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Heavyweight · United States
Kid Norfolk 115-28-8 49 KO · 1910–1926
Kid Norfolk was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jul 10, 1893. Record 115-28-8 with 49 knockouts over 1910–1926. Kid Norfolk last fought Ted Moore on Mar 19, 1926 and lost by DQ in round 4 of 10.
Also: كيد نورفولك · キッド・ノーフォーク · William Ward
Born Jul 10, 1893
Died Apr 15, 1968
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Reach 188 cm
Debut Nov 29, 1910
Career 1910–1926
Rounds boxed 869
KO share 43%
Born in Belmont, Virginia, U.S.
Titles Canadian light-heavyweight title 1925
Confirmed bouts 13 of 151
Career record Record
115-28-8, 49 KOs · 1910–1926
Last result L
Ted Moore
DQ 4/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
The record 151 bouts, 1910–1926, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 80-16-2
L
Ted Moore
DQ 4/10 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 115-27-8 · Moore —
L
KO 4/8 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 115-26-8 · Moody —
L
DQ 4/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 115-25-8 · Johnson —
W
Frank Farmer
MD 10/10 · Armory, Portland, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 114-25-8 · Farmer —
W
Won Canadian light-heavyweight title PTS 12/12 · Stadium Rink, Moose Jaw, 🇨🇦
Norfolk 113-25-8 · Reddick —
W
Ray Pelkey
KO 5/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 112-25-8 · Pelkey —
L
Bob Lawson
KO 1 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 112-24-8 · Lawson —
L
TKO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 112-23-8 · Gibbons 93-4-4
W
Dan Bright
KO 2/10 · Cambria Fairgrounds, Ebensburg, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 111-23-8 · Bright —
W
Battling Jim McCreary
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 110-23-8 · McCreary —
W
Mexican Joe Lawson
KO 5/8 · Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 109-23-8 · Lawson —
W
KO 2/12 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 108-23-8 · Jackson —
W
Smiling Kid Nolan
KO 3/10 · Norfolk, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 107-23-8 · Nolan —
L
Bob Lawson
DQ 2/6 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 107-22-8 · Lawson —
W
DQ 6/10 · Commercial A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 106-22-8 · Greb 220-14-17
W
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 105-22-8 · Anderson —
W
Battling Jim McCreary
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 104-22-8 · McCreary —
W
Sydney Grant
KO 2/6 · Gayety Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 103-22-8 · Grant —
W
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 102-22-8 · Fall 51-11-3
W
Smiling Kid Nolan
KO 3/10 · Maryland Baseball Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 101-22-8 · Nolan —
Show all 151 bouts W
TKO 3/10 · Gayety Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 100-22-8 · Jackson —
W
KO 2/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 99-22-8 · Kid —
W
For world colored light-heavyweight title KO 1/12 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 98-22-8 · Flowers 42-6-2
L
Battling Jim McCreary
PTS 10/10 · Grand Opera House, Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 98-21-8 · McCreary —
W
KO 1/12 · Portland, Maine, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 97-21-8 · Larsen —
W
Jack Taylor
PTS 12/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 96-21-8 · Taylor —
L
DQ 2/12 · Knickerbocker A.C. Arena, Albany, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 96-20-8 · Larsen —
W
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 95-20-8 · Anderson —
W
PTS 12/12 · North Side Field, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 94-20-8 · Kid —
W
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 93-20-8 · Anderson —
D
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 93-20-7 · Flowers 30-5-1
D
Jack Taylor
PTS 10/10 · Omaha, Nebraska, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 93-20-6 · Taylor —
W
12 · Riverside Arena, Covington, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 92-20-6 · Johnson —
W
Al Smaulding
PTS 8/8 · El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 91-20-6 · Smaulding —
L
KO 2/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 91-19-6 · Wills 73-7-7
W
Young Jack Johnson
TKO 8/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 90-19-6 · Johnson —
W
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 89-19-6 · Flowers 25-2-0
W
Won vacant world colored light-heavyweight title PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 88-19-6 · Kid —
L
10 · Forbes Field, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 88-18-6 · Greb 181-11-17
W
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 87-18-6 · Johnson —
L
For world colored heavyweight title "claim" TKO 9/10 · Arizona A.C., Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 87-17-6 · Anderson —
W
PTS 15/15 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 86-17-6 · Kid —
W
Phil McNeil
KO 3/12 · Auditorium, Freeport, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 85-17-6 · McNeil —
W
Jack Tasco
TKO 4/10 · Orpheum Theatre, York, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 84-17-6 · Tasco —
W
Jack Ward
KO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 83-17-6 · Ward —
W
Pinky Lewis
KO 6/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 82-17-6 · Lewis —
W
Pinky Lewis
