James Red Herring
Light welterweight · United States

James Red Herring

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James Red Herring was a light welterweight boxer from United States, born Mar 19, 1896. James Red Herring last fought Jack Britton on Apr 22, 1929 and won by PTS over 8 rounds.

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+1 moreRed Herring
BornMar 19, 1896
DiedMay 7, 1974
Country🇺🇸 United States
StanceOrthodox
NicknameRebel Red
DebutDec 19, 1919
Career1919–1929
Rounds boxed47
Born inPaducah, Kentucky, U.S.
TitlesWorld light welterweight title at stake 1925
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Apr 1929Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 6

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

W
Jack Britton 🇺🇸
PTS 8/8 · Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
1929-04-22 ›
✓ one source

The record

Known bouts: 6, 1919–1929

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

W
Jack Britton 🇺🇸
PTS 8/8 · Stadium, Memphis, 🇺🇸
Herring — · Britton 232-51-42
1929-04-22 ›
✓ one source
L
Jack Thompson 🇺🇸
TKO 7/10 · Crescent A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Herring — · Thompson 56-27-14
1929-01-25 ›
✓ one source
W
Pinky Mitchell 🇺🇸
World light welterweight title at stake
DQ 6/10 · Arena Gardens, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Herring — · Mitchell 42-13-5
1925-03-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Young Stribling 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Central City Park, Macon, 🇺🇸
Herring — · Stribling 38-3-10
1922-10-04 ›
✓ one source
D
Young Stribling 🇺🇸
For Southern welterweight title
PTS 10/10 · Central City Park, Macon, 🇺🇸
Herring — · Stribling 36-3-9
1922-09-04 ›
✓ one source
L
Benny Leonard 🇺🇸
TKO 6/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Herring — · Leonard 136-20-8
1919-12-19 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did James Red Herring fight last?
James Red Herring last fought Jack Britton on Apr 22, 1929 and won by PTS over 8 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10498 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10498. 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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