List of British flyweight boxing champions

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List of British flyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British flyweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929.

A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown.

r–Champion relinquished title.

s–Champion stripped of title.

NameDuration of reignDefences
Sid Smith 4 December 1911 2 June 19132
Bill Ladbury 2 June 1913 26 January 19141
Percy Jones 26 January 1914r0
Tancy Lee 25 January 1915 18 October 19151
Joe Symonds 18 October 1915 14 February 19161
Jimmy Wilde 14 February 1916 29 April 1918r19234
Elky Clark 31 March 1924 7 April 1927s1
Johnny Hill 30 May 1927 27 September 1929 (died)2
Jackie Brown 13 October 1929 3 March 19301
Bert Kirby 3 March 1930 6 January 1931s0
Jackie Brown 2 February 1931 9 September 19353
Benny Lynch 9 September 1935 13 October 1937r19382
Jackie Paterson 30 September 1939 23 March 19484
Rinty Monaghan 23 March 1948 30 September 1949r1
Terry Allen 11 June 1951 17 March 19521
Teddy Gardner 17 March 1952 September 1952r0
Terry Allen 21 October 1952 16 February 1954r1
Dai Dower 28 February 1955r19570
Frankie Jones 31 July 1957 8 October 19602
Johnny Caldwell 8 October 1960r19610
Jackie Brown 27 February 1962 2 May 19631
Walter McGowan 2 May 1963 November 1966r0
John McCluskey 16 January 1967 September 1977r2
Charlie Magri 6 December 1977 August 1981r0
Kelvin Smart 14 September 1982 25 January 19841
Hugh Russell 25 January 1984 April 1985r2
Duke McKenzie 5 June 1985 August 1986r1
Dave McAuley 20 October 1986r19870
Pat Clinton 9 March 1988 19 December 1989r19912
Robbie Regan 28 May 1991 3 September 19911
Francis Ampofo 3 September 1991 17 December 19911
Robbie Regan 17 December 1991 19 May 1992r1
Francis Ampofo 12 December 1992 20 December 1994r19952
Mickey Cantwell 21 March 1996r0
Ady Lewis 27 January 1997 11 September 1997r19982
Damaen Kelly 13 March 1999 22 May 19991
Keith Knox 22 May 1999 16 October 19991
Jason Booth 16 October 2002 13 November 20031
Chris Edwards 23 January 2009 23 October 20092
Shinny Bayaar 23 October 2009 15 December 20101
Paul Edwards 15 December 2010 11 June 20110
Chris Edwards 11 June 2011 13 October 20122
Kevin Satchell 13 October 2012 6 July 2013r2
Andrew Selby 14 May 2016 15 November 2019r0

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