Eugène Criqui
# Eugène Criqui

Eugène Criqui (15 August 1893 – 7 July 1977) was a French boxer who held the World Featherweight title in 1923. After his death, he was added to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Eugène was the 2015 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame International category.

## Boxing career

### Early career and military service

Criqui was born in the Belleville neighbourhood of Paris. He was a professional pipe-fitter before he turned professional in 1910. He won the French flyweight title in 1912. His boxing career was interrupted when he served in the French military in World War I. While doing guard duty at Verdun, his jaw was shattered by a sniper's bullet. A surgeon reconstructed the jaw using wire, silver, and a goat leg.

### World featherweight champion

After the war he resumed boxing. He won the French featherweight title in 1921 and the next year won the European Boxing Union featherweight championship. On 2 June 1923 he beat Johnny Kilbane by a sixth-round knockout in New York City to win the world featherweight title. Part of the contract for this fight required that he give Johnny Dundee a shot at the title within sixty days. When he fought Dundee fifty-four days later (on 26 July 1923) Dundee knocked him down four times and beat him by a fifteen-round decision. In his next fight, Criqui injured his hand and did not fight many more fights before he retired in 1928.

## Death

He died blind in a nursing home in 1977. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005, making him the second inductee from France after Marcel Cerdan.

## Professional boxing record

| 135 fights | 104 wins | 16 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 58 | 5 |
| By decision | 44 | 10 |
| By disqualification | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 15 | 15 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 135 | Win | 104–16–15 | Benny Carter | PTS | 10 | Mar 19, 1928 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | |
| 134 | Loss | 103–16–15 | Gustave Humery | TKO | 6 (12) | Dec 20, 1927 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | For France featherweight title |
| 133 | Loss | 103–15–15 | Panama Al Brown | UD | 10 | Apr 2, 1927 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | |
| 132 | Loss | 103–14–15 | Carlos Uzabeaga | PTS | 10 | Oct 6, 1926 | Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 131 | Loss | 103–13–15 | Danny Frush | KO | 8 (15) | Jun 1, 1924 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France | |
| 130 | Win | 103–12–15 | Henri Hébrant | PTS | 15 | Oct 6, 1923 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | |
| 129 | Loss | 102–12–15 | Johnny Dundee | PTS | 15 | Jul 26, 1923 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Lost NYSAC featherweight title |
| 128 | Win | 102–11–15 | Johnny Kilbane | TKO | 6 (15) | Jun 2, 1923 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won NYSAC featherweight title |
| 127 | Win | 101–11–15 | Billy Matthews | RTD | 17 (20) | Dec 2, 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | |
| 126 | Win | 100–11–15 | Ben Callicott | KO | 2 (15) | Nov 18, 1922 | Liege, Belgium | |
| 125 | Win | 99–11–15 | Walter Rossi | KO | 1 (20) | Nov 4, 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | Retained IBU featherweight title |
| 124 | Win | 98–11–15 | Arthur Wyns | RTD | 6 (20) | Sep 9, 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | Retained IBU featherweight title |
| 123 | Win | 97–11–15 | Arthur Wyns | KO | 12 (20) | Jul 7, 1922 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won IBU featherweight title |
| 122 | Win | 96–11–15 | Tom Anderson | KO | 1 (?) | Jun 25, 1922 | Casino de la Plage, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | |
| 121 | Win | 95–11–15 | Joseph Youyou | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 16, 1922 | Frontón Condal, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain | |
| 120 | Win | 94–11–15 | Joe Fox | TKO | 12 (20) | May 29, 1922 | Holland Park Rink, Kensington, London, England | |
| 119 | Win | 93–11–15 | Ben Callicott | KO | 3 (15) | Apr 11, 1922 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | |
| 118 | Win | 92–11–15 | Charles Ledoux | KO | 1 (15) | Feb 5, 1922 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France | |
| 117 | Win | 91–11–15 | Georges Gaillard | TKO | 5 (20) | Dec 6, 1921 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained France featherweight title |
| 116 | Win | 90–11–15 | Alfons Spaniers | KO | 2 (15) | Oct 25, 1921 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | |
