| Peter Kane | |
| Weight: | Flyweight and Bantamweight |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Heywood, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Death Date: | 23 July 1991 (aged 73) |
| Total: | 100[1] |
| Wins: | 89 |
| Losses: | 8 |
| Draws: | 2 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
| Ko: | 54 |
Peter Kane (28 February 1918 – 23 July 1991) was an English flyweight boxer and a world champion in the 1930s. Kane was born in Heywood, Lancashire, on 28 February 1918, but grew up in the town of Golborne, Lancashire, after his family moved there before his first birthday. In Golborne Peter Kane Square is named in his honour.[2]
He was a two-fisted fighter, renowned for his punching power. Fifty-three of his eighty-eight wins were by knockout.
He made his professional debut in December 1934, at the age of sixteen. He fought and beat Joe Jacobs in Liverpool, where he was to have many of his fights. The fight was stopped in the fifth.
He went on to record a string of forty-one consecutive wins, before challenging Benny Lynch for the World flyweight title, at the age of nineteen. The fight, in October 1937, was staged at Shawfield Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of over 40,000. Lynch retained his title by knocking Kane out in the thirteenth round.[3]
Kane had a re-match with Lynch in March 1938, and fought a draw over fifteen rounds in Liverpool. Lynch could not make the flyweight limit and had to pay a forfeit. In his next fight, against the American Jackie Jurich, Lynch was again overweight despite winning the fight and forfeited his World flyweight title. The British Boxing Board of Control declared the title vacant.
Jurich and Kane were regarded as the chief contenders for the vacant world flyweight title, and a fight was arranged between them in September 1938, in Liverpool. Kane won on points after putting Jurich down five times during the fight.[3] [4]
He was now world flyweight champion, but he was finding it increasingly difficult to get down to the flyweight limit. In 1939, Kane announced that he was going to fight as a bantamweight in future, and at the end of that year, the National Boxing Association of America stripped him of his title. He continued to be recognised as world flyweight champion by the International Boxing Union, in Europe.
Kane continued to fight recording a string of victories with only the occasional defeat, but most of his fights were at bantamweight. Although he was the world flyweight champion, the British and Commonwealth titles were held by the Scotsman Jackie Paterson. In June 1943, a fight was arranged at Hampden Park, Glasgow, with all three titles at stake. Kane managed to make the flyweight limit for the fight but was knocked out in the first round. The fight lasted 61 seconds.[3]
Kane continued to fight but concentrated on the bantamweight division from now on, again winning most of his fights. In September 1947, he fought the Frenchman Theo Medina for the European bantamweight title, at Belle Vue, Manchester. Kane won on points to become European bantamweight champion.[3]
In December 1947, he defended the title against the Belgian Joe Cornelis, again at Belle Vue, and again won on points. In February 1948, he defended his European title against the Italian Guido Ferracin, again at Belle Vue, and this time lost on points. He had a re-match with Ferracin in July 1948, at Belle Vue again. This time Kane was forced to retire in round five.[4] He had only three more fights, losing on points to Stan Rowan in November 1948 and to Arthur Garrett in January 1950, and knocking out Johnny Conn, who was making his debut, in April 1951.[4]
He worked throughout his career as a blacksmith in the village of Lowton, which neighbours Golborne. Throughout his adult life and boxing career, he lived on Lowton Road, Golborne, the main road between Lowton and Golborne, (except when he lived at 211 Liverpool Road, Pewfall). He died on 23 July 1991, aged 73.[3] [4]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s) | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Win | 89–8–2 | Johnny Conn | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 23, 1951 | ||
| 99 | Loss | 88–8–2 | Stan Rowan | PTS | 12 | Nov 19, 1948 | ||
| 98 | Loss | 88–7–2 | Guido Ferracin | RTD | 5 (15) | Jul 16, 1948 | ||
