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.
World Flyweight Title [unlineal / disputed versions]
* Bolded letters in the competitor's name, if any, indicate the surname/family name.
Johnny Coulon
1910-01-15
New Orleans, LA, USA
Defeats George Kitson and claims the title (or defends the title on this day); still champion as of 10-02-18.
Jimmy Wilde
1915-01-25
London, ENG, GBR
Defeats Tancy Lee to win the world, European, and British titles (or defends the titles on this day); defeats Johnny Rosner on 16-04-24 in Liverpool, ENG, GBR to be recogniezd by the IBU; defeats Zulu Kid on 16-12-18 in London, ENG, GBR to be later recognized as the lineal champion.
