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Gustave Roth

Gustave Roth held the IBU light heavyweight world title between 1936 and 1938.

World title bouts
9
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
5–2–2
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (IBU light heavyweight, 1936–1938)
1 year, 6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1934 – Jan 1939

Light HeavyweightIBU
MiddleweightIBU
The Ring
1934age 24Aprage 25JulOct1935Aprage 26JulOct1936Aprage 27JulOct1937Aprage 28JulOct1938Aprage 29JulOct1939
193419351936193719381939

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1938

  2. Adolf Heuser beats Gustave Roth via knockout 7/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  3. Gustave Roth beats Jupp Besselmann via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  4. 1937

  5. Gustave Roth and Karel Sys draw via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  6. Gustave Roth beats John Andersson via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  7. Gustave Roth beats Merlo Preciso via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  8. Gustave Roth and Antonio Rodrigues draw via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  9. 1936

  10. Gustave Roth beats Adolf Witt via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  11. Gustave Roth beats Heinz Lazek via points decision 15/15

    Light Heavyweight · IBU

  12. 1934

  13. Marcel Thil beats Gustave Roth via majority decision 15/15

    Middleweight · IBU and The Ring