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Here's one from the Jan. 17, 1926 SPOKANE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW newspaper:
In 1925, there had been 9,500 bouts held in the United States.
In eleven months California had had 1,076; NY 2,000; Ohio 1,000+; Pennsylvania 1,800; Wisconsin 600; and 2,000 elsewhere.

You mean boxing cards, right?

tegenm wrote:You mean boxing cards, right?

The paper said "bouts," Matt. (Or at least that's what my notes say.)
And I inferred this meant pro bouts. As you know, in Washington state at the time, the figure would be a big fat zero (because prize-fighting was illegal), although hundreds of fights were fought in the state in 1925 as "amateur" bouts between pros.

I would guess that it meant cards. I have a feeling you could count all the California bouts in the database at the moment in 1925, and come very close to that figure if not surpass it.

Approximately 25 per day...Below is 25 cards that took place on January 1, 1925, there are 27 USA cards in boxrec for the same date: Wouldn't it be nice again?

Thursday, January 1
--In Canton, OH on Jan. 1:
Willie Ames, Akron [ND-W 12] Eddie Anderson, Chicago (TWH)
--In Manchester, NH (State Armory) on Jan. 1:
Chick Suggs [D 10] Terry Martin (MNHU)
Johnny Bartlett [W 8] Rocky Stone (MNHU)
Young Brown, Lowell [KO 1] Al Sharkey (MNHU)
Marty O’Neill [W 4] Gussie Anderson (MNHU)
--In Dover, NH on Jan. 1:
Frankie Quill [D 10] Gunboat Jack (MNHU)
--In Philadelphia, PA (Arena) on Jan. 1:
Tommy O’Brien [D --] Eddie “Kid” Wagner (PR)
Sid Barbarian [W 10] Whitey Fitzgerald (PR)
Kid Wolfe [W 10] Marty Gold (PR)
Al Gordon [KO 5] Phil Logan (PR)
--In Philadelphia, PA (Cambria AC) on Jan. 1:
“Redcap” Wilson [W 10] Frankie Ferro (PR)
Johnny Hayes [W --] Bobby (Michaels?) (PR)
Harry Decker [W --] Tommy Langdon (PR)
Jackie ? [W --] ? Wilson (PR)
--In Trenton, NJ on Jan. 1
Maxie Rosenbloom [ND-W 10] Tommy West (PR)
--In Williamsport, PA on Jan. 1:
Tommy Loughran [W 10] Frankie MaGuire (PR)
--In Syracuse, NY on Jan. 1:
Bushy Graham [W --] Tom Ryan (PR)
--In Scranton, PA on Jan. 1:
Pete Latzo [KO 2] Patsy Haley (PR)
--In Holyoke, MA on Jan. 1:
Ruby Stein [KO --] Andy Dick (PR)
--In New Brunswick, NJ on Jan. 1:
Jimmy Kelly [ND-W 10] Eddie Dempsey (PR)
--In Pittsburgh, PA on Jan. 1:
Harry Greb, Pittsburgh [W 10] Augie Ratner (THI)
--In Columbus, OH on Jan. 1:
Bud Christiano, Buffalo [D 12] Frankie Callahan, Columbus (THI)
--In Mexico City, Mexico on Jan. 1:
Tony Fuente [WF 5] Homer Smith, Kalamazoo (THI)
--In Cincinnati, OH on Jan. 1:
Warnie Smith, Bartlesville, OK [ND-W 10] Joe Anderson, KY (THI)
--In Portland, OR (Armory) on Jan.1:
Jimmy Sacco, Boston [W 10] Ted Gartin, Denver (PO)
Weldon Wing, Portland [D 10] Nobe Cervantes, Denver (PO)
Otto Robinson [W 4] Neil Campbell (PO)
Cracker Warren [W 4] Joey Marcus (PO)
Jack Nash [W 4] Frank Sullivan (PO)
Jim Hanks [W 4] Jim Mills (PO)
--In Milwaukee, WI on Jan. 1:
Pete Sarmiento, New York [ND-W 10] Eddie Shea, Chicago (LAT)
Frankie Monroe-127 ½ [ND-W --] Mike Ballerino-129 (LAT)
Herbie Scaeffer [ND-D --] Eddie Macey (LAT)
--In Brooklyn, NY on Jan. 1:
Tiger Flowers [TKO 3] Joe Lohman (LAT)
--In Fargo, ND (Auditorium) on Jan. 1:
Russie LeRoy, Fargo [KO 1] Mel Coogan, Brooklyn (FNDF)
Billy Petrolle, Fargo [KO 3] Eddie Root (FNDF)
Gunner Smith [D 4] Spud Murphy (FNDF)
Kid Jackson [TKO 4] Mike Fulton (FNDF)
Tommy McGough [W 4] Cyclone Horner (FNDF)
--In Grand Rapids, MI on Jan. 1:
“Captain” Bob Roper, Roanoke [ND-W 10] Quentin Romero Rojas (THI)
Lyle Desvoignes [ND-W --] Sailor DeShone (LAT)
--In Bayonne, NJ on Jan. 1:
Billy Vidabeck [ND-W 10] Kayo Jaffe (NYT)
Pete Scarano [ND-W 8] Joe Marino (NYT)
Jimmy Baker [ND-W 4] Bob Nehf (NYT)
George Scott [KO 4] Frankie Ryan (NYT)
Mick Dunn [KO 4] Tommy Lawrence (NYT)
--In New Bedford, MA on Jan. 1:
Chief Halbran [W 10] Frank Moody (PJ)
Frank Rossi [TKO 4] Mike Francisco (PJ)
Young Corbett, New Bedford [W 8] Young Dupre (PJ)
--In Everett, WA on Jan. 1:
Billy Harms [D 6] Mike O’Connor (PO)
Chick Tabit [W 6] Harold Jones (PO)
--In Buffalo, NY on Jan. 1:
Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo [KO 1] Joe Eagan (SFC)
--Time: (0:30)
--In Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Jan. 1:
Jackie Johnson [KO 2] Freddie Vincent (SFC)

Thats some list you put together Barry. As you say if only !!

as it happens my dad had a fight on that day, however it was in Canada so doesn't count - he lost by the way.

As far as I am aware it is not possible to list the fights for a year which is a pity