, ▁for ▁his ▁next ▁title ▁attempt ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁moving ▁up ▁a ▁weight , ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁suffer ▁an ▁embar rass ing ▁defeat . ▁ ▁Ch alleng ing ▁Frank ▁God d ard ▁for ▁the ▁vac ant ▁British ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall , ▁Blo om field ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁for ▁hitting ▁God d ard ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁down . ▁ ▁First ▁ever ▁box ing ▁match ▁at ▁W emble y ▁After ▁winning ▁one ▁more ▁light ▁heavy weight ▁bout ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁Blo om field ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁box ing ▁match ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁recently ▁built ▁W emble y ▁Stadium , ▁against ▁Tommy ▁Gib b ons ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁a ▁non - title ▁fight ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Ex hib ition ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁This ▁contest ▁was ▁also ▁notable ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁of ▁Major ▁Arnold ▁Wilson ▁from ▁Pr eston , ▁who ▁had ▁promoted ▁the ▁fight , ▁but ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁severe ▁financial ▁dem ands ▁from ▁Gib b ons . ▁Blo om field ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁round , ▁and ▁never ▁fought ▁again . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁British ▁light - he avy weight ▁box ing ▁champions ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁, ▁Blo om field ▁v . ▁Gib