# Benny Lynch

Benjamin Lynch (2 April 1913 – 6 August 1946), known as Our Benny, was a Scottish professional boxer who fought in the flyweight division. He is considered by some to be one of the finest boxers below the lightweight division in his era and has been described as the greatest fighter Scotland ever produced. The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer rated Lynch as the No. 5 flyweight of all-time while his publication placed him 63rd in its 2002 list of the "Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years". Like Fleischer, both Statistical boxing website BoxRec and the International Boxing Research Organization also rank Lynch as the 5th greatest flyweight ever. He was elected to the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1986 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998.

## Life and career

He was born in a tenement flat at 17 Florence Street, in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, and learned his fighting skills in the carnival booths that were popular in the west of Scotland during the Great Depression.

### Early professional fights

Lynch made his professional debut in April 1931 with a second round stoppage of Young Bryce. His professional career started inauspiciously, winning only 8 of his first 15 fights. His first significant victory came in June 1932, when he beat the experienced Jock Joe Aitken on points.
In March 1933 he began an unbeaten run that would last three years. He beat Bert Kirby on points in October 1933, and in January 1934 beat Jim Brady in an eliminator for the Scottish Area flyweight title, beating Jim Campbell in May to take the title. He successfully defended the title against Campbell a month later. Lynch rounded off the year with further wins over opponents including Maurice Huguenin, Jim Brady, Valentin Angelmann, and Pedro Ruiz.

### British and European flyweight champion

Lynch won the British, European and world flyweight titles from Jackie Brown in an historic bout held in Manchester on 9 September 1935, the two having fought a draw six months earlier. The fight attracted enormous support from Glaswegians who travelled en masse to watch Lynch floor his opponent eight times before the bout was stopped in the second round.
In his next three fights he beat Gaston Maton (but had to pay a forfeit after failing to make the weight), Harry Orton, and Phil Milligan, before suffering his first defeat in three years when he lost on points to Jimmy Warnock in Belfast in March 1936.
In September 1936 he successfully defended his British and European titles against Pat Palmer, stopping the Londoner in the eighth round.
In November 1936, Lynch was sued for £2,000 by his former manager Samuel Wilson, for alleged breach of contract; Lynch counter-sued, alleging that Wilson had not carried out his duties properly.

### World flyweight champion

There was dispute, on at least on one side of the Atlantic, as to who was the genuine world flyweight champion. Lynch, recognised as champion in Britain, settled the matter when he out-pointed NBA and NYSAC flyweight champion Filipino Small Montana in London in January 1937 to establish himself as the undisputed world flyweight boxing champion.
In his next fight he beat Spanish flyweight champion Fortunato Ortega on points. In March he was disqualified against Len Hampston when his second entered the ring. The two met again three weeks later, with Lynch winning via a tenth round stoppage. In June he was again beaten by Warnock in a fight for which he failed to make the weight.
In October 1937 he handed Peter Kane his first loss by knockout in a defence of his British and world titles. One of his training sessions before the fight had attracted 10,000 spectators. Towards the end of the month he was knocked unconscious in a car crash. Two months later he stopped Georges Bataille in the eighth round at the Granby Halls in Leicester.
Lynch and Kane met again in March 1938, fighting a draw, with Lynch again failing to make the weight and paying a forfeit.
Lynch was arrested later that month and charged with driving offences after crashing his car while drunk and hitting a telegraph pole and a pram containing a 12-week-old baby, and failing to stop after the accident. His trial was delayed until after his world title fight with American Jackie Jurich. He forfeited his world flyweight title against Jurich, when he weighed in at 118.5 lb (53.8 kg), half a pound over the bantamweight limit. Lynch stopped Jurich in the 12th round, but lost the title. At his trial in July, he was fined £20 and disqualified from driving for a year.

