Career
He was known as "The Birmingham Pet". lieutenant was subsequently donated to the British Boxing Board of Control and is now displayed at their headquarters. Brettle died aged 38 and is buried in the churchyard of Saint Peter"s Church, Harborne in Birmingham.
February 1854 (1854-1802) – James Malpas, for a purse of £50 in February 1854.
November 1854 (1854-1811) – Jack Jones of Portsmouth, for £100. 1855 (1855) – Defeated Roger Coyne, for £200, plus side bets.
1855 (1855) – Defeated Sam Simmonds, for £200, plus side bets. 4 August 1857 (1857-1808-04) – Job Cobley, The Elastic Pot-Boy (47 rounds, 1 hour 37 minutes £100 a side).
Brettle retired with a dislocated shoulder.
