Jack McGowan

Name: Jack McGowan
Alias: Gentleman Jack
Birth Name: John Reid McGowan
Hometown: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Birthplace: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 1912-07-18 (Age:39)
Height: 159cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Jack McGowan was Australian lightweight champion in June 1901 and again on 24 May 1909. He was the first fighter to win three Australian titles at different weights. He won the third of these in the gold rush town of Kalgoolie in Western Australia. He died, age 39, while sparring July 17, 1912 with R. E. Fanning at Melbourne.

Reference Sources

• Standing portrait as published in Heroes of the fancy: a history of Australian boxing / Arnold Thomas (c1999, ISBN 064638564X)
• Death under the Spotlight: The Manuel Velasquez Boxing Fatality Collection [1]