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Kid Williams

Kid Williams held the IBU bantamweight world title between 1914 and 1917. Williams first became a world champion aged 20 after winning the IBU bantamweight world title by beating Johnny Coulon.

World title bouts
9
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
5–2–2
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (IBU bantamweight, 1914–1917)
2 years, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1914 – Jan 1918

BantamweightIBU
NYSAC
1914age 20AprJulOct1915age 21AprJulOct1916age 22AprJulOct1917age 23AprJulOct1918age 24
19141915191619171918

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1917

  2. Pete Herman beats Kid Williams via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU and NYSAC

  3. 1916

  4. Kid Williams beats Dick Loadman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  5. Kid Williams beats Billy Bevan via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  6. Kid Williams and Pete Herman draw via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU

  7. 1915

  8. Kid Williams and Frankie Burns draw via points decision 20/20

    Bantamweight · IBU

  9. Johnny Ertle beats Kid Williams via disqualification 5/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  10. Kid Williams beats Jimmy Taylor via points decision 15/15

    Bantamweight · IBU

  11. Kid Williams beats Jimmy Murray via newspaper decision 10/10

    Bantamweight · IBU

  12. 1914

  13. Kid Williams beats Johnny Coulon via knockout 3/20

    Bantamweight · IBU