### Decline and death

In July 1938 he was fined £200 by the BBBofC and stripped of his British and European titles; Lynch appealed against the decision. In September his boxing licence was suspended for a breach of training regulations. He did, however, face K.O. Morgan at bantamweight later that month at Shawfield Park, losing on points despite being once again over the agreed weight and over 7lbs heavier than his opponent.
In October 1938, after his weight increased again and he suffered a third-round knockout at the hands of Aurel Toma, he was offered 'three months holiday' and received several weeks treatment at a sanatorium in Kent, arranged by the National Sporting Club in an attempt to return him to fitness. In December he left for Ireland to spend a fortnight in a monastery near Waterford.
In January 1939 he went missing during a training camp in Stirlingshire; He was found after being lost on the hills for over six hours, half a mile from his training base, wearing just pyjamas, a dressing gown, and slippers, and suffering from hypothermia.
In February 1939 he was arrested and charged with assault. In March he was found guilty of assaulting his estranged wife, his 11-year-old sister-in-law, and three police officers, with a further charge of assaulting his 18-month old son by attempting to gas him deemed not proven, and was fined £20, with an alternative sentence of 60 days in prison. In June he was the subject of court action by the Inland Revenue.
He was due to fight Dudley Lewis on 27 February 1939 but was prohibited from doing so by the BBBofC.
On 21 August 1939, the Boxing Board refused his application for the restoration of his boxing licence, stating that "he is at present not fit to carry on a career as a professional boxer".
In April 1940 he was fined 30 shillings after being found drunk in Glasgow Road, Ralston. In October 1942 he was charged with offences against a 7-year-old girl in a Glasgow cinema, and was subsequently found guilty of assaulting two girls aged 7 and 10.
He would continue to battle with alcoholism for the rest of his life despite several attempts to treat the disease. Lynch died in 1946 of malnutrition-induced respiratory failure, aged 33. He was buried at St. Kentigern's Cemetery, Glasgow, with some 2,000 people attending the funeral.

### Legacy

Lynch's life was the subject of Bill Bryden's 1974 stage play Benny Lynch, with a book of the play published in 1975, and a television adaptation made in 1976. A second play based on Lynch's life, written by Peter Arnett, was first performed in 1985.
He was featured on the cover of Scottish rock band Gun's second album, Gallus, in 1992. A documentary about the life of Benny Lynch, directed by John Mackenzie and narrated by Robert Carlyle, was made in 2003. Another documentary film about Lynch, Benny, directed by Andrew Gallimore, was first shown in 2017.
The Benny Lynch Story, a stage play written by David Carswell and directed by David Hayman Jr, with Stephen Purdon playing the boxing champion, toured Scotland in May and June 2019.

