Featherweight · United States
Johnny Kilbane 110-17-15, 1 NC 24 KO · 1907–1923
Photo: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Johnny Kilbane was a featherweight boxer from United States, born Apr 9, 1889. Record 110-17-15, 1 NC with 24 knockouts over 1907–1923. Johnny Kilbane last fought Eugène Criqui on Jun 2, 1923 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 15.
Also: ジョニー・キルベーン · John Patrick Kilbane · John Patrick Klibane
Born Apr 9, 1889
Died May 31, 1957
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 165 cm
Nickname Johnny
Debut Dec 2, 1907
Career 1907–1923
Rounds boxed 533
KO share 22%
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Titles NYSAC featherweight title 1920
Confirmed bouts 19 of 143
Career record Record
110-17-15, 1 NC, 24 KOs · 1907–1923
Last result L
For NYSAC featherweight title TKO 6/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 143 bouts, 1907–1923, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 51-4-7
L
For NYSAC featherweight title TKO 6/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 110-16-15 · Criqui 101-11-15
W
Danny Frush
Retained NYSAC featherweight title KO 7/12 · Dunn Field, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 109-16-15 · Frush —
W
Artie Root
10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 108-16-15 · Root —
L
Andy Chaney
8 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 108-15-15 · Chaney —
W
Freddie Jacks
10 · Dunn Field, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 107-15-15 · Jacks —
L
Harry Brown
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 107-14-15 · Brown —
W
Alvie Miller
KO 7/10 · Opera House, Lorain, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 106-14-15 · Miller —
L
8 · Newark Athletic Club, Newark, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 106-13-15 · Valger —
W
Johnny Murray
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 105-13-15 · Murray —
W
Al Shubert
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 104-13-15 · Shubert —
L
Andy Chaney
8 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 104-12-15 · Chaney —
W
Eddie Morgan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 103-12-15 · Morgan —
W
TKO 5/8 · International League Ballpark, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 102-12-15 · Burns —
W
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 101-12-15 · Fox —
W
Ralph Brady
10 · Grand Theater, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 100-12-15 · Brady —
W
Johnny Maloney
TKO 6/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 99-12-15 · Maloney —
W
Jack Lawler
10 · Charleston, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 98-12-15 · Lawler —
W
Artie O'Leary
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 97-12-15 · O'Leary —
W
Johnny Mealey
KO 2/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 96-12-15 · Mealey —
L
Frankie Brown
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 96-11-15 · Brown —
Show all 143 bouts L
TKO 3/6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 96-10-15 · Leonard 87-19-7
W
10 · Sohmer Park, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Kilbane 95-10-15 · Fleming 69-10-10
W
10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 94-10-15 · Welsh 117-26-16
W
Matt Brock
10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 93-10-15 · Brock —
D
Eddie Wallace
12 · Park Theatre, Bridgeport, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 93-10-14 · Wallace —
W
Eddie Shannon
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 92-10-14 · Shannon —
W
Tim Droney
6 · Orpheum Theatre, York, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 91-10-14 · Droney —
L
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 91-9-14 · Kansas 54-9-5
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 90-9-14 · Ray —
W
Johnny Drummie
KO 10/12 · Auditorium, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 89-9-14 · Drummie —
W
Alvie Miller
12 · Grand Opera House, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 88-9-14 · Miller —
W
For world featherweight title KO 3/15 · Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 87-9-14 · Chaney 63-9-4
W
Johnny O'Leary
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 86-9-14 · O'Leary —
D
Eddie Wallace
10 · Sohmer Park, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Kilbane 86-9-13 · Wallace —
W
Willie Jackson
TKO 5/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 85-9-13 · Jackson —
W
Harry Donahue
10 · Harlem S.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 84-9-13 · Donahue —
W
6 · Power Auditorium, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 83-9-13 · Ray —
W
Johnny Creeley
10 · Hot Springs, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 82-9-13 · Creeley —
W
Packy Hommey
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 81-9-13 · Hommey —
W
Frankie Conifrey
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 80-9-13 · Conifrey —
W
Patsy Cline
KO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 79-9-13 · Cline —
L
Richie Mitchell
10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 79-8-13 · Mitchell —
