How to Pronounce Dai St. John
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Apr 01, 1871 Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom Died on 23 Nov 1899 (aged 28)
British boxer
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About Dai St. John
- David Jones (1 April 1871 – 23 November 1899) who fought under the name Dai St.
- John was a Welsh heavyweight boxer.
- In a time before regulated championship titles, St.
- John used the press to proclaim himself as heavyweight champion of Wales after beating John O'Brien, a fighter he spent his early career building a rivalry against.
- Despite a high-profile defeat to O'Brien in 1894, St.
- John continued to fight, but a disastrous contest in which as a cornerman a boxer died at an unsanctioned match saw his career put in jeopardy.
- A successful period as a sparring partner for Australian champion Peter Jackson revived his career.
- After joining the British Army, he was posted to South Africa where he fought in the Second Boer World and died in heroic circumstances at the Battle of Belmont.
