great Britain	W 8
1950
+ Jan. 2	Chris Jenkins	Walworth, Great Britain	W 8
+ Jan. 9	Chris Jenkins	Walworth, Great Britain	W 8
+ Jan. 31	Elis Ask	Kensington, Great Britain	W 8
+ Feb. 27	Frank Parkes	Walworth, Great Britain	W 8
+ Apr. 4	Peter Fallon	Kensington, Great Britain	W 12
+ Apr. 19	Alberto Diori	Walworth, Great Britain	W 8
+ May 1	Chris Jenkins	Malvern, Great Britain	TKO 5
- July 11	Billy Thompson	Hanley, Great Britain	L 15
British Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 13	Morty Kelleher	Mile End, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ Oct. 7	Mickey O'Neill	Belfast, Great Britain	W 10
+ Dec. 5	Tommy Barnham	Kensington, Great Britain	W 12
vacant Southern Area Lightweight Title
1951
- Jan. 16	Allan Tanner	Streatham, Great Britain	L 8
+ Mar. 1	Des Garrod	West Ham, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Mar. 20	Frank Parkes	Kensington, Great Britain	W 8
+ Apr. 23	Maurice Mancini	Wimbledon, Great Britain	TKO 8
+ July 23	Emmett Kenny	Gravesend, Great Britain	W 8
+ Aug. 28	Billy Thompson	Wandsworth, Great Britain	KO 1
British Lightweight Title
- Nov. 6	Roy Ankrah	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10
+ Dec. 11	Allan Tanner	Kensington, Great Britain	W 10
1952
= Mar. 20	Jorgen Johansen	Copenhagen, Denmark	Draw 15
European Lightweight Title
- Apr. 22	Hoacine Khalfi	Harringay, Great Britain	L 8
+ June 11	Cliff Anderson	Porthcawl, Great Britain	W 10
- July 25	Frank Johnson	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
British Lightweight Title
+ Oct. 13	Emmett Kenny	Piccadilly, Great Britain	W 8
+ Nov. 13	Claude Dennington	Hastings, Great Britain	W 8
+ Nov. 24	Frank Parkes	Weston-super-Mare, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 2	Ricky McCulloch	Ipswich, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 15	Tommy Bailey	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
1953
- Jan. 20	Joe Lucy	Kensington, Great Britain	L 12
vacant Southern Area Lightweight Title
+ Feb. 9	Johannes Congo Kid Mahlan	Leyton, Great Britain	W 8
- Apr. 21	Jacques Prigent	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10
= May 18	Solly Cantor	Birmingham, Great Britain	Draw 8
- Sept. 29	Joe Lucy	Kensington, Great Britain	L 15
vacant British Lightweight Title

Summary

Total bouts: 67, Won: 46 (11 inside the limit), Lost: 17 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0