Eddie Santry
American boxer (1876-1919)
- Born
- 11 December 1876, Aurora
- Died
- 28 January 1919, Chicago
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- featherweight
- Occupation
- boxer, politician
Edward M. Santry (December 11, 1876 – January 28, 1919) was an American featherweight boxer who took the World Featherweight Championship on October 10, 1899, against English Featherweight Champion Ben Jordan in a tenth-round knockout at the Lenox Athletic Club in New York, New York.
Santry lost his title on February 1, 1900, to Terry McGovern in a fifth-round technical knockout at Tattersall's in Chicago before an impressive crowd of 15,000. He was managed by Ted Murphy for most of his career.
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