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This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). The WBA often recognize up to two world champions in a given weight class; Super champion and Regular champion.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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]
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.
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.
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