DQ 2 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 81-17-6 · Lewis —
W
10 · Roller Palace Rink, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 80-17-6 · Johnson —
W
Battling Gahee
PTS 8/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 79-17-6 · Gahee —
W
10 · Roller Palace Rink, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 78-17-6 · Kid —
W
Jack Ward
KO 3/15 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 77-17-6 · Ward —
W
Bill Tate
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 76-17-6 · Tate —
W
Jeff Clark
TKO 2/15 · Eureka A.C., Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 75-17-6 · Clark —
W
Jeff Clark
PTS 15/15 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 74-17-6 · Clark —
W
PTS 12/12 · 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 73-17-6 · Kid —
W
Larry Williams
10 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 72-17-6 · Williams —
W
KO 4/8 · Madison A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 71-17-6 · Blackburn 114-21-22
W
Jeff Clark
PTS 15/15 · Fairmont Arena, Columbus, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 70-17-6 · Clark —
W
Cliff Patillo
8 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 69-17-6 · Patillo —
W
KO 1/10 · Flower City A.C., Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 68-17-6 · Johnson —
L
DQ 3/10 · Flower City A.C., Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 68-16-6 · Johnson —
W
Silas Green
KO 5/12 · Colonial Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 67-16-6 · Green —
W
12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 66-16-6 · Kid —
W
Cleve Hawkins
10 · Moose Temple, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 65-16-6 · Hawkins —
W
Harry Lindsay
KO 2/8 · Southern A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 64-16-6 · Lindsay —
W
Jack Ward
KO 4/10 · Moose Temple, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 63-16-6 · Ward —
W
12 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 62-16-6 · Kid —
W
PTS 12/12 · Grand Opera House, Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 61-16-6 · Kid —
W
Jeff Clark
10 · Moose Temple, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 60-16-6 · Clark —
W
PTS 15/15 · Lyric Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 59-16-6 · Johnson —
W
6 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 58-16-6 · Kid —
W
Larry Williams
KO 1/8 · Open-Air Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 57-16-6 · Williams —
W
Jack Ward
KO 3/10 · Oriole Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 56-16-6 · Ward —
W
8 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 55-16-6 · Miske —
D
Larry Williams
8 · Casino Hall, Bridgeport, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 55-16-5 · Williams —
W
Bert Kenny
8 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 54-16-5 · Kenny —
W
Jim Hosic
8 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 53-16-5 · Hosic —
W
Battling Dungy
KO 4/10 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 52-16-5 · Dungy —
L
Clay Turner
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 52-15-5 · Turner —
W
Clay Turner
KO 4/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 51-15-5 · Turner —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 50-15-5 · Kid —
L
Clay Turner
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 50-14-5 · Turner —
W
8 · Spring A.C., West Hoboken, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 49-14-5 · Jeanette 114-22-19
W
8 · International League Ballpark, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 48-14-5 · Jeanette 113-21-19
W
4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 47-14-5 · Johnson 35-32-12
W
George Ashe
KO 3/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 46-14-5 · Ashe —
W
Bill Tate
TKO 7/10 · Lyric Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 45-14-5 · Tate —
W
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 44-14-5 · Flynn —
W
George Christian
KO 3/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 43-14-5 · Christian —
W
George Robinson
PTS 12/12 · Commercial A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 42-14-5 · Robinson —
W
Cleve Hawkins
PTS 12/12 · North Adams, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 41-14-5 · Hawkins —
W
Jack Thompson
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 40-14-5 · Thompson —
L
For world colored heavyweight title KO 2/10 · Stockyards Stadium, Denver, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 40-13-5 · Langford 129-22-36
W
Zulu Kid
PTS 10/10 · North Adams, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 39-13-5 · Kid —
W
Tom Cowler
12 · Rhode Island A.C., Thornton, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 38-13-5 · Cowler —
W
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 37-13-5 · Espen —
W
PTS 12/12 · Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 36-13-5 · Miske —
W
George Ashe
10 · Genesee Arena, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 35-13-5 · Ashe —
W
10 · Airdome A.C., Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 34-13-5 · Smith —
L
Gus Christie
10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 34-12-5 · Christie —
W
10 · Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 33-12-5 · Smith —
W
Bert Kenny
10 · Airdome A.C., Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 32-12-5 · Kenny —
W
Bert Kenny
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 31-12-5 · Kenny —
