He went on to record a string of forty-one consecutive wins, before challenging Benny Lynch for the World flyweight title, at the age of nineteen.
Jurich and Kane were regarded as the chief contenders for the vacant world flyweight title, and a fight was arranged between them in September 1938, in Liverpool.
In 1939, Kane announced that he was going to fight as a bantamweight in future, and at the end of that year, the National Boxing Association of America stripped him of his title.
Although he was the world flyweight champion, the British and Commonwealth titles were held by the Scotsman Jackie Paterson.
In September 1947, he fought the Frenchman Theo Medina for the European bantamweight title, at Belle Vue, Manchester.
In February 1948, he defended his European title against the Italian Guido Ferracin, again at Belle Vue, and this time lost on points.
[4] He had only three more fights, losing on points to Stan Rowan in November 1948 and to Arthur Garrett in January 1950, and knocking out Johnny Conn, who was making his debut, in April 1951.