Middleweight · Bare-Knuckle & Gloves (1880–1919)

Les Darcy

Wins

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Draws

KOs

63%

KO %

Born: 1895
Died: 1917
Nationality: Australia
Career: 1910–1916

Australia's boxing legend who died aged 21 in the United States.

Titles & Honours

Australian claimant, World Middleweight Champion

Career Timeline

1910–1916

1910-12-15Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs George 'Governor' Balser · W Decision
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1915-02-27Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Frank Loughrey · Decision. Newspaper decisions excluded.
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1916-09-30Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs George Chip · W KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
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Title wins · dates not yet documented

Australian claimant, World Middleweight Champion

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

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Fight-by-Fight Record

Date	Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Venue
1910-12-15	W	George 'Governor' Balser	Decision	11	Thornton, New South Wales
1911-04-07	W	Young Texas	Decision	4	West Maitland Town Hall, West Maitland, New South Wales
1911-07-26	W	Tom Donohue	Decision	4	West Maitland Town Hall , West Maitland, New South Wales
1911-08-08	W	Sid Pascoe	KO	2	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1911-09-12	W	Les Althorne	KO	3	Maitland Showground, Maitland, New South Wales
1912-01-10	W	Harry Emery	KO	6	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-05-04	W	Tom Page	Decision	10	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-08-24	W	Jim Burns	Decision	6	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-09-14	W	Harry Richards	Decision	8	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-09-21	W	Peter Devon	TKO	6	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-09-28	W	Peter Barnes	TKO	9	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-11-04	W	Dave Depena	TKO	9	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
1912-12-14	W	Jim Burns	KO	11	Adelphi Hall, West Maitland, New South Wales
1913-03-15	W	Billy Hannan	TKO	18	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1913-07-19	W	Reg Regio Delaney	TKO	8	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1913-09-27	W	Joe Shakespeare	TKO	7	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1913-10-25	W	Billy McNabb	Decision	20	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1913-11-03	L	Bob Whitelaw	Decision	20	Victoria Theatre , Newcastle, New South Wales
1914-01-05	W	Jack Clarke	TKO	9	Olympia A.C., Newtown, New South Wales
1914-01-30	W	Young Hanley	TKO	5	Olympia A.C., Newtown, New South Wales
1914-03-21	W	Bob Whitelaw	KO	5	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1914-04-23	W	Billy McNabb	TKO	4	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
1914-07-18	L	Fritz Holland	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1914-09-12	L	Fritz Holland	DQ	18	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1914-10-05	W	Victor "K.O." Marchand	KO	5	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1914-11-07	W	Gus Christie	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1914-12-26	W	Fred Dyer	Decision	20	Baker's Stadium , Brisbane, Queensland
1915-01-23	L	Jeff Smith	DQ	5	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-02-27	W	Frank Loughrey	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-03-13	W	Fritz Holland	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-04-03	W	Henri Demlen	TKO	5	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-05-01	W	Fritz Holland	TKO	13	West Melbourne Stadium, West Melbourne, Victoria
1915-05-22	W	Jeff Smith	DQ	2	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-06-12	W	Mick King	TKO	10	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-07-31	W	Eddie McGoorty	TKO	15	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-09-04	W	Billy Murray	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-10-09	W	Fred Dyer	TKO	6	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-10-23	W	Jimmy Clabby	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1915-11-01	W	Billy Murray	TKO	6	West Melbourne Stadium , West Melbourne, Victoria
1915-12-27	W	Eddie McGoorty	TKO	8	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-01-15	W	George "K.O." Brown	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-02-19	W	Harold Hardwick	TKO	7	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-03-25	W	Les O'Donnell	TKO	7	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-04-08	W	George "K.O." Brown	Decision	20	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-05-13	W	Alex Costica	TKO	4	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-05-29	W	Buck Crouse	KO	2	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-06-24	W	Dave Smith	KO	12	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
1916-08-16	W	Dave Smith	TKO	11	Brisbane Stadium , Brisbane , Queensland
1916-09-30	W	George Chip	KO	9	Sydney Stadium , Rushcutters Bay , New South Wales

Showing 49 of 49 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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