| Reign Began |
Reign Ended |
Champion |
Recognition |
| Title inaugurated |
| 11 April 1913 |
2 June 1913 |
Sid Smith |
Universal |
- The organization which eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control recognized the flyweight division in 1911 and declared Sid Smith the first champion. Smith's bout with Eugene Criqui of France on 11 April 1913, was the first international flyweight championship contest.[1]
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| 2 June 1913 |
26 January 1914 |
Bill Ladbury |
Universal |
| 26 January 1914 |
15 May 1914 |
Percy Jones |
Universal |
- Jones stripped of title after failing to make weight for a defense against Tancy Lee.
|
| 25 January 1915 |
18 October 1915 |
Tancy Lee |
Universal |
| 18 October 1915 |
14 February 1916 |
Joe Symonds |
Universal |
| 14 February 1916 |
18 June 1923 |
Jimmy Wilde |
Universal |
- When Jimmy Wilde defeated American flyweight champion the Young Zulu Kid by an 11 round KO for the title in London on 18 December 1916, he was recognized in both Europe and America as the world flyweight champion.
|
| 18 June 1923 |
14 July 1925 |
Pancho Villa |
Universal |
- Pancho Villa's death on 14 July 1925, following a loss to Jimmy "Baby Face" McLarnin on July 4, caused the title to be vacated. A bout on 22 August 1925, between Fidel La Barba and American Flyweight Champion Frankie Genaro saw the title go to La Barba who defeated Genaro in a 10-round decision.
|
| 15 July 1925 |
22 August 1925 |
Frankie Genaro |
NYSAC |
| 22 August 1925 |
25 August 1927-Vacated |
Fidel LaBarba |
Universal |
- The title again became vacant when Fidel La Barba retired to attend Stanford University in 1927. Soon after, several fighters claimed different versions of the title and it remained disputed until 1937. Of the champions who initially emerged following Barba's retirement Pinky Silverberg was the first when he briefly reigned as the NBA champion after his victory over Ruby Bradley via DQ on 22 October 1927, until he was stripped in December of 1927 when the NBA instead decided to hold a flyweight tournament for the title.[2] After stripping Silverberg, the NBA did not include the former champion in the tournament. Instead, on 28 November 1927, Frenchy Belanger and Frankie Genaro fought a 10 round elimination bout where Belanger won via split decision. Belanger then advanced into a vacant title fight on 19 December 1927 where he defeated Ernie Jarvis, becoming the new NBA flyweight champion. The NYSAC held their own separate tournament in which Corporal Izzy Schwartz would ultimately win the vacated NYSAC title on 16 December 1927 when he defeated Newsboy Brown, who also went on to claim the California flyweight title by defeating Johnny McCoy in his first fight after the loss.
|
| 22 October 1927 |
3 December 1927-Stripped 4 |
Pinky Silverberg |
NBA |
| 16 December 1927 |
22 August 1929 2 |
Corporal Izzy Schwartz |
NSYAC |
- Schwartz was defeated by Willie LaMorte on 22 August 1929 when attempting to defend his NYSAC version of the title; however, the NYSAC refused to recognize LaMorte as champion when it was revealed that both boxers were being handled by the same manager.
|
| 19 December 1927 |
6 February 1928 |
Frenchy Belanger |
NBA |
| 6 February 1928 |
2 March 1929 |
Frankie Genaro |
NBA |
| 2 March 1929 |
18 April 1929 |
Emile Pladner |
NBA/IBU |
| 18 April 1929 |
26 October 1931 |
Frankie Genaro |
NBA/IBU |
- There was much confusion about who was the real champion and in order to create a consensus champion; NBA champion Frankie Genaro and NYSAC champion Midget Wolgast met in the ring 20 December 1930 for the undisputed championship in Madison Square Garden. The encounter ended in a 15 round split decision draw with both champions retaining their titles. Rather than having another fight to clear the air, both fighters moved on and Wolgast lost to Small Montana while Genaro lost to Victor Perez
|
| 22 August 1929 |
3 Sep 1929-Stripped |
Willie LaMorte |
NYSAC |
| 21 Mar 1930 |
16 September 1935 |
Midget Wolgast |
NYSAC |
- Wolgast had won an 18-man tournament defeating Black Bill on 21 March 1930, in the tournament finals, for the vacant NYSAC flyweight title and in his first title defense defeated LaMorte, who had been claiming the championship since his victory over then NYSAC champion Corporal Izzy Schwartz.
