Johnny Kilbane
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Johnny Kilbane was an American featherweight boxer renowned for his exceptionally long reign as world featherweight champion in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Kilbane canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1370319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Johnny Kilbane Context triple: [World Featherweight Title, hasNotableChampion, Johnny Kilbane]
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A.
Darragh MacAnthony
Darragh MacAnthony is an Irish businessman best known as the long-serving and outspoken owner and chairman of English football club Peterborough United.
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B.
Seamus Costello
Seamus Costello was an Irish republican socialist leader and militant who played a key role in the split from the Official IRA and became a founding figure of the Irish National Liberation Army.
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C.
Andy Morahan
Andy Morahan is a British film and music video director known for his work with major artists and bands, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Danny O’Donoghue
Danny O’Donoghue is an Irish singer-songwriter and frontman of the band The Script, known for his pop-rock hits and television appearances.
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E.
Kieran Doherty
Kieran Doherty was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died on hunger strike in 1981 while serving as a Teachta Dála (member of the Irish parliament).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Kilbane Target entity description: Johnny Kilbane was an American featherweight boxer renowned for his exceptionally long reign as world featherweight champion in the early 20th century.
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A.
Darragh MacAnthony
Darragh MacAnthony is an Irish businessman best known as the long-serving and outspoken owner and chairman of English football club Peterborough United.
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B.
Seamus Costello
Seamus Costello was an Irish republican socialist leader and militant who played a key role in the split from the Official IRA and became a founding figure of the Irish National Liberation Army.
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C.
Andy Morahan
Andy Morahan is a British film and music video director known for his work with major artists and bands, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Danny O’Donoghue
Danny O’Donoghue is an Irish singer-songwriter and frontman of the band The Script, known for his pop-rock hits and television appearances.
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E.
Kieran Doherty
Kieran Doherty was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died on hunger strike in 1981 while serving as a Teachta Dála (member of the Irish parliament).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
featherweight boxer
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human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInBoxing | 1907–1923 (approximate) ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1889-04-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-05-31 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1923 (world featherweight title reign) ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century boxing ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kilbane ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | orthodox ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
International Boxing Hall of Fame
ⓘ
World Boxing Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defensive boxing skills
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durability in the ring ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Cleveland-based boxing stables ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Kilbane self-link ⓘ |
| nickname | Johnny ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | held world featherweight title for over 10 years ⓘ |
| notableFight |
title defense against Benny Leonard (non-title bout at higher weight)
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title defense against George Chaney ⓘ title-winning bout against Abe Attell ⓘ |
| notableFor | long reign as world featherweight champion ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Abe Attell
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Benny Leonard ⓘ George Chaney ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Irish immigrant parents ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | served in public office in Cleveland after boxing career ⓘ |
| positionHeld | world featherweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| recordHeld | one of the longest featherweight title reigns in boxing history ⓘ |
| represented | American boxing ⓘ |
| residence | Cleveland, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| startTime | 1912 (world featherweight title reign) ⓘ |
| titles | World Featherweight Champion ⓘ |
| weightClass | featherweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Kilbane Description of subject: Johnny Kilbane was an American featherweight boxer renowned for his exceptionally long reign as world featherweight champion in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.