| 97 | Draw | 88–6–2 | Amleto Falcinelli | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1948 | ||
| 96 | Win | 88–6–1 | Bunty Doran | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 16, 1948 | ||
| 95 | Loss | 87–6–1 | Guido Ferracin | PTS | 15 | Feb 20, 1948 | ||
| 94 | Win | 87–5–1 | Sammy Reynolds | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1948 | ||
| 93 | Win | 86–5–1 | Joseph Cornelis | PTS | 15 | Dec 15, 1947 | ||
| 92 | Win | 85–5–1 | Theo Medina | PTS | 15 | Sep 19, 1947 | ||
| 91 | Win | 84–5–1 | Dado Marino | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1947 | ||
| 90 | Win | 83–5–1 | Albert Braedt | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 27, 1947 | ||
| 89 | Win | 82–5–1 | Theo Medina | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 9, 1947 | ||
| 88 | Win | 81–5–1 | Len Coffin | TKO | 7 (8) | May 19, 1947 | ||
| 87 | Win | 80–5–1 | Joseph Cornelis | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1947 | ||
| 86 | Win | 79–5–1 | Bunty Doran | PTS | 8 | Feb 10, 1947 | ||
| 85 | Win | 78–5–1 | Tommy Madine | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 6, 1947 | ||
| 84 | Win | 77–5–1 | Jean Jouas | PTS | 10 | Nov 18, 1946 | ||
| 83 | Win | 76–5–1 | Norman Lewis | KO | 5 (8) | Oct 28, 1946 | ||
| 82 | Win | 75–5–1 | Ron Bissell | TKO | 2 (8) | Sep 4, 1946 | ||
| 81 | Win | 74–5–1 | Jackie Hughes | DQ | 5 (8) | Aug 13, 1946 | ||
| 80 | Win | 73–5–1 | Jim Brady | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1943 | ||
| 79 | Win | 72–5–1 | Sammy Reynolds | PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1943 | ||
| 78 | Win | 71–5–1 | Johnny Summers | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 11, 1943 | ||
| 77 | Loss | 70–5–1 | Jackie Paterson | KO | 1 (15) | Jun 19, 1943 | ||
| 76 | Win | 70–4–1 | Gus Foran | PTS | 10 | Mar 26, 1943 | ||
| 75 | 69–4–1 | Willie Grey | NC | 5 (10) | Feb 23, 1943 | |||
| 74 | Win | 69–4–1 | Willie Grey | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1943 | ||
| 73 | Win | 68–4–1 | Paddy Ryan | TKO | 6 (12) | Oct 29, 1942 | ||
| 72 | Win | 67–4–1 | Frankie Kid Bonsor | TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 1, 1942 | ||
| 71 | Win | 66–4–1 | Hugh Cameron | PTS | 10 | Sep 10, 1942 | ||
| 70 | Win | 65–4–1 | Joe Curran | KO | 11 (15) | Aug 3, 1942 | ||
| 69 | Win | 64–4–1 | Sammy Reynolds | PTS | 8 | Jul 11, 1942 | ||
| 68 | Win | 63–4–1 | Norman Lewis | PTS | 10 | Jul 8, 1942 | ||
| 67 | Win | 62–4–1 | Sammy Reynolds | PTS | 10 | May 31, 1942 | ||
| 66 | Win | 61–4–1 | Joe Curran | PTS | 10 | Apr 26, 1942 | ||
| 65 | Win | 60–4–1 | Eddie Petrin | KO | 7 (10) | Apr 18, 1942 | ||
| 64 | Win | 59–4–1 | Willie Grey | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 30, 1942 | ||
| 63 | Win | 58–4–1 | Jimmy Stubbs | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1941 | ||
| 62 | Win | 57–4–1 | Tommy McGlinchey | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 16, 1941 | ||
| 61 | Win | 56–4–1 | Jimmy Stubbs | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 29, 1941 | ||
| 60 | Loss | 55–4–1 | Jimmy Lydon | PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1941 | ||
| 59 | Win | 55–3–1 | Teddy O'Neill | PTS | 6 | Feb 20, 1941 | ||
| 58 | Loss | 54–3–1 | Teddy O'Neill | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 3, 1940 | ||
| 57 | Win | 54–2–1 | Battling Jim Hayes | PTS | 10 | Apr 4, 1940 | ||
| 56 | Loss | 53–2–1 | Jackie Rankin | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 12, 1940 | ||
| 55 | Win | 53–1–1 | Pierre Louis | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 5, 1939 | ||
| 54 | Win | 52–1–1 | Joseph El Houssine | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1939 | ||
| 53 | Win | 51–1–1 | Albert Legrand | KO | 8 (10) | Apr 27, 1939 | ||
| 52 | Win | 50–1–1 | Baltasar Sangchili | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1939 | ||
| 51 | Win | 49–1–1 | Gino Cattaneo | PTS | 10 | Feb 23, 1939 | ||
| 50 | Win | 48–1–1 | Raoul Degryse | PTS | 10 | Jan 31, 1939 | ||
| 49 | Win | 47–1–1 | Jackie Jurich | PTS | 15 | Sep 22, 1938 | ||
| 48 | Win | 46–1–1 | Bernard Leroux | PTS | 12 | Jun 2, 1938 | ||
| 47 | Win | 45–1–1 | Georges Bataille | KO | 2 (12) | May 3, 1938 | ||
| 46 | Draw | 44–1–1 | Benny Lynch | PTS | 12 | Mar 24, 1938 | ||
| 45 | Win | 44–1 | Georges Bataille | PTS | 10 | Feb 24, 1938 | ||
