Career
Born in Rothley, Leicestershire, Butler was a grocer"s assistant before he began his professional career at the age of 18 with a points defeat to Len Wickwar in April 1932. By this point in his career Butler had fought 79 times, losing 13 fights. I must give up boxing for a time and take a long rest before returning to the ring." He soon returned, however, but he was hampered in 1935 by injury and illness including a septic arm, an ulcer on his eyelid, and a foot injury which turned septic.
He was due to challenge Gustave Eder for his European welterweight title in March 1935, but the fight was cancelled with Butler needing to take a rest from boxing.
Butler retired after defeats to Kid Davies, Jack "Kid" Berg, and Eric Dolby in late 1935. He died in 2001.
