Jack Burns (Died 1891)
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Name: Jack Burns
Alias: John 'Jack' Burns
Hometown: Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1891-05-25
Pro Boxer: Record
Featherweight Jack Burns (aka Barnes) died of injuries sustained during a May 25, 1891 bout with Harry Tracey. Apparently, he was the same Jack Burns who was involved in the ring-death of Henry McGlone a few months earlier, although that appears to have been a heavyweight bout.
Source: Death under the Spotlight: The Manuel Velasquez Boxing Fatality Collection [1]