Light heavyweight · United Kingdom
Len Harvey 122-14-10 58 KO · 1920–1942
Photo: Thomas Burke, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Len Harvey was a light heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Jul 11, 1907. Record 122-14-10 with 58 knockouts over 1920–1942. Len Harvey last fought Freddie Mills on Jun 20, 1942 and lost by KO in round 2 of 15.
Also: لين هارفى · لين هارفي · レン・ハーベイ +1 more Leonard Austen Harvey
Born Jul 11, 1907
Died Nov 28, 1976
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Height 183 cm
Reach 186.5 cm
Debut Jan 2, 1920
Career 1920–1942
Rounds boxed 1326
KO share 48%
Born in Stoke Climsland, Kernow/Cornwall
Titles British light-heavyweight title 1939
Boxerbook rating 1724 ± 349 · inactive since Jun 1942Why here › Confirmed bouts 11 of 146
Career record Record
122-14-10, 58 KOs · 1920–1942
Last result L
For Commonwealth and British light heavyweight titles KO 2/15 · White Hart Lane (Tottenham FC), Tottenham, 🇬🇧
The record 146 bouts, 1920–1942, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 111-13-9
L
For Commonwealth and British light heavyweight titles KO 2/15 · White Hart Lane (Tottenham FC), Tottenham, 🇬🇧
Harvey 122-13-10 · Mills 60-11-6
W
Retained British light-heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 121-13-10 · McAvoy —
W
Retained British heavyweight title TKO 13/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 120-13-10 · Gains 116-17-5
W
Won vacant British heavyweight title DQ 4/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 119-13-10 · Phillips 0-2-2
W
Won British light-heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 118-13-10 · McAvoy —
W
Manuel Kid Abrew
TKO 14/15 · Shawfield Park, Glasgow, 🇬🇧
Harvey 117-13-10 · Abrew —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Harvey 117-12-10 · Lewis 69-8-5
L
For British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 117-11-10 · Petersen —
W
PTS 15/15 · Wyndham Hall, Devon, 🇬🇧
Harvey 116-11-10 · Phillips 0-1-2
W
Marcel Lauriot
PTS 10/10 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 115-11-10 · Lauriot —
D
PTS 12/12 · Wembley Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 115-11-9 · Neusel —
L
Lost British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles TKO 12/15 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 115-10-9 · Petersen —
W
Jimmy Tarante
DQ 5/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 114-10-9 · Tarante —
W
Retained British heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 113-10-9 · Gains 87-13-4
W
Won British heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 112-10-9 · Petersen —
W
Carmelo Candel
KO 5/12 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Harvey 111-10-9 · Candel —
W
Won vacant British light-heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 110-10-9 · Phillips 0-0-1
L
Lost British and Commonwealth middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Harvey 110-9-9 · McAvoy —
D
PTS 12/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 110-9-8 · Phillips 0-0-0
W
Jack Casey
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · New St. James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Harvey 109-9-8 · Casey —
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TKO 6/10 · Promenade Pier Pavilion, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 108-9-8 · Moody —
W
Seaman Albert Harvey
PTS 10/10 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Harvey 107-9-8 · Harvey —
W
Theo Sas
TKO 1/15 · Olympia Hall, Bradford, 🇬🇧
Harvey 106-9-8 · Sas —
L
For NBA, IBU, and The Ring middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · White City Stadium, White City, 🇬🇧
Harvey 106-8-8 · Thil 78-18-9
W
PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 105-8-8 · Johnson —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Harvey 104-8-8 · McAvoy —
W
Jack Casey
PTS 15/15 · New St. James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Harvey 103-8-8 · Casey —
W
George Slack
PTS 15/15 · South London Palace, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 102-8-8 · Slack —
W
Fred Shaw
KO 3/15 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Harvey 101-8-8 · Shaw —
W
Jerry Daley
KO 3/15 · Bristol Rovers Eastville Stadium, Bristol, 🇬🇧
Harvey 100-8-8 · Daley —
W
PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 99-8-8 · Hood —
W
KO 1/15 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 98-8-8 · Vos —
L
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Harvey 98-7-8 · Jeby 27-4-1
L
SD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Harvey 98-6-8 · Dundee 77-11-12
L
UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Harvey 98-5-8 · Dundee 76-11-12
W
George Slack
PTS 12/12 · National Sporting Club, Leeds, 🇬🇧
Harvey 97-5-8 · Slack —
W
PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Harvey 96-5-8 · Shade 136-22-56
W
Henri Vandevyvere
KO 1/10 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 95-5-8 · Vandevyvere —
W
Charlie McDonald
KO 2/10 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 94-5-8 · McDonald —
W
Steve McCall
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles RTD 9/15 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 93-5-8 · McCall —
W
Frans Stevens
