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Jack Britton

Jack Britton held the IBU, NYSAC and WBA welterweight world titles between 1919 and 1922. Britton was the undisputed welterweight world champion from 1920 to 1922.

World title bouts
15
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
9–1–5
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (IBU welterweight, 1919–1922)
3 years, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1919 – Jan 1923

WelterweightIBU
1919age 33AprJulOct1920age 34AprJulOct1921age 35AprJulOct1922age 36AprJulOct1923age 37
19191920192119221923

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1922

  2. Mickey Walker beats Jack Britton via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  3. Jack Britton beats Benny Leonard via disqualification 13/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  4. Jack Britton and Dave Shade draw via majority decision 15/15

    Welterweight · NYSAC, WBA and IBU

  5. 1921

  6. Jack Britton becomes WBA welterweight champion

    Welterweight · WBA

  7. Jack Britton and Frank Barrieau draw via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU

  8. Jack Britton and Dave Shade draw via points decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  9. Jack Britton beats Ted Kid Lewis via unanimous decision 15/15

    Welterweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  10. 1920

  11. Jack Britton beats Johnny Tillman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  12. Jack Britton and Lou Bogash draw via points decision 12/12

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  13. Jack Britton beats Young Joe Borrell via newspaper decision 8/8

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  14. Jack Britton beats Johnny Griffiths via newspaper decision 15/15

    Welterweight · IBU and NYSAC

  15. Jack Britton becomes NYSAC welterweight champion

    Welterweight · NYSAC

  16. 1919

  17. Jack Britton beats Johnny Tillman via newspaper decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU

  18. Jack Britton beats Ted Kid Lewis via newspaper decision 8/8

    Welterweight · IBU

  19. Jack Britton beats Joe Welling via newspaper decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU

  20. Jack Britton and Jack Perry draw via newspaper decision 10/10

    Welterweight · IBU

  21. Jack Britton beats Ted Kid Lewis via knockout 9/12

    Welterweight · IBU