Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the competitor has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a competitor held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the competitor shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized.
British champion, defeats French champion Eugene Criqui for the World and European titles; may not be recognized by IBU which does not have the first meeting until 13-06-01.
Bill Ladbury
1913-06-02
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Sid Smith for the World and European, and British titles; officially recognized by IBU (Le Sport Universel Illustré, Paris, FRA, 13-07-06).
Percy Jones
1914-01-26
London, ENG, GBR
Most likely vacates the title around 14-10 when Jones can no longer make the weight limit.
Tancy Lee
1915-01-25
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Jimmy Wilde to win the World, European, and British titles; still champion as of 18-04-29.
Wins both titles; also wins European title on 16-06-26; still holds European Title as of 17-03-12; still holds British title as of 18-04-29; officially recognized by IBU at its convention on 20-02-05 (The Sandusky Star-Journal, Sandusky, OH, USA, 20-02-06).
Pancho Villa
1923-06-18
New York, NY, USA
Officially recognized by IBU on 23-11-18 (The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, ON, CAN, 23-11-19); vacant on 25-07-14 when Villa passes away.
Emile Pladner
1929-03-02
Paris, FRA
Defeats Frankie Genaro for NBA World Title and is also recognized by IBU.
Frankie Genaro
1929-04-18
Paris, FRA
Young Perez
1931-10-26
Paris, FRA
Officially recognized by IBU at its convention on 32-05-22 (The San Francisco Examiner, 32-05-23).
Jackie Brown
1932-10-31
Manchester, ENG, GBR
Stripped of the title after Brown is sentenced to 4 months of hard labor on 34-08-03 for his conviction of biting a piece of a man's ear during a street fight.
Valentin Angelmann
1936-01-06
Paris, FRA
Defeats Kid David; recognition withdrawn in 38-04 when IBU joins the newly founded World Boxing Commission in an effort to have one universally recognized champion.
Benny Lynch
1938-04
Has won NBA title on 35-09-09 and NYSAC title on 37-01-19; recognized by the World Boxing Commission in 38-04 (International News Service, 38-04-22); vacates on 38-06-29 when Lynch cannot maintain the weight limit for the scheduled title match against Jackie Jurich.