KO 3/15 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 92-5-8 · Stevens —
D
For British and Commonwealth middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 92-5-7 · Hood —
W
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · Holborn Stadium Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 91-5-7 · Hood —
W
Won British and Commonwealth middleweight titles KO 7/15 · Olympia, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 90-5-7 · Ireland 2-0-0
W
TKO 6/10 · Selhurst Park Football Ground, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 89-5-7 · Moody —
W
Amedee Dubus
KO 1/10 · Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Harvey 88-5-7 · Dubus —
W
Leo Frick
KO 2/10 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 87-5-7 · Frick —
W
Johnny Sullivan
RTD 6/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 86-5-7 · Sullivan —
W
Auguste Lengagne
KO 9/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 85-5-7 · Lengagne —
W
Guardsman George West
DQ 4/10 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 84-5-7 · West —
W
Emile Egrel
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 83-5-7 · Egrel —
W
Auguste Lengagne
KO 10/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 82-5-7 · Lengagne —
W
Jean Forr
KO 7/10 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 81-5-7 · Forr —
W
Kid Nitram
DQ 14/20 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 80-5-7 · Nitram —
W
PTS 15/15 · Holland Park Rink, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Harvey 79-5-7 · Thil 39-15-9
W
Emile Egrel
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 78-5-7 · Egrel —
W
TKO 13/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 77-5-7 · Etienne —
W
PTS 14/15 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 76-5-7 · Brand —
W
Primo Ubaldo
KO 2/10 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 75-5-7 · Ubaldo —
W
Billy Farmer
KO 2/10 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 74-5-7 · Farmer —
W
Charles Screve
KO 2/15 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 73-5-7 · Screve —
W
Emile Egrel
TKO 13/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 72-5-7 · Egrel —
W
DQ 6/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 71-5-7 · Brand —
W
Joe Rolfe
TKO 10/15 · Holland Park Rink, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 70-5-7 · Rolfe —
W
Joe Bloomfield
DQ 11/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 69-5-7 · Bloomfield —
W
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 68-5-7 · Prunier —
L
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 68-4-7 · Johnson —
W
Andy Newton
TKO 8/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 67-4-7 · Newton —
W
Nol Steenhorst
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 66-4-7 · Steenhorst —
D
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 66-4-6 · Brown —
W
Nol Steenhorst
TKO 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 65-4-6 · Steenhorst —
W
Billy Mattick
KO 7/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 64-4-6 · Mattick —
D
For British welterweight title PTS 20/20 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 64-4-5 · Mason —
W
Harry Benton
KO 3/15 · Drill Hall, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 63-4-5 · Benton —
L
Johnny Sullivan
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 63-3-5 · Sullivan —
W
Billy Bird
KO 8/15 · Lime Grove Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 62-3-5 · Bird —
D
Alf Mancini
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 62-3-4 · Mancini —
W
Edouard Baudry
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 61-3-4 · Baudry —
W
Henri Dupont
RTD 2/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 60-3-4 · Dupont —
W
Glyn Davies
KO 2/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 59-3-4 · Davies —
W
Bill Handley
RTD 8/15 · Drill Hall, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 58-3-4 · Handley —
W
Harry Kent
KO 2/10 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 57-3-4 · Kent —
W
Jos Leukemans
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 56-3-4 · Leukemans —
W
Terry 'Young' Donlan
TKO 2/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 55-3-4 · Donlan —
W
Fred Bullions
KO 10/15 · Holland Park Rink, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 54-3-4 · Bullions —
W
Pietro Bianchi
KO 6/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 53-3-4 · Bianchi —
W
Jos Leukemans
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 52-3-4 · Leukemans —
W
Karel van 't Veldt
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 51-3-4 · Veldt —
W
Johnny Thomas
KO 1/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 50-3-4 · Thomas —
W
Walter Maloney
KO 1/10 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 49-3-4 · Maloney —
W
Laurie Guard
KO 5/12 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 48-3-4 · Guard —
W
Harry Kent
KO 4/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 47-3-4 · Kent —
W
Seaman Jerry Harrod
KO 5/10 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 46-3-4 · Harrod —
W
Sid Cannons
PTS 12/12 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 45-3-4 · Cannons —
W
Albert 'Young' Dando
TKO 4/12 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 44-3-4 · Dando —
D
Albert 'Young' Dando
