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Upcoming Fights

New Organization - Australian Boxing Organization (ABO)
Due to Peter Jackson's inability to gain another title shot, and the lack of champions in other divisions, boxing's popularity in Australia and New Zealand has lowered. As a result, a new organization has formed exclusively for Australian and New Zealand fighters in an attempt to get the public rallying for boxing again, and in part to protest Corbett getting a title shot instead of Peter Jackson. The first title fight for the new organization will occur in July for the ABO Featherweight title.

The formation of this continental organization has been met with some negativity, but mostly positive. Enough so that there are talks of other, continental organizations forming. Many seem to like the appeal of national pride that goes along with this.

April 1891
HW: Peter Jackson (29-4-3 14KO) vs. Billy Wilson 26-11-0 (15KO)
MW: Billy McCarthy (22-1-0 4KO) vs. Jim Hall (21-4-0 18KO)
WW: Jack C McGee (29-8-3 26KO) vs. Jack McGinty (24-1-0 22KO)
LW: Billy Myer (38-5-1 29KO) vs. Jimmy Carroll (29-4-0 19KO)
FW: Tommy Warren (22-6-1 14KO) vs. Johnny T. Griffin (17-2-0 13KO)
BW: Jow Gates (16-3-2 7KO) vs. Elias Hamilton (22-9-1 18KO)

May 1891
WBG Heavyweight Title: John L. Sullivan (30-1-1 24KO) vs. James J. Corbett (25-1-1 8KO)
MW: Irish Jack Burke (32-10-1 21KO) vs. Osmo Cowalski (20-5-0 11KO)
WW: Dan Murphy (21-12-0 10KO) vs. Charles Gleason (21-6-1 18KO)
LW: George Lavigne (17-1-0 9KO) vs. Billy Young (28-13-0 20KO)
FW: Abe Willis (19-6-2 2KO) vs. Fred Johnson (33-8-3 20KO)

June 1891
WBG Bantamweight Title: Walter Croot (19-0-0 9KO) vs. Nelson Moreno (23-7-4 5KO)
ABO Featherweight Title: Young Griffo (22-2-0 11KO) vs. Young Pluto (25-3-0 22KO)
MW: Tom Barry (21-6-1 10KO) vs. Bill Gabig (25-7-2 11KO)
WW: Paddy Sullivan (21-3-1 6KO) vs. Lonnie Cadaress (30-11-0 24KO)
BW: Johnny Murphy (23-1-1 19KO) vs. Young Johnson (26-7-3 6KO)