athers ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁back ▁to ▁winning ▁ways ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁three ▁f ights ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁all ▁by ▁technical ▁knock out . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁fought ▁his ▁first ▁bout ▁in ▁the ▁USA , ▁defe ating ▁Walter ▁McG ir r ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 - round ▁contest ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁During ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁Blo om field ▁fought ▁six ▁more ▁US ▁and ▁Canadian ▁f igh ters , ▁winning ▁four , ▁losing ▁one ▁and ▁drawing ▁one . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁he ▁won ▁two ▁more ▁f ights ▁during ▁February , ▁before ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁vast ly ▁experienced ▁Ted ▁" K id " ▁Lewis ▁for ▁the ▁vac ant ▁British ▁Middle weight ▁Championship ▁at ▁Holland ▁Park ▁R ink ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June . ▁This ▁was ▁fought ▁over ▁a ▁m amm oth ▁ 2 0 ▁r ounds , ▁and ▁Blo om field ▁lost ▁on ▁points . ▁In ▁December , ▁he ▁e ased ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 rd - round ▁knock out ▁win ▁against ▁a ▁Services ▁box er ▁in ▁Ho xt on , ▁London . ▁ ▁At ▁light - he avy weight ▁and ▁heavy weight ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁Blo om field ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁heavy weight ▁division ▁for ▁one ▁fight ▁( which ▁he ▁won ),