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NYSAC flyweight world title

Covers world title bouts since 1923. Last held in 1938; no longer contested.

World title bouts
22
Champions
7
Longest reign (Midget Wolgast, 1930–1935)
5 years, 5 months
Most successful defences in one reign (Corporal Izzy Schwartz, 1927–1929)
5

Last champion

Benny Lynch1937–1938

Reigns and world title bouts

Aug 1933 – Aug 1938

NYSAC
Midget WolgastSmall MontanaBenny Lynch
Oct1934AprJulOct1935AprJulOct1936AprJulOct1937AprJulOct1938AprJul
1930

World title bout

Reigns by length

  1. 1Midget WolgastNYSAC1930–19355 years, 5 months · 2 successful defences
  2. 2Pancho VillaNYSAC1923–19252 years · 3 successful defences
  3. 3Fidel LaBarbaNYSAC1925–19272 years · 2 successful defences
  4. 4Corporal Izzy SchwartzNYSAC1927–19291 year, 8 months · 5 successful defences
  5. 5Benny LynchNYSAC1937–19381 year, 5 months · 1 successful defence
  6. 6Small MontanaNYSAC1935–19371 year, 4 months · 1 successful defence
  7. 7Willie LaMorteNYSAC1929–19293 months · 0 successful defences

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1923

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

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

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

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  4. 1924

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

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  6. 1925

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

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA, IBU and The Ring

  8. Pancho Villa’s reign as the NYSAC flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  9. Fidel LaBarba beats Frankie Genaro via points decision 10/10

    Flyweight · NYSAC and WBANew NYSAC champion

  10. 1926

  11. Fidel LaBarba beats Georgie Rivers via points decision 10/10

    Flyweight · NYSAC and WBA

  12. 1927

  13. Fidel LaBarba beats Elky Clark via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  14. Fidel LaBarba’s reign as the NYSAC flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  15. Corporal Izzy Schwartz beats Newsboy Brown via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSACNew champion

  16. 1928

  17. Corporal Izzy Schwartz beats Routier Parra via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  18. Corporal Izzy Schwartz beats Frisco Grande via disqualification 4/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  19. Corporal Izzy Schwartz beats Little Jeff Smith via knockout 4/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  20. Corporal Izzy Schwartz beats Frisco Grande via knockout 8/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  21. 1929

  22. Corporal Izzy Schwartz beats Frenchy Belanger via points decision 12/12

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  23. Willie LaMorte beats Corporal Izzy Schwartz via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSACNew champion

  24. Willie LaMorte’s reign as the NYSAC flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  1. 1930

  2. Midget Wolgast beats Black Bill via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSACNew champion

  3. Midget Wolgast beats Willie LaMorte via knockout 5/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC

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

    Flyweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA

  5. 1931

  6. Midget Wolgast beats Ruby Bradley via unanimous decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  7. 1935

  8. Small Montana beats Midget Wolgast via points decision 10/10

    Flyweight · NYSACNew champion

  9. Small Montana beats Tuffy Pierpont via points decision 10/10

    Flyweight · NYSAC

  10. 1937

  11. Benny Lynch beats Small Montana via points decision 15/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The RingNew NYSAC champion

  12. Benny Lynch beats Peter Kane via knockout 13/15

    Flyweight · NYSAC, WBA and The Ring

  13. 1938

  14. Benny Lynch’s reign as the NYSAC flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · NYSAC