▁before ▁switching ▁to ▁his ▁event ual ▁weight ▁of ▁choice , ▁light ▁heavy weight , ▁to ▁fight ▁one ▁winning ▁bout ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁next ▁attempt ▁at ▁a ▁championship ▁bel t . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁B BB of C ▁title ▁vac ated ▁by ▁No el ▁" Bo y " ▁McC orm ick , ▁and ▁Blo om field ▁was ▁matched ▁with ▁Harry ▁Dra ke ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 - round ▁contest ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Dra ke ▁lost ▁this ▁on ▁a ▁technical ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁round , ▁to ▁give ▁Blo om field ▁his ▁first ▁ever ▁univers ally ▁recogn ised ▁championship . ▁ ▁Tw ice ▁def ending ▁the ▁title ▁successfully ▁that ▁year , ▁against ▁Albert ▁" K id " ▁Lloyd ▁and ▁" B omb ard ier " ▁Billy ▁Well s ▁( both ▁by ▁ 6 th - round ▁knock outs ), ▁he ▁then ▁challeng ed ▁John ▁" S old ier ▁Jones " ▁Be aud in ▁of ▁Canada ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Sport ing ▁Club ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁winning ▁by ▁a ▁technical ▁knock out ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁round , ▁to ▁add ▁another ▁bel t ▁to ▁his ▁collection . ▁ ▁He ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁title ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁when ▁Northern ▁Irish man ▁Dave ▁Mag ill ▁quit ▁in ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁round ▁of ▁twenty ▁at ▁Olymp ia ▁in ▁London . ▁However