William Dempsey

Name: Billy Dempsey
Birth Name: William Dempsey
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 1888-01-22 (Age:22)
Pro Boxer: Record

William 'Bill' Dempsey died from injuries sustained in a bout with Simon Besser 22 Jan 1888, at Brooklyn, NY, USA, after he was knocked out.

Source: Death under the Spotlight: The Manuel Velasquez Boxing Fatality Collection: [1]

Also reported as John Dempsey, July 10, 1888, at Fort Hamilton, NY. Source: December 1900 Philadelphia newspaper article.