| 115 | Win | 89–11–15 | Auguste Grassi | KO | 1 (15) | Sep 27, 1921 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won vacant France featherweight title |
| 114 | Win | 88–11–15 | Dencio Cabanela | KO | 14 (20) | Mar 19, 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 113 | Win | 87–11–15 | Silvino Jamito | PTS | 20 | Feb 19, 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 112 | Win | 86–11–15 | Sid Godfrey | KO | 10 (20) | Feb 5, 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 111 | Win | 85–11–15 | Jerry Sullivan | RTD | 13 (20) | Jan 8, 1921 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 110 | Win | 84–11–15 | Bert Spargo | KO | 16 (20) | Dec 18, 1920 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 109 | Win | 83–11–15 | Jackie Green | KO | 4 (20) | Nov 20, 1920 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 108 | Win | 82–11–15 | Vince Blackburn | RTD | 10 (20) | Oct 23, 1920 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 107 | Win | 81–11–15 | Young Baker | KO | 1 (15) | Jun 26, 1920 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | |
| 106 | Win | 80–11–15 | Joe Mendell | KO | 12 (12) | Apr 17, 1920 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | |
| 105 | Loss | 79–11–15 | Memphis Pal Moore | TKO | 14 (20) | Dec 26, 1919 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England | |
| 104 | Win | 79–10–15 | Sam Kellar | TKO | 5 (20) | Oct 29, 1919 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | |
| 103 | Win | 78–10–15 | Walter Young Ross | KO | 15 (20) | Sep 18, 1919 | Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, England | |
| 102 | Win | 77–10–15 | Digger Evans | KO | 7 (20) | Jul 18, 1919 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France | |
| 101 | Draw | 76–10–15 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 20 | Jun 27, 1919 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France | |
| 100 | Win | 76–10–14 | Auguste Grassi | TKO | 8 (?) | Jun 3, 1919 | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 99 | Win | 75–10–14 | Leon Poutet | TKO | 6 (?) | May 25, 1919 | Casino de la Plage, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | |
| 98 | Loss | 74–10–14 | Tommy Noble | KO | 19 (20) | Apr 10, 1919 | Holborn Stadium, Holborn, London, England | For IBU bantamweight title |
| 97 | Win | 74–9–14 | Steve Sullivan | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 6, 1919 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France | |
| 96 | Win | 73–9–14 | Jimmy Doyle | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 3, 1919 | Trompeloup, Gironde, France | |
| 95 | Win | 72–9–14 | Osmin Lurie | TKO | 4 (?) | Jan 1, 1919 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France | |
| 94 | Win | 71–9–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 6 | Nov 7, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 93 | Win | 70–9–14 | Auguste Grassi | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 26, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 92 | Win | 69–9–14 | Paul Bertal | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1918 | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | |
| 91 | Win | 68–9–14 | Jimmy O'Day | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 28, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 90 | Win | 67–9–14 | Arthur Wyns | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 89 | Win | 66–9–14 | Eugene Clifford | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 10, 1918 | Paris, France | |
| 88 | Win | 65–9–14 | Andre Maestrini | PTS | 12 | Jul 4, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 87 | Win | 64–9–14 | Joseph Marty | TKO | 9 (10) | May 30, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 86 | Win | 63–9–14 | Arthur Pain | KO | 3 (6) | May 23, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | Date approximated |
| 85 | Win | 62–9–14 | Cherubin Durocher | TKO | 6 (?) | Apr 29, 1918 | Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France | |
| 84 | Win | 61–9–14 | Auguste Grassi | TKO | 8 (12) | Apr 21, 1918 | Arènes des Amidonniers, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France | |
| 83 | Win | 60–9–14 | Cherubin Durocher | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 18, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 82 | Win | 59–9–14 | Auguste Grassi | KO | 3 (?) | Mar 28, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 81 | Win | 58–9–14 | Bombardier Rousseau | KO | 7 (15) | Mar 11, 1918 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France | |