## Professional boxing record

| 119 fights | 88 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 34 | 1 |
| By decision | 53 | 12 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 17 | 17 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 119 | Loss | 88–14–17 | Aurel Toma | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 3, 1938 | Empress Hall, Earl's Court, London, England | |
| 118 | Loss | 88–13–17 | K.O. Morgan | PTS | 12 | Sep 27, 1938 | Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 117 | Win | 88–12–17 | Jackie Jurich | KO | 12 (15) | Jun 29, 1938 | St Mirren Football Ground, Paisley, Scotland | NYSAC, NBA, British, and The Ring flyweight titles at stake Only for Jurich (overweight) |
| 116 | Draw | 87–12–17 | Peter Kane | PTS | 12 | Mar 24, 1938 | Anfield Football Ground, Liverpool, England | |
| 115 | Win | 87–12–16 | Maurice Filhol | TKO | 5 (12) | Feb 9, 1938 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 114 | Win | 86–12–16 | Georges Bataille | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 13, 1937 | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England | |
| 113 | Win | 85–12–16 | Peter Kane | KO | 13 (15) | Oct 13, 1937 | Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained NYSAC, NBA, British, and The Ring flyweight titles |
| 112 | Win | 84–12–16 | Roy Underwood | TKO | 6 (12) | Aug 20, 1937 | Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 111 | Loss | 83–12–16 | Jimmy Warnock | PTS | 15 | Jun 2, 1937 | Celtic Park Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 110 | Win | 83–11–16 | Len Hampston | TKO | 10 (12) | Mar 22, 1937 | Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England | |
| 109 | Loss | 82–11–16 | Len Hampston | DQ | 5 (12) | Mar 1, 1937 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, England | |
| 108 | Win | 82–10–16 | Fortunato Ortega | PTS | 12 | Feb 10, 1937 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 107 | Win | 81–10–16 | Small Montana | PTS | 15 | Jan 19, 1937 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England | Retained NBA flyweight title; Won NYSAC and vacant The Ring flyweight titles |
| 106 | Win | 80–10–16 | Eric Jones | KO | 2 (8) | Dec 10, 1936 | Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn, England | |
| 105 | Win | 79–10–16 | Phil Milligan | TKO | 7 (12) | Nov 16, 1936 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, England | |
| 104 | Win | 78–10–16 | Pat Palmer | KO | 8 (15) | Sep 16, 1936 | Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained British and NBA flyweight titles; Won vacant European flyweight title |
| 103 | Win | 77–10–16 | Syd Parker | KO | 9 (12) | Jun 16, 1936 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 102 | Win | 76–10–16 | Pat Warburton | TKO | 3 (9) | May 28, 1936 | Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn, London, England | |
| 101 | Win | 75–10–16 | Mickey McGuire | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 25, 1936 | New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 100 | Loss | 74–10–16 | Jimmy Warnock | PTS | 12 | Mar 11, 1936 | Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 99 | Win | 74–9–16 | Phil Milligan | PTS | 12 | Dec 19, 1935 | Adelphi SC, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 98 | Win | 73–9–16 | Harry Orton | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1935 | Edinburgh National Sporting Club, Leith, Scotland | |
| 97 | Win | 72–9–16 | Gaston Maton | PTS | 12 | Dec 3, 1935 | Caledonian Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 96 | Win | 71–9–16 | Jackie Brown | TKO | 2 (15) | Sep 9, 1935 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, England | Won British and vacant NBA flyweight titles |
| 95 | Win | 70–9–16 | Charlie Hazel | KO | 1 (10) | May 6, 1935 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 94 | Win | 69–9–16 | Tomas Pardoe | RTD | 14 (15) | Apr 14, 1935 | Embassy Rink, Sparbrook, West Midlands, England | |
| 93 | Draw | 68–9–16 | Jackie Brown | PTS | 12 | Mar 4, 1935 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 92 | Win | 68–9–15 | Bobby Magee | PTS | 12 | Jan 7, 1935 | City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 91 | Win | 67–9–15 | Sandy McEwan | PTS | 12 | Dec 13, 1934 | Edinburgh National Sporting Club, Leith, Scotland | |
| 90 | Win | 66–9–15 | Tut Whalley | DQ | 8 (10) | Dec 5, 1934 | Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland | |
| 89 | Win | 65–9–15 | Johnny Griffiths | KO | 1 (12) | Nov 29, 1934 | Edinburgh National Sporting Club, Leith, Scotland | |
| 88 | Win | 64–9–15 | Peter Miller | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 12, 1934 | New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England | |
| 87 | Win | 63–9–15 | Pedro Ruiz | PTS | 12 | Nov 7, 1934 | City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 86 | Win | 62–9–15 | Billy Johnstone | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 25, 1934 | Adelphi SC, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 85 | Win | 61–9–15 | Valentin Angelmann | PTS | 12 | Sep 26, 1934 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 84 | Win | 60–9–15 | Jim Brady | PTS | 12 | Aug 30, 1934 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 83 | Win | 59–9–15 | Maurice Huguenin | PTS | 12 | Aug 8, 1934 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 82 | Win | 58–9–15 | Jim Campbell | PTS | 15 | Jun 27, 1934 | Cathkin Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Retained BBBofC Scottish Area flyweight title |