| 44 | Win | 43–1 | Hubert Offermanns | KO | 10 (12) | Feb 3, 1938 | ||
| 43 | Loss | 42–1 | Benny Lynch | KO | 13 (15) | Oct 13, 1937 | ||
| 42 | Win | 42–0 | Jimmy Warnock | TKO | 4 (15) | Aug 26, 1937 | ||
| 41 | Win | 41–0 | Nicolas Petit Biquet | RTD | 9 (15) | Jun 28, 1937 | ||
| 40 | Win | 40–0 | Maurice Huguenin | KO | 1 (12) | Jun 17, 1937 | ||
| 39 | Win | 39–0 | Ernst Weiss | PTS | 12 | May 27, 1937 | ||
| 38 | Win | 38–0 | Phil Milligan | KO | 11 (15) | Apr 29, 1937 | ||
| 37 | Win | 37–0 | Joseph Decico | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 3, 1937 | ||
| 36 | Win | 36–0 | Fortunato Ortega | PTS | 12 | Mar 18, 1937 | ||
| 35 | Win | 35–0 | Pierre Louis | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 1, 1937 | ||
| 34 | Win | 34–0 | Paul Schaefer | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 18, 1937 | ||
| 33 | Win | 33–0 | Valentin Angelmann | PTS | 12 | Jan 18, 1937 | ||
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Albert Hopp | KO | 2 (9) | Dec 17, 1936 | ||
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | Gaston Van den Bos | TKO | 6 (12) | Dec 14, 1936 | ||
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Eugène Huat | TKO | 7 (12) | Nov 23, 1936 | ||
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Valentin Angelmann | PTS | 12 | Nov 12, 1936 | ||
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Pat Warburton | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 2, 1936 | ||
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Pedro Ruiz | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 22, 1936 | ||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Willie McCamley | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1936 | ||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Ernst Weiss | PTS | 12 | Sep 3, 1936 | ||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Tommy Stewart | TKO | 10 (10) | Aug 27, 1936 | ||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Enrico Urbinati | KO | 8 (10) | Aug 13, 1936 | ||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Jim Maharg | RTD | 3 (10) | Jun 30, 1936 | ||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Cyclone Kelly | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 21, 1936 | ||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Herbie Hill | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 11, 1936 | ||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jim Laird | RTD | 3 (10) | May 21, 1936 | ||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Praxille Gydé | KO | 3 (10) | May 6, 1936 | ||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Willie Smith | KO | 4 (8) | Apr 24, 1936 | ||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Tiny Bostock | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1936 | ||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Joe Curran | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1936 | ||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Young Ash | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 20, 1935 | ||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Clarrie Gill | RTD | 4 (8) | Dec 5, 1935 | ||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jackie Forshaw | KO | 1 (8) | Nov 7, 1935 | ||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Billy Charnock | KO | 2 (8) | Oct 10, 1935 | ||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Charlie Reed | KO | 3 (8) | Sep 12, 1935 | ||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jackie Shea | KO | 2 (8) | Jul 25, 1935 | ||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Frankie Kid Bonsor | KO | 4 (8) | Jul 11, 1935 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Billy Charnock | KO | 2 (8) | Jun 27, 1935 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jackie Burns | KO | 1 (8) | May 30, 1935 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bobby Doyle | KO | 6 (8) | May 2, 1935 | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Nipper Carroll | KO | 3 (6) | Mar 28, 1935 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Charlie Powell | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 14, 1935 | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kid Patterson | KO | 3 (6) | Feb 14, 1935 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Joe Jacobs | TKO | 5 (6) | Dec 13, 1934 | ||