▁Cur ry ▁for ▁the ▁British ▁Fe ather weight ▁Title ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁again ▁at ▁London ' s ▁National ▁Sport ing ▁Club , ▁winning ▁in ▁a ▁sevent e enth ▁round ▁dis qual ification ▁in ▁a ▁scheduled ▁twenty ▁round ▁match . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Her ald , ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁British ▁pounds ▁was ▁at ▁st ake , ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁B ant am weight ▁championship ▁was ▁being ▁cont ested . ▁ ▁De fe ating ▁George ▁D ixon ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Jordan ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁from ▁England ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁R MS ▁Luc ania ▁to ▁face ▁American ▁challeng ers . ▁ ▁The ▁Luci ana ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est , ▁largest , ▁and ▁most ▁lux ur ious ▁passenger ▁lin ers ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁was ▁ 2 4 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁fresh ▁from ▁his ▁knock outs ▁of ▁Edd ie ▁Cur ry ▁and ▁Tommy ▁White . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁training ▁during ▁his ▁voyage ▁including ▁sp arring ▁and ▁hitting ▁the ▁bag ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁daily ▁runs ▁ab o ard ▁Luci ana ' s ▁sp a cious ▁de cks . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁close ▁bout , ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁great ▁Canadian ▁fe ather weight ▁George ▁D ixon ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁at ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Len ox ▁Club ▁in ▁a ▁classic ▁twenty ▁five ▁round ▁points ▁decision ▁by ▁ref