| 81 | Win | 57–9–15 | Peter Miller | KO | 3 (12) | May 31, 1934 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 80 | Win | 56–9–15 | Evan Evans | TKO | 3 (10) | May 29, 1934 | City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 79 | Win | 55–9–15 | Jim Campbell | PTS | 15 | May 16, 1934 | Olympic Sports Ground, Glasgow, Scotland | Won BBBofC Scottish Area flyweight title |
| 78 | Win | 54–9–15 | George Lowe | RTD | 2 (8) | Apr 17, 1934 | Adelphi SC, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 77 | Win | 53–9–15 | Carlo Cavagnoli | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1934 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 76 | Win | 52–9–15 | Freddy Webb | KO | 3 (12) | Feb 8, 1934 | Adelphi SC, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 75 | Win | 51–9–15 | Jim Brady | PTS | 12 | Jan 30, 1934 | Music Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 74 | Draw | 50–9–15 | Bob Fielding | PTS | 10 | Nov 9, 1933 | The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
| 73 | Win | 50–9–14 | Bert Kirby | PTS | 12 | Oct 29, 1933 | Palais de Danse, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England | |
| 72 | Win | 49–9–14 | Boy Ian McIntosh | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 24, 1933 | Music Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 71 | Win | 48–9–14 | Willie Vogan | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 12, 1933 | Music Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 70 | Win | 47–9–14 | Joe Cowley | TKO | 7 (12) | Sep 8, 1933 | Parkhead Arena, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 69 | Win | 46–9–14 | Alex Farries | TKO | 4 (15) | Aug 17, 1933 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 68 | Win | 45–9–14 | Billy Kid Hughes | TKO | 9 (12) | Jun 29, 1933 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 67 | Win | 44–9–14 | Billy Warnock | TKO | 11 (12) | Jun 15, 1933 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 66 | Win | 43–9–14 | Jim Maharg | PTS | 12 | May 25, 1933 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 65 | Win | 42–9–14 | Alex Farries | PTS | 8 | May 11, 1933 | Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 64 | Win | 41–9–14 | Freddie Tennant | PTS | 10 | May 5, 1933 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 63 | Draw | 40–9–14 | Jim Brady | PTS | 12 | May 2, 1933 | Premierland, Dundee, Scotland | |
| 62 | Win | 40–9–13 | Walter Lemmon | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1933 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 61 | Draw | 39–9–13 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1933 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 60 | Loss | 39–9–12 | Jimmy Young Knowles | PTS | 12 | Mar 28, 1933 | Premierland, DundeePremierland, Dundee, Scotland | |
| 59 | Win | 39–8–12 | Jim Brady | PTS | 12 | Mar 25, 1933 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 58 | Draw | 38–8–12 | Jock Joe Aitken | PTS | 10 | Feb 17, 1933 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 57 | Win | 38–8–11 | Joe Green | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1933 | Janet Street Boxing Pavilion, Leith, Scotland | |
| 56 | Win | 37–8–11 | Freddie Tennant | PTS | 10 | Jan 25, 1933 | Premierland, Dundee, Scotland | |
| 55 | Win | 36–8–11 | Dan Conlin | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1933 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 54 | Draw | 35–8–11 | Freddie Tennant | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1932 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 53 | Win | 35–8–10 | Jim Tiger Naughton | PTS | 6 | Dec 8, 1932 | Scottish Stadium, Govan, Scotland | |
| 52 | Win | 34–8–10 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 10 | Dec 1, 1932 | Scottish Stadium, Govan, Scotland | |
| 51 | Draw | 33–8–10 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1932 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 50 | Win | 33–8–9 | George McLeod | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 10, 1932 | Music Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 49 | Win | 32–8–9 | Tommy Higgins | PTS | 10 | Nov 4, 1932 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 48 | Win | 31–8–9 | Alex Farries | PTS | 10 | Oct 29, 1932 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 47 | Draw | 30–8–9 | Billy Beattie | PTS | 6 | Oct 21, 1932 | Hamilton, Scotland | |
| 46 | Win | 30–8–8 | Freddie Tennant | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1932 | National Sporting Club, Edinburgh-Leith, Scotland | |
| 45 | Draw | 29–8–8 | Jock Joe Aitken | PTS | 10 | Oct 7, 1932 | Monkland AC,Town Hall, Airdrie, Scotland | |
| 44 | Win | 29–8–7 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1932 | National Sporting Club, Edinburgh-Leith, Scotland | |
