[3] He started his better publicized professional boxing career around the age of twenty-one by winning three short preliminary fights at the National Sporting Club in Convent Garden London on 28 January 1895 against Jack Gray, Sid Phillips, and Jim Whelan.

[1] Jordan first challenged for the British Featherweight Title against American Tommy White of Chicago on 29 November 1897 at the National Sporting Club in London, England, winning in an eighteenth round disqualification.

He had been able to continue his training during his voyage including sparring and hitting the bag as well as daily runs aboard Luciana's spacious decks.

[6] In a close bout, he defeated the great Canadian featherweight George Dixon on 1 July 1898 at New York's Lenox Club in a classic twenty five round points decision by referee Charley White.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, "Dixon did the leading but unlike many of those who had previously met the little Colored fighter, Jordan went at him and mixed it all the time."

"[8] On 29 May 1899, Jordan took the British World Featherweight Championship in a ninth-round knockout against Harry Greenfield at the National Sporting Club in London, England.

[15] On 28 May 1900, he defeated American boxer Tommy Hogan at the National Sporting Club in London in an impressive fourth-round knockout for a substantial purse of around $3,500.

"[18] On 20 June 1901, Jordan was reported as suffering from a bout of malarial fever and was unable to make another planned trip to the United States.

[1] He successfully defended the English Featherweight Title on 12 December 1904 against champion Pedlar Palmer in an important bout at the National Sporting Club in London in a fifteen-round points decision.