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Dixie Kid, who was born James J. McLarnin, fought in the welterweight weight category in the majority of his career. He fought in 176 bouts, of which 124 were in the welterweight division. He won 107 of those fights, lost 18, and drew 9. He won the world welterweight championship in 1926 and defended it 10 times. He retired from boxing in 1931.