Who did Johnny Basham fight last?

Welterweight · United Kingdom

Johnny Basham

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Johnny Basham was a welterweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Sep 13, 1890. Johnny Basham last fought Ted "Kid" Lewis on Dec 13, 1929 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Also: جونى بشام · John Michael Basham

BornSep 13, 1890

DiedJun 8, 1947

Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom

NicknameSucker

DebutDec 26, 1912

Career1912–1929

Rounds boxed116

Born inNewport, Monmouthshire, Wales

TitlesCommonwealth and BBBofC British welterweight titles 1919

Boxerbook ratinginactive since Dec 1929Why here ›

Confirmed bouts0 of 10

Career record

Record

No record compiled yet

Last result

Ted "Kid" Lewis 🇬🇧

TKO 3/10 · Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton, 🇬🇧

1929-12-13 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 10, 1912–1929

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

Ted "Kid" Lewis 🇬🇧

TKO 3/10 · Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Lewis 231-52-24

1929-12-13 ›
✓ one source

Mike McTigue 🇺🇸

KO 3/15 · Drill Hall, Sheffield, 🇬🇧

Basham — · McTigue 84-24-7

1922-10-26 ›
✓ one source

Ted "Kid" Lewis 🇬🇧

For EBU and BBBofC British welterweight titles

RTD 12/20 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Lewis 206-40-21

1921-10-14 ›
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Ted "Kid" Lewis 🇬🇧

For EBU, BBBofC British, and Commonwealth welterweight titles

KO 19/20 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Lewis 202-36-21

1920-11-19 ›
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Ted "Kid" Lewis 🇬🇧

For EBU, BBBofC British, and Commonwealth welterweight titles

RTD 9/20 · Olympia, Kensington, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Lewis 200-33-21

1920-06-09 ›
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Matt Wells 🇬🇧

For Commonwealth and BBBofC British welterweight titles

PTS 20/20 · Holborn Stadium, Holborn, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Wells 42-23-3

1919-11-13 ›
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Tom McCormick 🇮🇪

TKO 13/20 · Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth

Basham — · McCormick 28-7-2

1915-05-05 ›
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Matt Wells 🇬🇧

PTS 15/15 · London Opera House, Kingsway, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Wells 29-8-2

1915-03-22 ›
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Tom McCormick 🇮🇪

PTS 15/15 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street

Basham — · McCormick 23-2-1

1913-07-31 ›
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Matt Wells 🇬🇧

KO 7/15 · Theatre, Swansea, 🇬🇧

Basham — · Wells 21-5-2

1912-12-26 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Johnny Basham fight last?: Johnny Basham last fought Ted "Kid" Lewis on Dec 13, 1929 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 16267 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16267. 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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