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| 26 October 1931 |
31 October 1932 |
Victor "Young" Perez |
NBA/IBU |
| 31 October 1932 |
9 September 1935 |
Jackie Brown |
NBA/IBU/British |
- After Brown was sent to prison for four months for assault on 6 July 1934, he was stripped by the NBA for contravening their rules on 17 September.[3] He maintained his British flyweight title, but the NBA were not the only ones to strip the champion as the IBU stripped Brown of the title when Brown did not honor a rematch with Velentin Anglemann after they fought to a draw for his world title. The organisation then matched Velentin Angelmann and Kid David for the vacant title. The IBU later stripped Angelmann for losing a bout to Peter Kane.[4]
|
| 9 September 1935 |
19 January 1937 |
Benny Lynch |
NBA/British |
| 16 September 1935 |
19 January 1937 |
Small Montana |
NYSAC |
| 19 January 1937 |
29 June 1938 4 |
Benny Lynch |
Universal |
- Lynch defeated Jackie Brown for his British title as well as for the vacant NBA title. Lynch and Montana then faced off for the undisputed championship, this being the first undisputed fight in the weight class in seven years as well as being between the consensus #1 and #2 fighters of the division; the vacant Ring Magazine flyweight title was also on the line for the fighters. The title was vacated when Lynch failed the weight requirement to qualify for the flyweight division and surrendered the title. Peter Kane defeated Jackie Jurich on 22 September 1938 to win the NBA championship, while the NYSAC title was discontinued.
|
| 22 September 1938 |
11 December 1939-Stripped |
Peter Kane |
NBA |
- Kane was stripped of the NBA and The Ring (magazine) titles on 11 December 11 1939, but the IBU continued to recognize him as champion.
|
| 11 December 1939 |
14 October 1943-Stripped |
Little Dado |
NBA |
- The NBA proclaimed Dado as champion in 1939. After one defense Dado could no longer make weight and was eventually stripped of the title.[5]
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|
| 14 October 1943 |
31 July 1947 |
Jackie Paterson |
Universal |
- Paterson stripped of his title by the NBA and the BBBofC because he was unable to make weight for a title defense against Dado Marino.[5]
|
| 20 October 1947 |
30 March 1950 |
Rinty Monaghan |
Universal |
- Monaghan wins the NBA and BBBofC titles by defeating Dado Marino on 20 October 1947. He wins universal recognition of champion after defeating Jackie Paterson on 23 March 1948. The title is vacated after Monaghan announces his retirement due to chronic bronchitis on 30 March 1950. The title is won by Terry Allen defeating Honore Pratesi in London, England by a 15-round decision on April 25.
|
| 25 April 1950 |
1 August 1950 |
Terry Allen |
Universal |
| 1 August 1950 |
19 May 1952 |
Dado Marino |
Universal |
| 19 May 1952 |
26 November 1954 |
Yoshio Shirai |
Universal |
| 26 November 1954 |
16 April 1960 |
Pascual Pérez |
Universal |
| 16 April 1960 |
10 October 1962 |
Pone Kingpetch |
Universal |
| 10 October 1962 |
12 January 1963 |
Masahiko "Fighting" Harada |
Universal |
| 12 January 1963 |
18 July 1963 |
Pone Kingpetch |
Universal |
| 18 July 1963 |
23 September 1964 |
Hiroyuki Ebihara |
Universal |
| 23 September 1964 |
23 April 1965 |
Pone Kingpetch |
Universal |
| 23 April 1965 |
14 June 1966 |
Salvatore Burruni |
Universal |
| 14 June 1966 |
30 December 1966 |
Walter McGowan |
Lineal |
| 30 December 1966 |
23 February 1969 |
Chartchai Chionoi |
Lineal |
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