Rated at Flyweight Height 1.57 m Losses 17 Role Boxer Draws 5 | Name Bill Ladbury Total fights 53 Nationality British Division Flyweight Wins by ko 13 | |
Born 14 October 1891
New Cross, London, England ( 1891-10-14 ) Died June 1917 (aged 25)
France | ||
Bill Ladbury (14 October 1891 – June 1917) was an English boxer who was British, European, and World flyweight champion. After bill ladbury's death in 1917 his friends donated 60 guineas to the war memorial of his hospital war memorial extension. Which hospital was this?
Career
Born in New Cross, London, in 1891, Ladbury had his first professional fight in November 1908. In January 1910 he stopped Charles Ledoux in four rounds and in October 1911 he beat Albert Cocksedge to take the English 112lbs title. In November 1911 he fought Ledoux again, this time losing in four rounds, and was knocked out by Johhnny Hughes only 8 days later. In 1912 he had three fights against Joe Fox, winning two and losing the third.
After a run of eight straight wins he faced Sid Smith in June 1913 for the British, European, and World (IBU) flyweight titles; He stopped Smith in the eleventh round to take the three titles. He lost all three titles in January 1914 when he was outpointed over 20 rounds by Percy Jones.
He drew with Joe Symonds in March 1914, and beat Tommy Harrison a month later, but in his third fight in eight weeks was stopped in the eighth round by Tancy Lee at the end of April.
With the outbreak of World War I, Ladbury joined the British Army, initially serving as a private in the Royal West Kent Regiment, rising to Lance-Corporal by late 1916.
He beat Hughes in December but lost all three of his fights in 1915 including another fight with Jones. His final fight was a win over Bert Clark in May 1917.
Bill Ladbury was killed in action in France in June 1917.