Featherweight · United States
Terry McGovern 66-5-8, 1 NC 45 KO · 1897–1906
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Terry McGovern was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Mar 9, 1880. Record 66-5-8, 1 NC with 45 knockouts over 1897–1906. Terry McGovern last fought Young Corbett II on Oct 17, 1906 and the bout was a draw.
Also: تيرى ماكجافرن · تيري ماكغافرن · テリー・マクガバン +2 more John Terrence McGovern · Terrible Terry McGovern
Born Mar 9, 1880
Died Feb 22, 1918
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 160 cm
Reach 165 cm
Nickname Terrible Terry
Debut Apr 3, 1897
Career 1897–1906
Rounds boxed 462
KO share 68%
Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US
Titles World featherweight title 1901
Confirmed bouts 14 of 80
Career record Record
66-5-8, 1 NC, 45 KOs · 1897–1906
Last result D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
The record 80 bouts, 1897–1906, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 60-4-4
D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 66-5-7 · Corbett II 61-13-15
D
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 66-5-6 · Britt 11-3-1
D
Spike Robson
6 · National A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 66-5-5 · Robson —
D
Young Loughrey
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 66-5-4 · Loughrey —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 66-4-4 · Nelson 41-11-13
W
TKO 1/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 65-4-4 · Murphy 2-1-0
W
Eddie Hanlon
TKO 4/6 · Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 64-4-4 · Hanlon —
W
Yock Henniger
KO 2/3 · Lyric Theatre, Allentown, 🇺🇸
McGovern 63-4-4 · Henniger —
W
Billy Willis
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 62-4-4 · Willis —
W
Jimmy Briggs
PTS 15/15 · Criterion A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
McGovern 61-4-4 · Briggs —
W
Billy Willis
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 60-4-4 · Willis —
W
Lew Ryall
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 59-4-4 · Ryall —
L
For world featherweight title KO 11/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
McGovern 59-3-4 · Corbett II 43-5-9
W
Billy Maynard
KO 4/6 · Penn Art Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 58-3-4 · Maynard —
W
6 · Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 57-3-4 · Bernstein —
W
TKO 15/25 · Southern A.C., Louisville, 🇺🇸
McGovern 56-3-4 · Sullivan —
L
Lost world featherweight title KO 2 · Coliseum, Hartford, 🇺🇸
McGovern 56-2-4 · Corbett II 36-4-7
W
Retained world featherweight title KO 5/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
McGovern 55-2-4 · Herrera 34-0-2
W
Retained world featherweight title KO 4 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
McGovern 54-2-4 · Gardner —
W
KO 2/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 53-2-4 · Gans 96-6-14
Show all 80 bouts W
Kid Broad
PTS 6/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 52-2-4 · Broad —
W
Retained world featherweight title KO 7/25 · Nonpareil A.C., Louisville, 🇺🇸
McGovern 51-2-4 · Bernstein —
W
TKO 3/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 50-2-4 · Erne 26-2-15
W
PTS 6/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 49-2-4 · Dixon 62-7-28
W
Tommy White
Retained world featherweight title KO 3/25 · Seaside A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 48-2-4 · White —
W
Ellwood McCloskey
6 · Penn Art Club, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 47-2-4 · McCloskey —
W
Tommy Warren
TKO 1/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 46-2-4 · Warren —
D
Tommy White
6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 46-2-3 · White —
W
Eddie Lenny
KO 2/6 · Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 45-2-3 · Lenny —
W
Retained world featherweight title KO 3/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 44-2-3 · Gardner —
W
Retained world featherweight title TKO 5/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 43-2-3 · Santry —
W
Jack Ward
TKO 1/20 · North Avenue Rink, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
McGovern 42-2-3 · Ward —
W
Won world featherweight title TKO 8/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 41-2-3 · Dixon 62-5-27
W
For world bantamweight title TKO 2/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 40-2-3 · Forbes 37-3-12
W
Freckles O'Brien
KO 1/10 · People's A.C., Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
McGovern 38-2-3 · O'Brien —
W
Charlie Mason
KO 2/10 · People's A.C., Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
McGovern 38-2-3 · Mason —
W
Kid Black
KO 3/4 · Trocadero, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 37-2-3 · Black —
W
James J Corbett Jr.
