Bantamweight · United Kingdom
Joe Bowker 43-10-1, 4 NC 13 KO · 1899–1914
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Joe Bowker was a bantamweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Jun 1881. Record 43-10-1, 4 NC with 13 knockouts over 1899–1914. Joe Bowker last fought Charlie Ward on Oct 9, 1914 and won by KO in round 15 of 20.
Also: جو بوكر
Born Jun 1881
Died 1955
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Debut Oct 31, 1899
Career 1899–1914
Rounds boxed 483
KO share 30%
Born in Salford, Lancashire, England
Titles World bantamweight title 1910
Confirmed bouts 7 of 58
Career record Record
43-10-1, 4 NC, 13 KOs · 1899–1914
Last result W
Charlie Ward
KO 15/20 · New Cross Empire Theatre, New Cross, 🇬🇧
The record 58 bouts, 1899–1914, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Charlie Ward
KO 15/20 · New Cross Empire Theatre, New Cross, 🇬🇧
Bowker 42-10-1 · Ward —
W
Harold Walker
PTS 6/6 · Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Bowker 41-10-1 · Walker —
W
Robert Dastillon
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 40-10-1 · Dastillon —
W
Biz Mackey
KO 5/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 39-10-1 · Mackey —
W
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 38-10-1 · Charles —
W
Young Johnny Cohen
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 37-10-1 · Cohen —
L
TKO 10/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 37-9-1 · Ledoux 42-5-3
W
George Allen
KO 2 · London, 🇬🇧
Bowker 36-9-1 · Allen —
W
DQ 14/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 35-9-1 · Til —
W
Con Houghton
TKO 8/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 34-9-1 · Houghton —
W
Alec Lambert
KO 6/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 33-9-1 · Lambert —
L
Lost IBU, NSC British, and world bantamweight titles KO 8/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 33-8-1 · Stanley 59-8-7
W
Jean Audouy
Retained world bantamweight title RTD 8/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 32-8-1 · Audouy —
NC
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 32-8-1 · Summers —
L
Tommy O'Toole
KO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bowker 32-7-1 · O'Toole —
L
Al Delmont
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Bowker 32-6-1 · Delmont —
L
Charlie Griffin
TKO 8/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 32-5-1 · Griffin —
W
Cockney Cohen
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 31-5-1 · Cohen —
L
For NSC British and 122lbs English featherweight titles KO 17/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 31-4-1 · Driscoll 44-4-5
W
Harry Smith
PTS 6/6 · Public Hall, Canning Town, 🇬🇧
Bowker 30-4-1 · Smith —
Show all 58 bouts W
Harry Smith
PTS 6/6 · Public Hall, Barking Road, 🇬🇧
Bowker 29-4-1 · Smith —
NC
Young Bill Smith
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 29-4-1 · Smith —
L
Lost NSC British and 126lbs English featherweight titles PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 29-3-1 · Driscoll 42-4-5
D
Bill Fielder
PTS 6/6 · Glasgow, 🇬🇧
Bowker 29-3-0 · Fielder —
W
Spike Robson
Retained NSC British and 122lbs English featherweight titles PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 28-3-0 · Robson —
W
Wally Pickard
PTS 6/6 · Nouveau Cirque, Paris, 🇫🇷
Bowker 27-3-0 · Pickard —
W
Pinky Evans
Retained world bantamweight title PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Bowker 26-3-0 · Evans —
NC
Johnny Boyle
3 · Waverley Market, Edinburgh, 🇬🇧
Bowker 26-3-0 · Boyle —
W
Won vacant NSC British and 124lbs English featherweight titles TKO 12/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 25-3-0 · Palmer 41-9-2
W
Won world bantamweight title PTS 20/20 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 24-3-0 · Neil 20-5-4
W
Retained NSC British and 116lbs English bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 23-3-0 · Moran 22-3-2
W
Alf Fellows
Won vacant British version of world 116lbs bantamweight title TKO 9/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 22-3-0 · Fellows —
NC
Alf Fellows
3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 22-3-0 · Fellows —
W
Bill King
Retained NSC British and 118lbs English bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 21-3-0 · King —
W
Andrew Dick Tokell
Retained NSC British and 118lbs English bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 20-3-0 · Tokell —
W
Andrew Dick Tokell
Retained NSC British and 116lbs English bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 19-3-0 · Tokell —
W
Harry Ware
Won vacant NSC British and 118lbs English bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 18-3-0 · Ware —
W
Charlie Hickman
KO 3/15 · Ginnetts Circus, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Bowker 17-3-0 · Hickman —
W
Bill Fielder
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 16-3-0 · Fielder —
W
Jack Guyon
PTS 6/6 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 15-3-0 · Guyon —
W
Bill Lampshire
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 14-3-0 · Lampshire —
W
Harry Paul
PTS 10/10 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 13-3-0 · Paul —
W
Albert Wheeler
RTD 5 · London, 🇬🇧
Bowker 12-3-0 · Wheeler —
W
Jack Guyon
PTS 6/6 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 11-3-0 · Guyon —
L
Jack Guyon
PTS 6/6 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 11-2-0 · Guyon —
W
John Ansell
PTS 3/3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 7-2-0 · Ansell —
W
Wiliam Parry
KO 3/3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 7-2-0 · Parry —
W
Buck Shine
PTS 3/3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 7-2-0 · Shine —
W
Bill Nicholson
KO 1/3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 7-2-0 · Nicholson —
W
Ernie Waterman
PTS 3/3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 6-2-0 · Waterman —
W
Dick Tarr
RTD 2/3 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Bowker 5-2-0 · Tarr —
W
Charlie Turner
PTS 3/3 · Boxing Club, Bolton, 🇬🇧
Bowker 4-1-0 · Turner —
L
Jim Pennington
PTS 3/3 · Boxing Club, Bolton, 🇬🇧
Bowker 4-1-0 · Pennington —
W
Bill Doyle
PTS 10/10 · United Kingdom
Bowker 3-1-0 · Doyle —
W
Tom Owens
PTS 10/10 · United Kingdom
Bowker 2-1-0 · Owens —
W
Pat Daly
PTS 10/10 · United Kingdom
Bowker 1-1-0 · Daly —
W
Tom Perkins
PTS 6/6 · United Kingdom
Bowker 0-1-0 · Perkins —
L
Billy Pennington
PTS 4/4 · Stalybridge Gymnastic Club, Stalybridge, 🇬🇧
Bowker 0-0-0 · Pennington —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Joe Bowker's record? Joe Bowker's professional record is 43-10-1, 4 NC with 13 knockouts.
Who did Joe Bowker fight last? Joe Bowker last fought Charlie Ward on Oct 9, 1914 and won by KO in round 15 of 20. Sources Boxerbook ID 16173 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16173 . 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.