W
Tom Cowler
TKO 8/10 · Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 30-12-5 · Cowler —
W
Tom Cowler
10 · Airdome A.C., Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 29-12-5 · Cowler —
W
Tom Cowler
10 · Airdome A.C., Rochester, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 28-12-5 · Cowler —
W
Morris Tasco
KO 5/15 · Monumental Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 27-12-5 · Tasco —
W
Sailor Grande
TKO 5/10 · Rochester, New York, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 26-12-5 · Grande —
W
KO 13/15 · Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 25-12-5 · Pelkey —
W
Retained Panamanian heavyweight title KO 13/20 · Santa Ana Plaza, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 24-12-5 · Pelkey —
W
Jeff Clark
Retained Panamanian heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 23-12-5 · Clark —
W
Jim Briggs
TKO 4/20 · Garden Theater, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 22-12-5 · Briggs —
W
Bill Tate
Won vacant Panamanian heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 21-12-5 · Tate —
W
Milton Durant
KO 3/15 · Garden Theater, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 20-12-5 · Durant —
W
Rough House Ware
PTS 25/25 · Teatro America, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 19-12-5 · Ware —
W
KO 2/20 · Garden Theater, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 18-12-5 · Smith —
W
Gerald Best
KO 2/15 · Teatro America, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 17-12-5 · Best —
L
Jeff Clark
Lost Panamanian heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 17-11-5 · Clark —
W
Jack Herrick
PTS 20/20 · Teatro America, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 16-11-5 · Herrick —
W
Rough House Ware
Won Panamanian heavyweight title PTS 25/25 · Teatro America, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 15-11-5 · Ware —
W
Bobby Loudon
KO 2/20 · Teatro America, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 14-11-5 · Loudon —
W
Jack Livingstone
PTS 25/25 · Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 13-11-5 · Livingstone —
W
Nat Dewey
PTS 20/20 · Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 12-11-5 · Dewey —
L
Tommy Connors
PTS 20/20 · Bull Ring, Vista Alegre, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 12-10-5 · Connors —
D
Jack Taylor
PTS 10/10 · Panama City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 12-10-4 · Taylor —
W
PTS 25/25 · Skating Rink, Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 11-10-4 · Hollandersky —
W
Jack Livingstone
TKO 2/20 · Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 10-10-4 · Livingstone —
W
Jack Livingstone
TKO 18/20 · Colon City, 🇵🇦
Norfolk 9-10-4 · Livingstone —
W
Battling Haley
TKO 3/6 · Monumental Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 8-10-4 · Haley —
W
Frank Hunter
PTS 6/6 · Bohemian Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 7-10-4 · Hunter —
L
Morris Tasco
PTS 6/6 · Westport A.C., Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 7-9-4 · Tasco —
W
Battling Spriggs
TKO 2/6 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 6-9-4 · Spriggs —
W
Howard Johnson
TKO 3/6 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-9-4 · Johnson —
D
Larry Temple
PTS 3/3 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-9-3 · Temple —
D
Kid Jasper
PTS 4/4 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-9-2 · Jasper —
D
Frank Hunter
PTS 3/3 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-9-1 · Hunter —
L
Black Bill
PTS 4/4 · Monumental Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-8-1 · Bill —
L
Howard Johnson
PTS 3/3 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-7-1 · Johnson —
D
Kid Tasker
PTS 4/4 · St. Patrick's Gymnasium, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 5-7-0 · Tasker —
W
Battling Spriggs
KO 3/4 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 4-7-0 · Spriggs —
L
Black Kid Williams
PTS 6/6 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 4-6-0 · Williams —
W
Battling Spriggs
TKO 3/4 · Savoy Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 3-6-0 · Spriggs —
W
Kid Dale
PTS 3/3 · Ford Opera House, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 2-6-0 · Dale —
W
Battling Spriggs
KO 3/3 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 1-6-0 · Spriggs —
L
Kid Jasper
PTS 3/3 · Lyceum Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 1-5-0 · Jasper —
L
Kid Stanley
TKO 3/3 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 1-4-0 · Stanley —
W
Jim Williams
PTS 3/3 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 0-4-0 · Williams —
L
Kid Jasper
PTS 4/4 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 0-3-0 · Jasper —
L
Kid Jasper
PTS 5/5 · Junior Hall, Frederick, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 0-2-0 · Jasper —
L
Kid Cummings
PTS 3/3 · Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 0-1-0 · Cummings —
L
Kid Jasper
PTS 6/6 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Norfolk 0-0-0 · Jasper —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Kid Norfolk's record? Kid Norfolk's professional record is 115-28-8 with 49 knockouts.
Who did Kid Norfolk fight last? Kid Norfolk last fought Ted Moore on Mar 19, 1926 and lost by DQ in round 4 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 10571 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10571 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.