Sep 1953
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London
May 1953
Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands
Apr 1953
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Feb 1953
Leyton Baths, Leyton, London
Mahlangu sustained a cut left eyebrow.
Jan 1953
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Final Eliminator for BBBofC British Lightweight Title
Dec 1952
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire
Dec 1952
Baths Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk
Nov 1952
Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
McGovern down in the 5th round from a right to the jaw.
Nov 1952
Pier Pavilion, Hastings, Sussex
McGovern cut above the eye.
Oct 1952
National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London
Jul 1952
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire
Jun 1952
Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl, Wales
Eliminator British Empire Lightweight Title
Apr 1952
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
Mar 1952
K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Johansen cut above and under the left eye in round 2.
Purse for Johansen 20.000kr. McGovern weighed in 2lbs to heavy at the first try.
Dec 1951
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Match made at 9st 11lbs
McGovern sustained an injured right hand and a cut below the left eye
Nov 1951
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London
Aug 1951
Greyhound Stadium, Wandsworth, London
Thompson down once prior to being ko'd by a right cross
Jul 1951
Gravesend and Northfleet Football Ground, Gravesend, Kent
Kenny cut above the left eye
Apr 1951
Palais de Danse, Wimbledon, London
Mancini, down in the 2nd round, halted with a badly cut eye
Mar 1951
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London
Mar 1951
Romford Road Baths, West Ham, London
Garrod, down in the 1st round, halted with a badly swollen right eye
Jan 1951
Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham, London
Dec 1950
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London
McGovern cut by the left eye
Oct 1950
Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Sep 1950
The Arena, Mile End, London
Kelleher down twice in the 2nd round and twice in the 6th prior to the stoppage
Jul 1950
The Stadium, Hanley, Staffordshire
May 1950
Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire
Jenkins, down in the 5th round, retired with a badly swollen left eye
Apr 1950
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Diori a substitute for Gianluigi Uboldi
Apr 1950
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Final Eliminator for BBBofC British Lightweight Title
Feb 1950
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Jan 1950
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London
Jan 1950
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Boxing News, 18 January 1950
Jan 1950
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Nov 1949
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Boxing News 7 December 1949
Nov 1949
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Duffy down once in the 1st round and five times in the 2nd
Boxing News 23 November 1949
Oct 1949
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Boxing News 26-10-1949 p7
Sep 1949
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
McGovern down in the 2nd round
Boxing News 14-9-1949 p13
Jul 1949
Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace, London
Vacant British South Eastern Area Lightweight Title
Daly halted with a cut above the left eye
Boxing News July 20, 1949
May 1949
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London
Toweel sustained a damaged right eye
May 1949
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire
Apr 1949
Leyton Baths, Leyton, London
Feb 1949
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Jan 1949
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Jan 1949
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire
Match made at 9st 11lb and Hornby paid forfeit
Nov 1948
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Barton ko'd by a right to the jaw
Nov 1948
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London
Sep 1948
The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
Jones ko'd by a right cross
McGovern down in the 7th round
Aug 1948
Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace, London
Boxing News August 18, 1948
May 1948
Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Apr 1948
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire
Apr 1948
Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
Fitzpatrick down in each round
Mar 1948
East India Hall, Poplar, London
Dec 1947
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Dec 1947
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
King penalized for low blows in round 6.
Nov 1947
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York
Nov 1947
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York
Oct 1947
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York
Sep 1947
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York
Aug 1947
Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York
Aug 1947
Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens, New York
Jul 1947
Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens, New York
Jul 1947
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Jun 1947
Jamaica Arena, Jamaica, Queens, New York
Jun 1947
MacArthur Stadium, Brooklyn, New York
May 1947
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York
May 1947
Forum Arena, The Bronx, New York
Apr 1947
Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York
McGovern's American debut
Dec 1944
Brancaccio Theatre, Roma, Lazio
Second Inter-Allied Championships, Amateur Welterweight
