Jack Bloomfield
| Jack Bloomfield | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Sol Blumenfeld |
| Nickname(s) | "Basking" Jack Bloomfield |
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
20 November 1899 Islington, London, England |
| Died | 1961 (aged 61) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Jack Bloomfield (20 November 1899 – 1961) was an English light heavyweight professional boxer, whose birth name was Sol Blumenfeld, and who was also known as "Basking" Jack Bloomfield during his career. He took part in the first ever boxing event to be held at Wembley Stadium. He lived in Islington, London.
Bloomfield's first professional fight was at middleweight, against fellow Londoner Joe Gannon in Finsbury, London, on 12 March 1918, and he won this by a knockout in the first round.
He entered his first competition on 9 September 1918, when he fought 3 three-round in one day, beating a Sergeant Braddock in the final of the Inter-Allied Middleweight Competition.
In his next tournament, the SBA King's Trophy Middleweight Competition, held on 11 December 1918 at the Royal Albert Hall, he lost on points in the final, again over 3 rounds, to Billy Fullerton.
Staying at middleweight, Bloomfield won his next three fights, which took place between March and June 1919, before suffering a "no contest" decision in the 8th round against Eddie Feathers on 28 July 1919. He was back to winning ways in his last three fights of 1919, and all by technical knockout.
On 23 April 1920, he fought his first bout in the USA, defeating Walter McGirr in a 6-round contest in Jersey City, New Jersey. During the rest of the year, Bloomfield fought six more US and Canadian fighters, winning four, losing one and drawing one. Returning to London in 1921, he won two more fights during February, before challenging the vastly experienced Ted "Kid" Lewis for the vacant British Middleweight Championship at Holland Park Rink in London on 27 June. This was fought over a mammoth 20 rounds, and Bloomfield lost on points. In December, he eased his way back with a 3rd-round knockout win against a Services boxer in Hoxton, London.
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