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Andy Bowen (May 3, 1867 – December 15, 1894) was an American lightweight boxer best known for fighting the world's longest boxing match, which took place in 1893 against Jack Burke. Biography [ edit ]
Jack Burke (January 1, 1869 – October 25, 1913) was a boxer who fought in the longest gloved ring battle on record. Burke went 110 rounds with Andy Bowen at the Olympic Club in New Orleans on April 6, 1893, in a bout which lasted 7 hours and 19 minutes.
On April 6, 1893, the longest fight in professional boxing history took place at the Olympic Club, as Andy Bowen fought Jack Burke for the Lightweight Championship. The match lasted 110 rounds, over seven hours and 19 minutes (each round lasting three minutes) before referee John Duffy declared a "no contest", both men having become too dazed ...
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Andy Bowen: Kid Lavigne: 27-year-old Bowen hit his head on the wooden canvas when Lavigne knocked him down in the 18th round. Bowen never regained consciousness and died the following morning. [2] 6 Dec 1897 Walter Croot Jimmy Barry: Croot never regained consciousness and died the following day from a brain injury.
Andy Bowen: KO 18 (25) Dec 14, 1894 Auditorium Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Won vacant American lightweight title; Bowen died of injuries sustained from the fight. [4] 31 Win 22–0–7 (2) Johnny Griffin TKO 15 (15) Oct 29, 1894 Coney Island Casino, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. 30 Win 21–0–7 (2) Jerry Marshall PTS 10 Sep ...