| 43 | Win | 28–8–7 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 10 | Sep 3, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 42 | Win | 27–8–7 | Alex Farries | PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1932 | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 41 | Draw | 26–8–7 | Tony Fleming | PTS | 6 | Aug 20, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 40 | Win | 26–8–6 | Peter Curran | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1932 | Hamilton, Scotland | |
| 39 | Win | 25–8–6 | Jim Jeffries | PTS | 6 | Jul 29, 1932 | Craighead Park, Blantyre, Scotland | |
| 38 | Draw | 24–8–6 | Tommy Higgins | PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1932 | Craighead Park, Blantyre, Scotland | |
| 37 | Loss | 24–8–5 | Freddie Tennant | PTS | 10 | Jul 8, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 36 | Win | 24–7–5 | Jock Joe Aitken | PTS | 12 | Jun 9, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 35 | Win | 23–7–5 | Scotty Deans | KO | 4 (?) | May 21, 1932 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 34 | Loss | 22–7–5 | Young Matt Griffo | PTS | 6 | Apr 23, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 33 | Win | 22–6–5 | Jim Tiger Naughton | PTS | 6 | Apr 21, 1932 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 32 | Win | 21–6–5 | Young Matt Griffo | PTS | 6 | Apr 16, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 31 | Win | 20–6–5 | Jim O'Driscoll | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 30 | Draw | 19–6–5 | Young McManus | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1932 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 29 | Win | 19–6–4 | Scotty Deans | PTS | 6 | Mar 11, 1932 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 28 | Win | 18–6–4 | Jimmy Barr | PTS | 6 | Feb 27, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 27 | Win | 17–6–4 | Kid Murray | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 26 | Loss | 16–6–4 | Jim Jeffries | PTS | 6 | Feb 12, 1932 | Dumbarton, Scotland | |
| 25 | Win | 16–5–4 | Jack Riley | PTS | 6 | Feb 11, 1932 | Scottish Stadium, Govan, Scotland | |
| 24 | Win | 15–5–4 | Kid Hardy | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1932 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 23 | Win | 14–5–4 | Charlie Deacon | TKO | 4 (6) | Jan 1, 1932 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 22 | Draw | 13–5–4 | Tommy Murdoch | PTS | 10 | Dec 16, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 21 | Win | 13–5–3 | Paddy Sweeney | PTS | 6 | Nov 28, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 20 | Win | 12–5–3 | Peter Sherry | PTS | 6 | Nov 13, 1931 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 19 | Win | 11–5–3 | Mick Cassidy | PTS | 6 | Nov 6, 1931 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 18 | Loss | 10–5–3 | Mick Young McAdam | PTS | 8 | Oct 29, 1931 | Scottish Stadium, Govan, Scotland | |
| 17 | Win | 10–4–3 | Young O'Brien | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1931 | Scottish Stadium, Govan, Scotland | |
| 16 | Win | 9–4–3 | Tommy Murdoch | PTS | 8 | Oct 12, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 15 | Loss | 8–4–3 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 8 | Oct 1, 1931 | Premierland, Bridgeton, Scotland | |
| 14 | Draw | 8–3–3 | Joe Boag | PTS | 6 | Sep 26, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 13 | Loss | 8–3–2 | Paddy Docherty | PTS | 10 | Sep 25, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 12 | Draw | 8–2–2 | Tommy Murdoch | PTS | 8 | Sep 18, 1931 | Premierland, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Jim McKenzie | PTS | 6 | Sep 12, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 10 | Loss | 7–2–1 | Young O'Brien | PTS | 6 | Sep 4, 1931 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Jim Devanney | TKO | 3 (6) | Aug 22, 1931 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 8 | Draw | 6–1–1 | Young Donnelly | PTS | 8 | Aug 14, 1931 | Watson's Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Willie Leggatt | PTS | 6 | Jul 31, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Joe Rivers | PTS | 6 | Jun 26, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Young McColl | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 11, 1931 | Watson's Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Peter Sherry | PTS | 6 | May 30, 1931 | Barrowfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Packy Boyle | PTS | 6 | May 23, 1931 | The Ring, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tommy Murdoch | PTS | 6 | Apr 29, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Young Bryce | TKO | 2 (6) | Apr 24, 1931 | Glasgow, Scotland | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC flyweight champion (112 lbs)
* NBA (WBA) flyweight champion (112 lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring flyweight champion (112 lbs)

### Regional/International titles

* Scottish Area flyweight champion (112 lbs)
* British flyweight champion (112 lbs)
* European flyweight champion (112 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed flyweight champion