Digger Stanley
Bantamweight · United Kingdom

Digger Stanley

73-21-10, 12 NC 18 KO · 1899–1918

Photo: Magnus Cigarettes, England, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Digger Stanley was a bantamweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Feb 28, 1876. Record 73-21-10, 12 NC with 18 knockouts over 1899–1918. Digger Stanley last fought George Kilts on Jul 13, 1918 and lost by DQ in round 6 of 20.

BornFeb 28, 1876
DiedMar 7, 1919
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
DebutMar 25, 1899
Career1899–1918
Rounds boxed1032
KO share25%
Born inKingston-upon-Thames, England
TitlesLonsdale British bantamweight title 1913
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Jul 1918Why here ›
Confirmed bouts15 of 116

Career record

Record
73-21-10, 12 NC, 18 KOs · 1899–1918

Last result

L
George Kilts
DQ 6/20 · St James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
1918-07-13 ›
✓ one source

The record

116 bouts, 1899–1918, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
George Kilts
DQ 6/20 · St James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 73-20-10 · Kilts —
1918-07-13 ›
✓ one source
L
George Kilts
DQ 9/15 · St James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 73-19-10 · Kilts —
1918-06-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Walter Young Ross
DQ 6/15 · Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, 🇬🇧
Stanley 73-18-10 · Ross —
1918-04-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Hughes
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 72-18-10 · Hughes —
1918-03-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Bill Beynon 🇬🇧
KO 5/15 · Queen's Hall, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Stanley 71-18-10 · Beynon —
1918-02-25 ›
✓ one source
L
Tommy Noble 🇬🇧
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 71-17-10 · Noble —
1918-02-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Walter Young Ross
PTS 15/15 · Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton, 🇬🇧
Stanley 71-16-10 · Ross —
1918-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Noble 🇬🇧
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 70-16-10 · Noble —
1916-10-23 ›
✓ one source
L
Joe Fox 🇬🇧
DQ 10/20 · Central Baths, Bradford, 🇬🇧
Stanley 70-15-10 · Fox —
1916-10-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Sid Whatley
KO 3/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 69-15-10 · Whatley —
1916-09-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Young Joe Brooks
PTS 15/15 · Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, 🇬🇧
Stanley 69-14-10 · Brooks —
1916-03-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Joe Symonds 🇬🇧
DQ 13/15 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Stanley 69-13-10 · Symonds —
1915-12-17 ›
✓ one source
L
DQ 4/15 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Stanley 69-12-10 · Harrison —
1915-11-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Fox 🇬🇧
PTS 15/15 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Stanley 68-12-10 · Fox —
1915-09-16 ›
✓ one source
D
Jimmy Barry 🇺🇸
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 68-12-9 · Barry 63-16-16
1915-03-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Pedlar Palmer 🇬🇧
RTD 4/10 · West London Stadium, Church Street, 🇬🇧
Stanley 67-12-9 · Palmer 51-14-4
1914-11-19 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Curley Walker 🇬🇧
Lost Lonsdale British bantamweight title
DQ 15/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 67-11-9 · Walker —
1914-04-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Bill Beynon 🇬🇧
Won Lonsdale British bantamweight title
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 66-11-9 · Beynon —
1913-10-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Bill Beynon 🇬🇧
Lost Lonsdale British bantamweight title
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 66-10-9 · Beynon —
1913-06-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Alex Lafferty
Retained Lonsdale British bantamweight title
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 65-10-9 · Lafferty —
1912-10-21 ›
✓ one source
Show all 116 bouts
W
Oswald Stapleton
KO 9/10 · Skating Rink, Chelmsford, 🇬🇧
Stanley 64-10-9 · Stapleton —
1912-08-30 ›
✓ one source
L
For world and European bantamweight titles
KO 7/10 · Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, 🇫🇷
Stanley 64-9-9 · Ledoux 46-7-3
1912-06-23 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
For world and European bantamweight titles
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 63-9-9 · Ledoux 44-6-3
1912-04-22 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Jean Poesy
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 63-8-9 · Poesy —
1912-02-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Oswald Stapleton
KO 6/10 · Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil, 🇬🇧
Stanley 62-8-9 · Stapleton —
1911-12-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Ike Young Bradley
Retained IBU and world bantamweight titles
PTS 20/20 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Stanley 61-8-9 · Bradley —
1911-09-14 ›
✓ one source
NC
Jim Driscoll 🇬🇧
3 · Guards Theatre, Chelsea Barracks, 🇬🇧
Stanley 61-8-9 · Driscoll 61-6-5
1911-03-31 ›
✓ one source
D
Tommy O'Toole
6 · American A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Stanley 61-8-8 · O'Toole —
1911-02-08 ›
✓ one source
D
Frankie Burns 🇺🇸
10 · National Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Stanley 61-8-7 · Burns —
1911-01-27 ›
✓ one source
W
John Condon 🇬🇧
Retained IBU and world bantamweight titles
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 60-8-7 · Condon —
1910-12-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Joe Bowker 🇬🇧
Won IBU, NSC British, and world bantamweight titles
KO 8/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 59-8-7 · Bowker 33-8-1
1910-10-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
D
Young Pierce
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 59-8-6 · Pierce —
1910-02-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Dick Golding
KO 3/10 · The Queens Theatre, Poplar, 🇬🇧
Stanley 58-8-6 · Golding —
1909-12-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Oswald Stapleton
KO 5/6 · The Athenaeum Club, Angel Court, 🇬🇧
Stanley 57-8-6 · Stapleton —
1909-11-03 ›
