Nicholas Ward (boxer)
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Nicholas Ward (boxer)
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Nicholas Ward was an English bare-knuckle fighter. Nick Ward was the heavyweight champion of England for four months in 1841.
His first recorded fight was in 1835 against Harry John Lockyer. In 1840 he fought his brother Jem Ward's old enemy James Burke; Burke was a feared and dangerous fighter, who had killed one opponent, the champion Simon Byrne. Following the match Jem Ward had refused to fight Burke, would not hand over the championship belt or acknowledge Burke as the heavyweight champion,
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British bare-knuckle boxer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Ward_(boxer)
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2024-04-18T13:29:29Z
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