W
Patsy Brannigan
10 · Town Hall, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 78-8-13 · Brannigan —
W
Packy Hommey
10 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 77-8-13 · Hommey —
W
Bobby Reynolds
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 76-8-13 · Reynolds —
W
Cal Delaney
12 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 75-8-13 · Delaney —
L
Richie Mitchell
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 75-7-13 · Mitchell —
W
Alvie Miller
12 · Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 74-7-13 · Miller —
W
10 · Broadway S.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 73-7-13 · Coogan —
W
10 · Federal A.C., Atlantic Gardens, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 72-7-13 · Leonard 46-16-5
W
Eddie Wallace
10 · Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 71-7-13 · Wallace —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 70-7-13 · Williams 73-6-4
W
Eddie Morgan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 69-7-13 · Morgan —
W
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 68-7-13 · Kansas 34-3-3
W
Eddie Morgan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 67-7-13 · Morgan —
W
Frankie Daley
10 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 66-7-13 · Daley —
L
Patsy Brannigan
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 66-6-13 · Brannigan —
W
Willie Houck
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 65-6-13 · Houck —
L
12 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 65-5-13 · Mandot —
W
Louis Margolis
10 · Redland Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 64-5-13 · Margolis —
W
Benny Chavez
KO 2/15 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 63-5-13 · Chavez —
W
Bobby Reynolds
8 · Windsor A.C., Windsor, 🇨🇦
Kilbane 62-5-13 · Reynolds —
W
Kid Julian
10 · Syracuse, New York, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 61-5-13 · Julian —
W
Frankie Daley
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 60-5-13 · Daley —
W
Gene Delmont
8 · Phoenix A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 59-5-13 · Delmont —
W
Tommy Bresnahan
10 · Alhambra, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 58-5-13 · Bresnahan —
W
Charley Thomas
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 57-5-13 · Thomas —
W
Eddie Moy
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 56-5-13 · Moy —
W
Eddie Moy
KO 5/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 55-5-13 · Moy —
W
Eddie O'Keefe
KO 1/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 54-5-13 · O'Keefe —
W
Louis Margolis
KO 7/10 · Music Hall Arena, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 53-5-13 · Margolis —
W
Kid Julian
10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 52-5-13 · Julian —
W
Joe Goldberg
10 · Washington Rink, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 51-5-13 · Goldberg —
W
PTS 12/12 · Atlas A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 50-5-13 · Walsh 53-17-25
W
Jimmy Fox
TKO 6/10 · Wheelmen's Club, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 49-5-13 · Fox —
D
For world featherweight title PTS 20/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 49-5-12 · Dundee 46-14-13
W
George Kirkwood
TKO 6/10 · New Star Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 48-5-12 · Kirkwood —
W
Young Driscoll
10 · Irving A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 47-5-12 · Driscoll —
W
TKO 2/8 · Future City A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 46-5-12 · Kirk —
W
Tommy Dixon
8 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 45-5-12 · Dixon —
W
TKO 9/12 · Tuxedo Club, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 44-5-12 · Attell 66-27-23
W
Tommy Ginty
KO 4/6 · Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 43-5-12 · Ginty —
W
Johnny Albanese
10 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 42-5-12 · Albanese —
W
Eddie O'Keefe
PTS 12/12 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 41-5-12 · O'Keefe —
W
Eddie O'Keefe
10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 40-5-12 · O'Keefe —
W
Jackie Moore
PTS 10/10 · Tiffin, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 39-5-12 · Moore —
W
10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 38-5-12 · Dundee 37-12-13
W
Tommy Dixon
PTS 12/12 · Luna Park Motordome, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 37-5-12 · Dixon —
W
Tommy O'Toole
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 36-5-12 · O'Toole —
D
For world featherweight title PTS 12/12 · Pilgrim A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 36-5-11 · Walsh 50-16-20
W
10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 35-5-11 · Burns —
W
Won world featherweight title PTS 20/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 34-5-11 · Attell 104-11-23
W
12 · Gray's Armory, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 33-5-11 · White 32-5-2
W
Patsy Brannigan
10 · Youngstown, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 32-5-11 · Brannigan —
W
PTS 20/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 31-5-11 · Conley —
