By March 1925 he had fought over 100 times, winning more than 80 contests, including victories over Al Foreman, Ernie Izzard, Battling van Dijk, Billy Hindley, and Bugler Harry Lake.
[1][2] In March 1925 he beat George McKenzie on points over 20 rounds at the National Sporting Club to take the British featherweight title.
[7] In January 1926 he stopped Lake in the fourteenth round, and in March made the first defence of his British title against Harry Corbett (the first fight to be reported on live by BBC radio),[8] taking a points decision.
[9] In June he stopped van Dijk in the fifth round,[10] but lost by disqualification (for hitting low) a week later against French champion Edouard Mascart.
[16] Back in England, he beat Auguste Gyde on points in July, but by the end of the year his fortunes dipped.