KO 2/4 · Trocadero, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 36-2-3 · Corbett Jr. —
W
Eddie Sprague
KO 2/10 · Coliseum, Hartford, 🇺🇸
McGovern 35-2-3 · Sprague —
W
Turkey Point Billy Smith
KO 3/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 33-2-3 · Smith —
W
Patsy Haley
KO 1/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 33-2-3 · Haley —
W
Billy Rotchford
KO 1/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
McGovern 32-2-3 · Rotchford —
W
Fred Snyder
TKO 2/6 · Westchester A.C., Tuckahoe, 🇺🇸
McGovern 31-2-3 · Snyder —
W
Won world bantamweight title KO 1/25 · Westchester A.C., Tuckahoe, 🇺🇸
McGovern 30-2-3 · Palmer 27-0-1
W
Johnny Ritchie
KO 3/25 · Westchester A.C., Tuckahoe, 🇺🇸
McGovern 29-2-3 · Ritchie —
W
Billy Barnett
KO 10/20 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 28-2-3 · Barnett —
W
Sammy Kelly
KO 5/20 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 27-2-3 · Kelly —
W
PTS 25/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 26-2-3 · Bernstein —
W
Patsy Haley
KO 18/25 · Lenox A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 25-2-3 · Haley —
W
Fred Snyder
6 · Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 24-2-3 · Snyder —
W
Casper Leon
KO 12/25 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 23-2-3 · Leon —
W
KO 14/25 · Pelican A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 22-2-3 · Rice —
W
Jimmy Rose
KO 2/25 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 21-2-3 · Rose —
W
Patsy Donovan
KO 3/6 · Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
McGovern 20-2-3 · Donovan —
W
Tim Callahan
KO 10/25 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 19-2-3 · Callahan —
W
KO 15/25 · Pelican A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 18-2-3 · Forbes 18-2-4
W
Eugene Garcia
KO 5/15 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 17-2-3 · Garcia —
D
Tim Callahan
PTS 20/20 · Pelican A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 17-2-2 · Callahan —
W
George Monroe
DQ 7/20 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 16-2-2 · Monroe —
L
Tim Callahan
DQ 11/25 · Pelican A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 16-1-2 · Callahan —
W
George Monroe
KO 24/25 · Greater New York A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 15-1-2 · Monroe —
D
George Monroe
PTS 20/20 · Waverly A.C., Yonkers, 🇺🇸
McGovern 15-1-1 · Monroe —
W
Fred Mayo
TKO 6/10 · Jacque's Auditorium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
McGovern 14-1-1 · Mayo —
W
Pinky Evans
PTS 8/8 · Waverly A.C., Yonkers, 🇺🇸
McGovern 13-1-1 · Evans —
W
Billy Maynard
PTS 8/8 · Waverly A.C., Yonkers, 🇺🇸
McGovern 12-1-1 · Maynard —
W
Jack Kelly
KO 2/10 · National A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 11-1-1 · Kelly —
W
Charles Roden
PTS 6/6 · Polo A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 10-1-1 · Roden —
W
Harry Peterson
PTS 6/6 · Polo A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 9-1-1 · Peterson —
NC
Eddie Goodbody
1/4 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 9-1-1 · Goodbody —
W
Jack Doyle
TKO 7/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 8-1-1 · Doyle —
W
Johnny Reagan
TKO 6/6 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 7-1-1 · Reagan —
W
Jack Leon
TKO 7/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 6-1-1 · Leon —
W
Billy Barrett
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 5-1-1 · Barrett —
W
Eddie Goodbody
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 4-1-1 · Goodbody —
D
Tommy Sullivan
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 4-1-0 · Sullivan —
W
Tom McDermott
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 3-1-0 · McDermott —
W
Kid Dougherty
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 2-1-0 · Dougherty —
W
Eddie Avery
PTS 4/4 · Polo A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 1-1-0 · Avery —
W
Frankie Barnes
PTS 10/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 0-1-0 · Barnes —
L
Johnny Snee
DQ 4/10 · Greenwood A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
McGovern 0-0-0 · Snee —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Terry McGovern's record? Terry McGovern's professional record is 66-5-8, 1 NC with 45 knockouts.
Who did Terry McGovern fight last? Terry McGovern last fought Young Corbett II on Oct 17, 1906 and the bout was a draw. Sources Boxerbook ID 2817 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/2817 . 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.
