Pat O'Keeffe
British professional boxer (1883-1960) · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Died at 77
Pat O'Keeffe was a British professional boxer who held the British middleweight title twice. His professional career spanned sixteen years, from 1902 to 1918, and took him to the United States and Australia between 1907 and 1910.
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O'Keeffe (left) facing Charlie Allum at the Salle Wagram, Paris, 2 March 1907. O'Keeffe won by knockout, in a bout billed as the French middleweight championship.
French champion Georges Carpentier, whom O'Keeffe fought in a bout billed as the European heavyweight championship in 1914
Bombardier Billy Wells (left) and Pat O'Keeffe boxing before King George V in the Riding School at Albany Barracks, March 1914 (Illustrated London News)
O'Keeffe instructing troops in boxing at Camberwell during the First World War
Pat O'Keeffe passing round fruit to wounded soldiers during a morale-boosting boat trip in the First World War
Pat O'Keeffe, former British boxing champion and Lonsdale Belt holder, leading physical training exercises for cinema usherettes on the roof of the Regal Cinema near Marble Arch, London, in 1929Awards
About this person
In 1914 he challenged Georges Carpentier in a contest billed as the European heavyweight championship and was knocked out in two rounds.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1960 · aged 77