✓ one source
W
PTS 6/6 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 56-8-6 · Mitchell —
1909-06-14 ›
✓ one source
D
Jimmy Walsh 🇺🇸
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 56-8-5 · Walsh 38-12-13
1909-05-24 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Bill Jordan
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 55-8-5 · Jordan —
1909-03-22 ›
✓ one source
D
Wally Morgan
PTS 6/6 · Cromwell Hall, Putney, 🇬🇧
Stanley 55-8-4 · Morgan —
1908-11-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Sam Kellar
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 54-8-4 · Kellar —
1908-10-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Sullivan
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 53-8-4 · Sullivan —
1908-04-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Ike Young Bradley
PTS 15/15 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 52-8-4 · Bradley —
1908-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Driver William Himphen
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 51-8-4 · Himphen —
1908-03-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Wally Morgan
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 50-8-4 · Morgan —
1908-02-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Wally Morgan
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 49-8-4 · Morgan —
1907-11-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Young Lilley
PTS 6/6 · Marlborough Lines Gymnasium, Aldershot, 🇬🇧
Stanley 48-8-4 · Lilley —
1907-11-28 ›
✓ one source
L
Bob Kendrick
DQ 9/20 · Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Stanley 48-7-4 · Kendrick —
1907-09-12 ›
✓ one source
L
Al Delmont
Lost World & English 112lbs bantamweight title claims
DQ 12/20 · Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Stanley 48-6-4 · Delmont —
1907-06-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Ike Young Bradley
Retained World & English 112lbs bantamweight title claims
PTS 20/20 · Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Stanley 47-6-4 · Bradley —
1906-12-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Young Slough
Retained English 112lbs title claim
KO 18/20 · Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 46-6-4 · Slough —
1906-05-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Hughes
RTD 16/20 · Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 45-6-4 · Hughes —
1906-02-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Ike Young Bradley
Won disputed vacant world & English 112lbs bantamweight titles
PTS 20/20 · Liverpool Gymnastic Club, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Stanley 44-6-4 · Bradley —
1906-01-20 ›
✓ one source
D
Darkey Haley
PTS 6/6 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 44-6-3 · Haley —
1905-12-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Jimmy Walsh 🇺🇸
For world bantamweight title claim
PTS 15/15 · Pythian Rink, Chelsea, 🇺🇸
Stanley 44-5-3 · Walsh 27-4-11
1905-10-20 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
George Moore
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 44-4-3 · Moore —
1905-07-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Darkey Haley
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 43-4-3 · Haley —
1905-06-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Louis D'Or
RTD 7/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 42-4-3 · D'Or —
1905-04-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Alf Smith
KO 4/4 · Hounslow Town Gymnasium, Hounslow, 🇬🇧
Stanley 41-4-3 · Smith —
1905-03-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Lew Branson
KO 4/6 · Olympia, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Stanley 40-4-3 · Branson —
1905-02-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Owen Moran 🇬🇧
For NSC and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 40-3-3 · Moran 28-5-2
1905-01-23 ›
✓✓ two sources
NC
Jack Johnson 🇺🇸
4 · Temple of Varieties, Hounslow, 🇬🇧
Stanley 40-3-3 · Johnson 22-3-6
1905-01-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Syd Wilmott
Won vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title
KO 4/20 · Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 39-3-3 · Wilmott —
1904-11-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry McDermott
KO 19/20 · Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 38-3-3 · McDermott —
1904-10-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry McDermott
KO 6/20 · Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Stanley 37-3-3 · McDermott —
1904-07-11 ›
✓ one source
D
Jimmy Walsh 🇺🇸
Billed 112lbs world title
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 37-3-2 · Walsh 19-2-8
1904-06-06 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jimmy Walsh 🇺🇸
Billed 8st world title
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 36-3-2 · Walsh 19-1-8
1904-04-18 ›
✓✓ two sources
NC
Alf Butler
3 · Drill Hall, West Ealing, 🇬🇧
Stanley 36-3-2 · Butler —
1903-12-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Walker
Retained Lonsdale flyweight title
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 35-3-2 · Walker —
1903-12-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Owen Moran 🇬🇧
Won NSC British flyweight title
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 34-3-2 · Moran 19-2-0
1903-11-09 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
George Dixon 🇺🇸
PTS 6/6 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 33-3-2 · Dixon 68-24-44
1903-10-12 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
George Dixon 🇺🇸
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 33-2-2 · Dixon 65-24-41
1903-08-01 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jim Williams
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 32-2-2 · Williams —
1903-07-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Pedlar Palmer 🇬🇧
PTS 12/12 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 32-1-2 · Palmer 33-5-1
1903-05-11 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jack Guyon
PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 31-1-2 · Guyon —
1903-03-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Kenrick
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 30-1-2 · Kenrick —
1903-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Walker
Billed World and English 110lbs titles
