Heavyweight · United Kingdom
Jem Mace 26-5-7 16 KO · 1845–1897
Photo: Frederick William Nichols (1832-1902), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Jem Mace was a heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Apr 8, 1831. Record 26-5-7 with 16 knockouts over 1845–1897. Jem Mace last fought Professor Mike Donovan on Sep 3, 1897 and the bout was a draw.
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Born Apr 8, 1831
Died Nov 30, 1910
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Nickname The Gypsy / The Norwich Yokel
Debut 1845
Career 1845–1897
Rounds boxed 354
KO share 62%
Born in Beeston, Norfolk, England
Titles English heavyweight title 1870
Confirmed bouts 1 of 38
Career record Record
26-5-7, 16 KOs · 1845–1897
Last result D
PTS 4/4 · Olympic Club, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
The record 38 bouts, 1845–1897, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
D
PTS 4/4 · Olympic Club, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Mace 26-5-6 · Donovan —
D
PTS 4/4 · Broadway Athletic Club, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Mace 26-5-5 · Donovan —
L
For English heavyweight title PTS 4/4 · Gaiety Theatre, Glasgow, 🇬🇧
Mace 26-4-5 · Mitchell 17-2-10
W
George Belcher
TKO 4/6 · Theatre Royal, Christchurch, 🇳🇿
Mace 25-4-5 · Belcher —
W
Bill Davis
KO 4 · San Francisco, California, 🇺🇸
Mace 24-4-5 · Davis —
W
Virginia City, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Mace 23-4-5 · Allen —
W
Martin
California, 🇺🇸
Mace 22-4-5 · Martin —
D
For English and World heavyweight titles NC 12 · Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Mace 22-4-4 · Coburn —
D
For English and World heavyweight titles NC 1 · Port Ryerse, Ontario, 🇨🇦
Mace 22-4-3 · Allen —
W
Retained English heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · Kennerville, New Orleans, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Mace 21-4-3 · Allen —
W
Won English heavyweight title PTS 21/21 · Purfleet, Essex, 🇬🇧
Mace 20-4-3 · Goss —
D
For English heavyweight title NC 1 · Longfield Court, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 20-4-2 · Goss —
W
Won English middleweight title KO 19 · Thames Haven, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 19-4-2 · Goss —
L
Lost English heavyweight title PTS 21/21 · Thames Haven, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 19-3-2 · King —
W
Retained English heavyweight title KO 43 · Godstone, Surrey, 🇬🇧
Mace 18-3-2 · King —
W
Won English heavyweight title KO 8 · Medway Island, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 17-3-2 · Hurst —
W
Won English middleweight title KO 5 · Yantlet Creek, Essex, 🇬🇧
Mace 16-3-2 · Brettle —
D
For English middleweight title PTS 6/6 · Clinch's Farm, Oxfordshire, 🇬🇧
Mace 16-3-1 · Brettle —
W
Bob Travers
DQ 57 · North Kent Marshes, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 15-3-1 · Travers —
D
Bob Travers
PTS 6/6 · North Kent Marshes, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 15-3-0 · Travers —
Show all 38 bouts W
Posh Price
KO 11 · Aldershot, Hampshire, 🇬🇧
Mace 14-3-0 · Price —
L
For English middleweight title KO 2 · Medway, Kent, 🇬🇧
Mace 14-2-0 · Brettle —
W
Bill Thorpe
PTS 18/18 · Canvey Island, Essex, 🇬🇧
Mace 13-2-0 · Thorpe —
W
Archibald William Douglas
Rum-Pum-Pas, London, 🇬🇧
Mace 10-2-0 · Douglas —
W
TKO · Rum-Pum-Pas, London, 🇬🇧
Mace 10-2-0 · Walker —
W
Mo Betson
TKO · Rum-Pum-Pas, London, 🇬🇧
Mace 10-2-0 · Betson —
W
Bob Slack
KO 9 · Mildenhall, Suffolk, 🇬🇧
Mace 9-2-0 · Slack —
W
Lincolnshire Bulldog
Rampling Horse, Lancashire, 🇬🇧
Mace 7-1-0 · Bulldog —
W
Gutteridge
England
Mace 7-1-0 · Gutteridge —
L
Nickels
England
Mace 7-1-0 · Nickels —
W
Tom Harvey
KO 31 · Harlaston Fair, Staffordshire, 🇬🇧
Mace 6-1-0 · Harvey —
W
John Pratt
KO 8 · Drayton Becker, Norwich, 🇬🇧
Mace 5-1-0 · Pratt —
W
Martin
England
Mace 4-1-0 · Martin —
L
John Pratt
KO 50 · Drayton Becker, Norwich, 🇬🇧
Mace 4-0-0 · Pratt —
W
Tom Brewer
KO · Horncastle Fair, Lincolnshire, 🇬🇧
Mace 2-0-0 · Brewer —
W
Farden Smith
KO 5 · Norwich Hill, Norwich, 🇬🇧
Mace 2-0-0 · Smith —
W
Sydney Smith
KO · Wisbech, Cambridge, 🇬🇧
Mace 0-0-0 · Smith —
W
Charles Pinfold
KO 4 · Norwich Hill, Norwich, 🇬🇧
Mace 0-0-0 · Pinfold —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Jem Mace's record? Jem Mace's professional record is 26-5-7 with 16 knockouts.
Who did Jem Mace fight last? Jem Mace last fought Professor Mike Donovan on Sep 3, 1897 and the bout was a draw. Sources Boxerbook ID 17109 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17109 . 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.
