Frank Erne
Swiss boxer (1875-1954)
フランク・アーン
- Born
- 8 January 1875, Zurich
- Died
- 17 September 1954, New York City
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- lightweight, featherweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 30 wins, 6 losses
Frank Erne (January 8, 1875 – September 17, 1954) was a Swiss-born American boxer widely credited with taking the World Featherweight Championship on November 27, 1896, from George Dixon in New York City, as well as the World Lightweight Championship from George "Kid" Lavigne on July 3, 1899, in Buffalo, New York. Late in his career he would contend for the World Welterweight Title against Rube Ferns. Erne was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the class of 2020.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2020
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2739041 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.