PTS 12/12 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 29-1-2 · Walker —
1903-03-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Guyon
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 28-1-2 · Guyon —
1903-02-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Denhart
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 27-1-2 · Denhart —
1903-02-14 ›
✓ one source
D
Jack Guyon
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 27-1-1 · Guyon —
1903-02-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Dave Morbin
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 26-1-1 · Morbin —
1903-01-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Tom Rippington
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 25-1-1 · Rippington —
1903-01-12 ›
✓ one source
NC
Bob Garwood
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 25-1-1 · Garwood —
1902-12-01 ›
✓ one source
NC
Tom Bowker
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 25-1-1 · Bowker —
1902-11-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Guyon
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 24-1-1 · Guyon —
1902-11-10 ›
✓ one source
NC
Tom Bowker
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 24-1-1 · Bowker —
1902-10-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Young Slough
KO 5/8 · Fairground, Le Neves Booth, 🇬🇧
Stanley 23-1-1 · Slough —
1902-10-13 ›
✓ one source
NC
William King
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Stanley 23-1-1 · King —
1902-10-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Fitzpatrick
PTS 6/6 · Tee to Tum Club, Stamford Hill, 🇬🇧
Stanley 22-1-1 · Fitzpatrick —
1902-09-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Tom King
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 21-1-1 · King —
1902-09-20 ›
✓ one source
W
George Collins
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 20-1-1 · Collins —
1902-09-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Tom King
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 19-1-1 · King —
1902-09-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Cockney Cohen
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 18-1-1 · Cohen —
1902-08-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Pedlar Palmer 🇬🇧
PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 18-0-1 · Palmer 28-4-1
1902-06-16 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jack Fitzpatrick
PTS 8/8 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 17-0-1 · Fitzpatrick —
1902-05-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Fitzpatrick
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 16-0-1 · Fitzpatrick —
1902-05-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Dick Golding
PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 15-0-1 · Golding —
1902-05-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Tibby Watson
PTS 6/6 · Railway Arch Gym, Cambridge Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 14-0-1 · Watson —
1902-05-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Christian
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 13-0-1 · Christian —
1902-05-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Tibby Watson
PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 12-0-1 · Watson —
1902-04-14 ›
✓ one source
NC
Frank Connor
NC 3 · Hammersmith Gymnasium, Cambridge Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 12-0-1 · Connor —
1902-04-10 ›
✓ one source
NC
Sid Clarke
NC 3 · Hammersmith Gymnasium, Cambridge Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 12-0-1 · Clarke —
1902-04-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Kenrick
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 11-0-1 · Kenrick —
1902-03-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Tibby Watson
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 10-0-1 · Watson —
1902-03-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Ginger Atkinson
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 9-0-1 · Atkinson —
1902-03-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Denhart
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 8-0-1 · Denhart —
1902-03-03 ›
✓ one source
W
George Dunny
PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 7-0-1 · Dunny —
1902-02-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Denhart
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 6-0-1 · Denhart —
1902-02-01 ›
✓ one source
D
Frank Morcombe
PTS 12/12 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 6-0-0 · Morcombe —
1902-01-23 ›
✓ one source
NC
Jim Denhart
4 · The Atheneum Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 6-0-0 · Denhart —
1901-12-18 ›
✓ one source
NC
Jem Burden
4 · The Crown Gym, Lille Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 6-0-0 · Burden —
1901-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Owen Moran 🇬🇧
PTS 20/20 · Slaney Street Assembly Rooms, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Stanley 5-0-0 · Moran 6-0-0
1901-06-17 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Jack Norman
PTS 6/6 · Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 4-0-0 · Norman —
1901-04-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Charlie Ward
RTD 5/10 · The Crown Gym, Lille Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 3-0-0 · Ward —
1899-12-13 ›
✓ one source
NC
Frank Jenkins
4 · Paddington Baths, Queen's Road, 🇬🇧
Stanley 3-0-0 · Jenkins —
1899-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
J Newlands
PTS 4/4 · Lillie Hall, West Brompton, 🇬🇧
Stanley 2-0-0 · Newlands —
1899-07-10 ›
✓ one source
W
J Newlands
PTS 4/4 · Lillie Hall, West Brompton, 🇬🇧
Stanley 1-0-0 · Newlands —
1899-06-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Ford
PTS 10/10 · Beresford Street Drill Hall, Woolwich, 🇬🇧
Stanley 0-0-0 · Ford —
1899-03-25 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Digger Stanley's record?
Digger Stanley's professional record is 73-21-10, 12 NC with 18 knockouts.
Who did Digger Stanley fight last?
Digger Stanley last fought George Kilts on Jul 13, 1918 and lost by DQ in round 6 of 20.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 13196 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13196. 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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