Bill Ladbury (14 October 1891 – June 1917) was an English professional boxer who competed from 1908 to 1917. He held the IBU world flyweight title from 1913 to 1914, as well as the British and European flyweight titles in 1913.
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 Johnny 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.Prior, Neil (2014) "Percy Jones' 1914 title began century of Wales' boxing wins", BBC, 25 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015
Ladbury 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.
Ladbury was killed in action in France in June 1917.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes53Win31–17–5Bert ClarkPTS101 May 191752Win30–17–5Alf Mansfield PTS1527 Nov 191651Win29–17–5Harry CurleyRTD11 (15)9 Nov 191650Loss28–17–5Tommy NobleKO13 (15)9 Oct 191649Loss28–16–5Tommy NoblePTS1521 Aug 191648Loss28–15–5Nat Young BrooksRTD12 (15)17 Jul 191647Draw28–14–5Peter CainPTS1021 Feb 191646Win28–14–4Harry CurleyPTS1510 Jan 191645Loss27–14–4Percy JonesKO5 (15)11 Oct 191544Loss27–13–4Joe SymondsKO2 (15)11 Jun 191543Loss27–12–4Joe SymondsKO1 (20)22 Mar 191542Win27–11–4Johnny HughesPTS2010 Dec 191441Loss26–11–4Tancy LeeTKO8 (20)27 Apr 191440Win26–10–4Tommy HarrisonRTD15 (20)6 Apr 191439Draw25–10–4Joe SymondsPTS202 Mar 191438Loss25–10–3Percy JonesPTS2026 Jan 191437Loss25–9–3Jimmy BerryKO10 (20)15 Dec 191336Win25–8–3Tommy HarrisonPTS2024 Nov 191335Win24–8–3Sid SmithTKO11 (20)2 Jun 191334Win23–8–3George PetersPTS107 Apr 191333Win22–8–3Louis RuddickPTS2010 Mar 191332Win21–8–3Joe Young WilsonKO17 (20)3 Feb 191331Win20–8–3Young George DandoRTD7 (20)6 Jan 191330Win19–8–3Jack ArundelKO5 (10)9 Dec 191229Win18–8–3Tommy HarrisonPTS1021 Nov 191228Win17–8–3Sam KellarPTS2011 Nov 191327Win16–8–3Joe Young WilsonKO12 (20)7 Oct 191226Loss15–8–3Nat Young BrooksPTS123 Aug 191225Loss15–7–3Nat Young BrooksPTS1020 Jul 191224Win15–6–3Bill Kyne PTS1029 Jun 191223Loss14–6–3Joe FoxTKO5 (10)15 Jun 191222Loss14–5–3Joe Young WilsonPTS101 Jun 191221Win14–4–3Joe FoxPTS1027 Apr 191220Win13–4–3Frank WarnerPTS1020 Apr 191219Win12–4–3Joe FoxPTS159 Mar 191218Draw11–4–3Joe Young WilsonPTS1210 Feb 191217Win11–4–2Stoker Bill HoskynePTS1027 Jan 191216Win10–4–2Nat Young BrooksTKO6 (10)13 Jan 191215Loss9–4–2Johnny HughesKO3 (20)16 Nov 191114Loss9–3–2Charles LedouxRTD4 (10)8 Nov 191113Draw9–2–2Georges GaillardPTS104 Nov 191112Win9–2–1Albert CocksedgeKO7 (20)16 Oct 191111Win8–2–1Sweeper MadgePTS1015 Jul 191110Win7–2–1Jack ArundelRTD10 (10)18 Feb 19119Win6–2–1Stoker Bill Hoskyne PTS1030 Jan 19118Loss5–2–1Sam Kellar PTS2028 Feb 19107Win5–1–1Charles LedouxRTD4 (10)8 Jan 19106Loss4–1–1Johnny CondonPTS1529 Nov 19095Win4–0–1Albert BassTKO4 (10)29 Mar 19094Win3–0–1Young LonghornPTS108 Mar 19093Win2–0–1Jack FoxRTD10 (15)18 Jan 19092Draw1–0–1Jack FoxPTS630 Nov 19081Win1–0Bob CampionPTS69 Nov 1908
References
External links Career record at boxrec.com Career record at boxinghistory.org.uk