| 80 | Win | 57–9–14 | Max Henry | PTS | ? | Mar 1, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 79 | Win | 56–9–14 | Jules Husson | TKO | ? (?) | Feb 9, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 78 | Win | 55–9–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 6 | Jan 25, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 77 | Win | 54–9–14 | Bombardier Rousseau | PTS | 12 | Jan 18, 1918 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France | |
| 76 | Win | 53–9–14 | Messens | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 13, 1918 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 75 | Win | 52–9–14 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 6 | Dec 20, 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 74 | Win | 51–9–14 | Alfred Francis | PTS | 6 | Dec 6, 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 73 | Win | 50–9–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 12 | Nov 4, 1917 | France | Unknown location, at a Military Camp in France |
| 72 | Win | 49–9–14 | Mareix | KO | 9 (?) | Oct 20, 1917 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France | |
| 71 | Win | 48–9–14 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 6 | Oct 11, 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 70 | Win | 47–9–14 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 6 | Oct 3, 1917 | Paris, France | |
| 69 | Win | 46–9–14 | Georges Dravin | TKO | 5 (?) | Sep 26, 1917 | Paris, France | |
| 68 | Win | 45–9–14 | Georges Gravat | PTS | 4 | Feb 26, 1917 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 67 | Loss | 44–9–14 | Charles Ledoux | TKO | 12 (20) | Jul 10, 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 66 | Win | 44–8–14 | Jack Bertin | PTS | 10 | Jun 28, 1914 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France | |
| 65 | Win | 43–8–14 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 15 | Jun 19, 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 64 | Win | 42–8–14 | Georges Lefebvre | TKO | 7 (?) | Jun 4, 1914 | Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France | |
| 63 | Win | 41–8–14 | Abe Mantell | PTS | 20 | May 16, 1914 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 62 | Win | 40–8–14 | Jim Harry | KO | 6 (?) | May 10, 1914 | Arènes de la Benatte, Bordeaux, Gironde, France | |
| 61 | Win | 39–8–14 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 20 | May 1, 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 60 | Win | 38–8–14 | Jack Bertin | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 59 | Loss | 37–8–14 | Percy Jones | PTS | 20 | Mar 26, 1914 | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, France | For IBU flyweight title |
| 58 | Win | 37–7–14 | Pat McAllister | KO | 10 (15) | Mar 13, 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 57 | Win | 36–7–14 | Jack Bertin | PTS | 10 | Mar 7, 1914 | Boxing-Buttes, Paris, France | |
| 56 | Win | 35–7–14 | Cherubin Durocher | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 1, 1914 | Troyes, Aube, France | |
| 55 | Win | 34–7–14 | Gaston Simon | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 16, 1914 | Salle de l'Alhambra, Orléans, Loiret, France | |
| 54 | Win | 33–7–14 | Percy Jones | PTS | 15 | Feb 12, 1914 | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, France | |
| 53 | Draw | 32–7–14 | Robert Dastillon | PTS | 12 | Dec 31, 1914 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 52 | Loss | 32–7–13 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 10 | Nov 29, 1913 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 51 | Draw | 32–6–13 | Robert Dastillon | PTS | 20 | Oct 31, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 50 | Win | 32–6–12 | Johnny Daly | PTS | 10 | Oct 4, 1913 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 49 | Win | 31–6–12 | Edouard Prie | DQ | 5 (?) | Aug 24, 1913 | Enghien, Val-d'Oise, France | |
| 48 | Win | 30–6–12 | Fred Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 47 | Win | 29–6–12 | Paul Manceau | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1913 | Chantilly, Oise, France | |
| 46 | Draw | 28–6–12 | Auguste Grassi | PTS | 12 | Jun 6, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 45 | Win | 28–6–11 | Sebastien Demey | KO | 6 (10) | May 23, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 44 | Loss | 27–6–11 | Sid Smith | UD | 20 | Apr 11, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | For IBU flyweight title |
| 43 | Win | 27–5–11 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 10 | Mar 17, 1913 | Paris, France | |
| 42 | Win | 26–5–11 | Albert Bouzonnie | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 41 | Win | 25–5–11 | Bombardier Rousseau | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1913 | Bordeaux, Gironde, France | |
