▁to ▁waste ▁on ▁ring ▁engag ements ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Jordan ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁bout ▁of ▁mal arial ▁fe ver ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁make ▁another ▁planned ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁ill ness ▁during ▁a ▁previous ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁affected ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁ref rain ▁from ▁box ing ▁abroad ▁after ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁he ▁defeated ▁Kid ▁Mc F ad den ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Sport ing ▁Club ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁a ▁fif teenth ▁round ▁knock out . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁defeat ▁George ▁D ixon ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁a ▁six ▁round ▁points ▁decision . ▁ ▁He ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁English ▁Fe ather weight ▁Title ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁against ▁champion ▁Ped lar ▁Pal mer ▁in ▁an ▁important ▁bout ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Sport ing ▁Club ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁a ▁fifteen ▁round ▁points ▁decision . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁box ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁meeting ▁Johnny ▁Sum mers ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁short ▁three ▁round ▁no ▁contest ▁b outs . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