About Jack Lester
Lived 1891 – 1916 (aged 24–25). Jack Lester was an American boxer.
Jack "Kid" Lester (2 May 1891 – 1916) was an American heavyweight boxer.
Biography He was born in Calumet, Michigan as Jack Jubeck on May 2, 1891, to Polish parents. He was raised in Cle Elum, Washington.
Lester's record was fairly unspectacular, though his knockout ratio in winning bouts was fairly high. His first manager was Harry Burns, but in 1910, ex-boxing champion Tommy Burns took Lester on. Tommy Burns sent Lester to Australia in 1911 to gain fight experience, and in September that year he beat Bill Lang, the Australian heavyweight champion, by points. While in Australia Lester and Burns's relationship became strained and Lester dropped Burns for Hugh MacIntosh. Lester spent the entirety of 1912 in Australia, but by March 1913 Lester was back in the States and fighting in California. Towards the end of his career he lost two matches to Light Heavyweight champion Jack Dillon.
He died in 1916 at the age of 26.
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Who was Jack Lester?
American boxer
When was Jack Lester born?
Jack Lester was born on 2 May 1891 in Calumet.
When did Jack Lester die?
Jack Lester died in 1916.
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Jack Lester was a boxer.
What nationality was Jack Lester?
Jack Lester was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jack Lester (boxer)
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