| 40 | Draw | 24–5–11 | Alf Mansfield | PTS | 10 | Jan 10, 1913 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 39 | Draw | 24–5–10 | Marcel Lepreux | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1912 | Palais de la Boxe, Paris, France | |
| 38 | Draw | 24–5–9 | Alf Mansfield | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 37 | Win | 24–5–8 | Cherubin Durocher | KO | 5 (?) | Nov 9, 1912 | Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France | |
| 36 | Win | 23–5–8 | Francis Charles | TKO | 17 (20) | Oct 30, 1912 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained France flyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 22–5–8 | Tom Smith | PTS | 15 | Oct 10, 1912 | Birmingham, West Midlands, England | |
| 34 | Loss | 21–5–8 | Pierre Gambetta | DQ | 9 (10) | Oct 8, 1912 | Alcazar d'Été, Avignon, Vaucluse, France | |
| 33 | Win | 21–4–8 | Sebastien Demey | PTS | 10 | Sep 27, 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 32 | Win | 20–4–8 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1912 | Sporting-Palace, Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France | |
| 31 | Win | 19–4–8 | Marcel Lepreux | TKO | 13 (15) | Aug 2, 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | Retained France flyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 18–4–8 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 12 | Jun 28, 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 29 | Win | 17–4–8 | Kid Chicken | KO | 9 (10) | Jun 11, 1912 | Boxing Hall, Chantilly, Oise, France | |
| 28 | Loss | 16–4–8 | Robert Dastillon | PTS | 15 | May 11, 1912 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 27 | Draw | 16–3–8 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 10 | Apr 16, 1912 | Maisons-Lafitte, Val-de-Marne, France | |
| 26 | Win | 16–3–7 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 10 | Apr 12, 1912 | Élysée Montmartre, Paris, France | |
| 25 | Draw | 15–3–7 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1912 | Premierland Francaise, Paris, France | |
| 24 | Win | 15–3–6 | Jack Gatehouse | PTS | 8 | Feb 24, 1912 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 23 | Win | 14–3–6 | Rene Voirin | KO | 10 (?) | Feb 14, 1912 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Won vacant France flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 13–3–6 | Buster Brown | RTD | 1 (8) | Dec 30, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 21 | Win | 12–3–6 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 4 | Dec 30, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 20 | Win | 11–3–6 | Rene Voirin | PTS | 8 | Dec 16, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 19 | Win | 10–3–6 | Rene Voirin | PTS | 4 | Nov 22, 1911 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | |
| 18 | Win | 9–3–6 | Cherubin Durocher | PTS | 6 | Nov 16, 1911 | National Sporting Club, Paris, France | |
| 17 | Win | 8–3–6 | Jim Barrey | KO | 2 (6) | Oct 28, 1911 | Boxing Hall, Paris, France | |
| 16 | Win | 7–3–6 | Auguste Relinger | TKO | 2 (?) | Oct 21, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 15 | Win | 6–3–6 | Robert Dastillon | DQ | 4 (?) | Jul 30, 1911 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France | |
| 14 | Win | 5–3–6 | Andre Teyssedre | PTS | 6 | Jul 29, 1911 | Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France | |
| 13 | Draw | 4–3–6 | Alfred Francis | PTS | 8 | May 6, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 12 | Draw | 4–3–5 | Montors | PTS | 4 | May 2, 1911 | Paris, France | |
| 11 | Loss | 4–3–4 | Lucien Vinez | PTS | 8 | Apr 22, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 10 | Loss | 4–2–4 | Marcel Mouginot | PTS | 4 | Apr 4, 1911 | Arenes de boxe, Paris, France | |
| 9 | Win | 4–1–4 | Andre Teyssedre | PTS | 4 | Mar 21, 1911 | Arenes de boxe, Paris, France | |
| 8 | Loss | 3–1–4 | Paul Manceau | PTS | 6 | Mar 6, 1911 | Paris, France | |
| 7 | Draw | 3–0–4 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 8 | Feb 16, 1911 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 6 | Draw | 3–0–3 | Alfred Francis | PTS | 8 | Jan 19, 1911 | Paris, France | |
| 5 | Win | 3–0–2 | L Gouzenne | PTS | 4 | Dec 15, 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 4 | Win | 2–0–2 | Boyo Lambert | PTS | 4 | Nov 26, 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 3 | Win | 1–0–2 | Gouguillon | PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1910 | Wonderland, Paris, France | |
| 2 | Draw | 0–0–2 | Francisque | PTS | 8 | Aug 8, 1910 | Paris, France | Date unknown |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Edouard Prie | PTS | 8 | Jul 7, 1910 | Paris, France | Date unknown |