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 44-3-3 · Dando —
W
Bert Saunders
PTS 12/12 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 43-3-3 · Saunders —
W
Tim Rowley
KO 2/10 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 42-3-3 · Rowley —
W
Billy Streets
PTS 12/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 41-3-3 · Streets —
W
Albert Hicks
PTS 15/15 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 40-3-3 · Hicks —
W
Wal Jordan
KO 1/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 39-3-3 · Jordan —
W
Young Freddie Welsh
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 38-3-3 · Welsh —
W
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 37-3-3 · Jarvis —
W
Young Clancy
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 36-3-3 · Clancy —
W
Billy Will Davies
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 35-3-3 · Davies —
W
Bill Riley
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 34-3-3 · Riley —
W
Matt George
TKO 3/20 · Kensington Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 33-3-3 · George —
W
Billy Pop Humphries
PTS 20/20 · Kensington Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 32-3-3 · Humphries —
D
Bill Riley
PTS 15/15 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 32-3-2 · Riley —
W
Billy Pop Humphries
PTS 15/15 · Kensington Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 31-3-2 · Humphries —
W
Kid Socks
PTS 15/15 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 30-3-2 · Socks —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS 6/6 · Home Park, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 29-3-2 · Jinks —
W
Nip Williams
PTS 8/8 · Civic Hall, Exeter, 🇬🇧
Harvey 28-3-2 · Williams —
W
Fred Bicknell
RTD 3/8 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 27-3-2 · Bicknell —
D
Young Callicot
PTS 8/8 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 27-3-1 · Callicot —
W
Bill Lewis
RTD 5/8 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Harvey 26-3-1 · Lewis —
W
RTD 5/8 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 25-3-1 · Palmer —
W
Young Callicot
PTS 10/10 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 24-3-1 · Callicot —
L
Kid Kelly
PTS 10/10 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 24-2-1 · Kelly —
L
Young Callicot
PTS 8/8 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 24-1-1 · Callicot —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
KO 3 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 23-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Teddy Gilbert
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 22-1-1 · Gilbert —
W
Billy Williams
KO 3/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 21-1-1 · Williams —
W
Johnny Cotter
RTD 3/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 20-1-1 · Cotter —
W
Young O'Neill
TKO 2/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 19-1-1 · O'Neill —
W
Johnny Cotter
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 18-1-1 · Cotter —
W
Johnny Cotter
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 17-1-1 · Cotter —
W
Young Callicot
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 16-1-1 · Callicot —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 15-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Young Richards
KO 1/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 14-1-1 · Richards —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 13-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS 8/8 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 12-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 11-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 10-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Harry 'Young' Jinks
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 9-1-1 · Jinks —
W
Teddy Gilbert
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 8-1-1 · Gilbert —
D
Young Ball
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 8-1-0 · Ball —
W
Young Mac
RTD 1/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 7-1-0 · Mac —
W
Kid Roberts
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 6-1-0 · Roberts —
W
Stanley's Nipper
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 5-1-0 · Nipper —
W
Young Chips
RTD 4/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 4-1-0 · Chips —
W
Stanley's Nipper
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 3-1-0 · Nipper —
W
Young Fern
PTS · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 2-1-0 · Fern —
W
Young Edwards
TKO 4 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 1-1-0 · Edwards —
L
Young Fern
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 1-0-0 · Fern —
W
Young King
PTS 6/6 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, 🇬🇧
Harvey 0-0-0 · King —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Len Harvey's record? Len Harvey's professional record is 122-14-10 with 58 knockouts.
Who did Len Harvey fight last? Len Harvey last fought Freddie Mills on Jun 20, 1942 and lost by KO in round 2 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 14842 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/14842 . 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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