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Emile Pladner

Emile Pladner held the IBU and WBA flyweight world titles in 1929. Pladner first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the IBU and WBA flyweight world titles by beating Frankie Genaro.

World title bouts
3
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
1–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (IBU flyweight, 1929)
1 month

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1929 – Jan 1933

BantamweightIBU
FlyweightIBU
1929age 22AprJulOctage 231930AprJulOctage 241931AprJulOctage 251932AprJulOctage 261933
19291930193119321933

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1932

  2. Panama Al Brown beats Emile Pladner via knockout 1/15

    Bantamweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  3. 1931

  4. The Ring magazine rates Emile Pladner No. 6 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  5. 1929

  6. The Ring magazine rates Emile Pladner No. 9 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  7. Frankie Genaro beats Emile Pladner via disqualification 5/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  8. Emile Pladner beats Frankie Genaro via knockout 1/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  9. 1928

  10. The Ring magazine rates Emile Pladner No. 7 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  11. 1927

  12. The Ring magazine rates Emile Pladner No. 12 at flyweight in its annual ratings