He successfully defended the title against Dan Voyles in November 2013 winning by an 8th round TKO, and defeated the former British amateur heavyweight champion Dick Smith (in his first professional fight) in January 1914 in a controversial points decision.
He successfully defended the title against Dan Voyles in November 2013 winning by an 8th round TKO and in the process became the Irish Heavyweight Champion. In January 1914, he defeated the former British amateur heavyweight champion Dick Smith (in his first professional fight) in a controversial points decision.