Blink McCloskey
Middleweight · United States

Blink McCloskey

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Blink McCloskey was a middleweight boxer from United States, born 1871. Blink McCloskey last fought Georges Carpentier on Jan 10, 1920 and lost by KO in round 2 of 15.

Also: Elwood McCloskey
Born1871
DiedMar 5, 1927
Country🇺🇸 United States
DebutSep 14, 1904
Career1904–1920
Rounds boxed39
Born inPhiladelphia, United States
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Jan 1920Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 6

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Georges Carpentier 🇫🇷
KO 2/15 · Alhambra, Bordeaux, 🇫🇷
1920-01-10 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 6, 1904–1920

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

L
Georges Carpentier 🇫🇷
KO 2/15 · Alhambra, Bordeaux, 🇫🇷
McCloskey — · Carpentier 79-11-5
1920-01-10 ›
✓ one source
L
Jack Johnson 🇺🇸
RTD 6/20 · Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, 🇪🇸
McCloskey — · Johnson 57-6-10
1918-02-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Dixie Kid 🇺🇸
DQ 3/15 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
McCloskey — · Kid 56-22-14
1911-07-03 ›
✓ one source
L
Harry Lewis 🇺🇸
For vacant world middleweight title
PTS 25/25 · Hippodrome, Paris, 🇫🇷
McCloskey — · Lewis 99-33-24
1911-02-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Harry Lewis 🇺🇸
TKO 3/15 · Salle Wagram, Paris, 🇫🇷
McCloskey — · Lewis 96-33-24
1911-02-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Jack Blackburn 🇺🇸
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McCloskey — · Blackburn 28-2-9
1904-09-14 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Blink McCloskey fight last?
Blink McCloskey last fought Georges Carpentier on Jan 10, 1920 and lost by KO in round 2 of 15.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 18696 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18696. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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