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Johnny Kilbane

Johnny Kilbane held the IBU and NYSAC featherweight world titles between 1913 and 1923. Kilbane was the undisputed featherweight world champion from 1920 to 1921. Kilbane's reign as IBU featherweight world champion, from 1913 to 1923, was the longest of any world champion at featherweight.

World title bouts
3
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
2–1
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (IBU featherweight, 1913–1923)
10 years, 1 month

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1913 – Jan 1924

FeatherweightIBU
NYSAC
1913age 231914age 241915age 251916age 261917age 271918age 281919age 291920age 301921age 311922age 321923age 331924age 34
191419161918192019221924

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1923

  2. Eugene Criqui beats Johnny Kilbane via knockout 6/15

    Featherweight · IBU and NYSAC

  3. Johnny Kilbane becomes NYSAC featherweight champion

    Featherweight · NYSAC

  4. 1922

  5. Johnny Kilbane’s reign as the NYSAC featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · NYSAC

  6. 1921

  7. Johnny Kilbane beats Danny Frush via knockout 7/12

    Featherweight · IBU and NYSAC

  8. 1920

  9. Johnny Kilbane becomes NYSAC featherweight champion

    Featherweight · NYSAC

  10. 1916

  11. Johnny Kilbane beats George KO Chaney via knockout 3/15

    Featherweight · IBU

  12. 1913

  13. Johnny Kilbane becomes IBU featherweight champion

    Featherweight · IBU