Background
He was born in Amsterdam to Abraham Bitton and Rachel Rodrigues de Castro. Abraham was born in the Italian city of Livorno on 25 June 1732, the son of Joseph and Simha.
He was born in Amsterdam to Abraham Bitton and Rachel Rodrigues de Castro. Abraham was born in the Italian city of Livorno on 25 June 1732, the son of Joseph and Simha.
Isaac Bitton went into the field of boxing at around the age of 22 in 1801. Undefeated, he was best known for two fights, with Bill Wood, and with George Maddox on Wimbledon Common which lasted 74 rounds. He retired in 1804, and was weighed at 17 stone.
He died in 1839 and was buried in the Highgate Jewish Cemetery near Bethnal Green.
He is an ancestor of the EastEnders actress June Brown and was featured on Who Do You Think You Are? in August, 2011.