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IBU flyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1913. Last held in 1938; no longer contested.

World title bouts
36
Champions
12
Longest reign (Jimmy Wilde, 1916–1923)
7 years, 4 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Jimmy Wilde, 1916–1923)
9

Last champion

Valentin Angelmann1936–1938

Reigns and world title bouts

May 1933 – Jun 1938

IBU
Jackie BrownValentin Angelmann
JulOct1934AprJulOct1935AprJulOct1936AprJulOct1937AprJulOct1938Apr
19201930

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Jimmy WildeIBU1916–19237 years, 4 months · 9 successful defences
  2. 2Frankie GenaroIBU1929–19312 years, 6 months · 5 successful defences
  3. 3Valentin AngelmannIBU1936–19382 years, 2 months · 1 successful defence
  4. 4Pancho VillaIBU1923–19252 years · 3 successful defences
  5. 5Jackie BrownIBU1932–19341 year, 9 months · 2 successful defences
  6. 6Young PerezIBU1931–19321 year · 0 successful defences
  7. 7Percy JonesIBU1914–19148 months · 1 successful defence
  8. 8Tancy LeeIBU1915–19158 months · 0 successful defences
  9. 9Bill LadburyIBU1913–19147 months · 0 successful defences
  10. 10Joe SymondsIBU1915–19163 months · 0 successful defences
  11. 11Sid SmithIBU1913–19131 month · 0 successful defences
  12. 12Emile PladnerIBU1929–19291 month · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1913

  2. Sid Smith beats Eugene Criqui via unanimous decision 20/20

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  3. Bill Ladbury beats Sid Smith via corner retirement 11/20

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  4. 1914

  5. Percy Jones beats Bill Ladbury via points decision 20/20

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  6. Percy Jones beats Eugene Criqui via points decision 20/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  7. Percy Jones is stripped of the IBU flyweight world title

    Flyweight · IBU

  8. 1915

  9. Tancy Lee beats Jimmy Wilde via knockout 17/20

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  10. Joe Symonds beats Tancy Lee via knockout 16/20

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  11. 1916

  12. Jimmy Wilde beats Joe Symonds via corner retirement 12/20

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  13. Jimmy Wilde beats Johnny Rosner via corner retirement 11/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  14. Jimmy Wilde beats Tancy Lee via knockout 11/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  15. Jimmy Wilde beats Johnny Hughes via knockout 10/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  16. Jimmy Wilde beats Young Zulu Kid via corner retirement 11/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  17. 1917

  18. Jimmy Wilde beats George Clark via knockout 4/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  19. 1918

  20. Jimmy Wilde beats Dick Heasman via corner retirement 2/20

    Flyweight · IBU

  1. 1920

  2. Jimmy Wilde beats Frankie Mason via newspaper decision 12/12

    Flyweight · IBU

  3. Jimmy Wilde beats Battling Al Murray via knockout 8/8

    Flyweight · IBU

  4. Jimmy Wilde beats Patsy Wallace via points decision 10/10

    Flyweight · IBU

  5. 1923

  6. Pancho Villa beats Jimmy Wilde via knockout 7/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The RingNew IBU champion

  7. Pancho Villa beats Benny Schwartz via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  8. 1924

  9. Pancho Villa beats Frankie Ash via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  10. 1925

  11. Pancho Villa beats Clever Sencio via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  12. Pancho Villa dies as the IBU flyweight world champion

    Flyweight · IBU

  13. 1929

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

    Flyweight · IBU and WBANew IBU champion

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

    Flyweight · IBU and WBANew IBU champion

  16. Frankie Genaro beats Ernie Jarvis via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  1. 1930

  2. Frankie Genaro beats Yvon Trevidic via knockout 12/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  3. Frankie Genaro beats Frenchy Belanger via unanimous decision 10/10

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  4. Frankie Genaro and Midget Wolgast draw via split decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  5. 1931

  6. Frankie Genaro and Victor Ferrand draw via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  7. Frankie Genaro beats Jackie Harmon via knockout 6/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  8. Frankie Genaro beats Valentin Angelmann via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  9. Young Perez beats Frankie Genaro via knockout 2/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBANew IBU champion

  10. 1932

  11. Jackie Brown beats Young Perez via corner retirement 13/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBANew IBU champion

  12. 1933

  13. Jackie Brown beats Valentin Angelmann via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  14. Jackie Brown beats Ginger Foran via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  15. 1934

  16. Valentin Angelmann and Jackie Brown draw via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU and WBA

  17. Jackie Brown’s reign as the IBU flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · IBU

  18. 1936

  19. Valentin Angelmann beats Kid Davidt via corner retirement 5/15

    Flyweight · IBUNew champion

  20. Valentin Angelmann beats Ernst Weiss via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · IBU

  21. 1938

  22. Valentin Angelmann’s reign as the IBU flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · IBU