W
KO 16/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 30-5-11 · Rivers —
W
Patsy Kline
PTS 20/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 29-5-11 · Kline —
D
12 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 29-5-10 · Walsh 47-16-18
L
PTS 20/20 · Arena, Vernon, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 29-4-10 · Rivers —
D
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 29-4-9 · Attell 62-17-16
W
Kid Ghetto
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 28-4-9 · Ghetto —
W
Johnny Albanese
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 27-4-9 · Albanese —
D
Tommy Bresnahan
10 · Youngstown, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 27-4-8 · Bresnahan —
W
Jack White
PTS 12/12 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 26-4-8 · White —
W
Gus Wilson
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 25-4-8 · Wilson —
D
Tommy O'Toole
6 · American A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 25-4-7 · O'Toole —
W
Patsy Brannigan
12 · Canton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 24-4-7 · Brannigan —
W
Benny Kaufman
12 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 23-4-7 · Kaufman —
L
PTS 10/10 · Hippodrome, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 23-3-7 · Attell 91-9-20
L
Benny Kaufman
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 23-2-7 · Kaufman —
D
Patsy Brannigan
12 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 23-2-6 · Brannigan —
W
Al Delmont
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 22-2-6 · Delmont —
W
Bobby Tickle
6 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 21-2-6 · Tickle —
NC
Biz Mackey
NC 6 · Lorain, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 21-2-6 · Mackey —
W
Kid Tyler
KO 3/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 20-2-6 · Tyler —
D
Jack White
8 · Windsor, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 20-2-5 · White —
W
Tommy Kilbane
PTS 15/15 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 19-2-5 · Kilbane —
W
Marty Heffron
PTS 8/8 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 18-2-5 · Heffron —
W
Happy Davis
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 17-2-5 · Davis —
W
Jeff Gaffney
KO 4/6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 16-2-5 · Gaffney —
D
Jack White
PTS 12/12 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 16-2-4 · White —
W
Cloyce Yeager
10 · Findlay, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 15-2-4 · Yeager —
W
Mike Bartley
KO 5/6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 14-2-4 · Bartley —
L
Biz Mackey
TKO 5/12 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 14-1-4 · Mackey —
W
Frank LeMaster
PTS 8/8 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 13-1-4 · LeMaster —
W
Clyde LeMasters
PTS 8/8 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 12-1-4 · LeMasters —
W
Johnny Whittaker
12 · Sawyerwood AC, Akron, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 11-1-4 · Whittaker —
D
Jack White
PTS 10/10 · Dayton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 11-1-3 · White —
D
Young Joe Grim
12 · Youngstown, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 11-1-2 · Grim —
W
Clyde LeMasters
PTS 10/10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 10-1-2 · LeMasters —
W
Tommy Kilbane
PTS 25/25 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 9-1-2 · Kilbane —
W
Milburn Saylor
PTS 10/10 · Dayton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 8-1-2 · Saylor —
W
Battling Terry
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, New Castle, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 7-1-2 · Terry —
W
Paul Kohler
PTS 6/6 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 6-1-2 · Kohler —
D
Tommy Lynch
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, New Castle, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 6-1-1 · Lynch —
W
Herman Zahnizer
KO 9/10 · Coliseum, New Castle, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 5-1-1 · Zahnizer —
L
Tommy Kilbane
PTS 6/6 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 5-0-1 · Kilbane —
W
Paul Kohler
PTS 6/6 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 4-0-1 · Kohler —
D
Tommy Kilbane
PTS 4/4 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 4-0-0 · Kilbane —
W
Tommy Kilbane
PTS 3/3 · Lorain, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 3-0-0 · Kilbane —
W
Kid Campbell
KO 6/6 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 2-0-0 · Campbell —
W
Tommy Burns
PTS 3/3 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 1-0-0 · Burns —
W
Tom Mangan
PTS 3/3 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Kilbane 0-0-0 · Mangan —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Johnny Kilbane's record? Johnny Kilbane's professional record is 110-17-15, 1 NC with 24 knockouts.
Who did Johnny Kilbane fight last? Johnny Kilbane last fought Eugène Criqui on Jun 2, 1923 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 17609 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17609 . 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.
