Welterweight · Switzerland
Frank Erne 31-6-16 15 KO · 1892–1908
Photo: Agence Rol, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Frank Erne was a welterweight boxer from Switzerland, born Jan 8, 1875. Record 31-6-16 with 15 knockouts over 1892–1908. Frank Erne last fought Curly Watson on Feb 29, 1908 and won by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: Франк Ерне · فرانك إرني · فرانك ارنى +2 more フランク・アーン · Erwin Erne
Born Jan 8, 1875
Died Sep 17, 1954
Country 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Stance Orthodox
Height 168 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Nickname The Buffalo Boy
Debut Mar 17, 1892
Career 1892–1908
Rounds boxed 509
KO share 48%
Born in Döttingen, Switzerland
Titles Inaugural French welterweight title 1908
Confirmed bouts 12 of 53
Career record Record
31-6-16, 15 KOs · 1892–1908
Last result W
Curly Watson
Won inaugural French welterweight title PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Paris, 🇫🇷
The record 53 bouts, 1892–1908, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Curly Watson
Won inaugural French welterweight title PTS 10/10 · Wonderland, Paris, 🇫🇷
Erne 30-6-16 · Watson —
W
Warren Zurbrick
DQ 10/20 · International A.C., Fort Erie, 🇨🇦
Erne 29-6-16 · Zurbrick —
L
Lost 'white' lightweight title KO 7/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Erne 29-5-16 · Britt 3-0-0
W
Jim Maloney
Won vacant 'white' lightweight title KO 7/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Erne 28-5-16 · Maloney —
L
Lost world lightweight title KO 1/20 · International A.C., Fort Erie, 🇨🇦
Erne 28-4-16 · Gans 114-7-15
W
Gus Gardner
PTS 6/6 · Wabash A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Erne 27-4-16 · Gardner —
W
Curley Supples
Retained world lightweight title KO 6/20 · International A.C., Fort Erie, 🇨🇦
Erne 26-4-16 · Supples —
L
For world welterweight title KO 9/20 · International A.C., Fort Erie, 🇨🇦
Erne 26-3-16 · Ferns 32-7-5
D
Tom Couhig
PTS 6/6 · Olympic A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 26-3-15 · Couhig —
L
TKO 3/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 26-2-15 · McGovern 50-2-4
W
Retained world lightweight title TKO 12/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 25-2-15 · Gans 83-5-13
W
Chicago Jack Daly
PTS 6/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Erne 24-2-15 · Daly —
D
New York Jack O'Brien
For world lightweight title PTS 25/25 · Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Erne 24-2-14 · O'Brien —
W
Won world lightweight title PTS 20/20 · Hawthorne A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 23-2-14 · Lavigne 35-4-12
W
PTS 25/25 · Lenox A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 22-2-14 · McFadden —
W
Dal Hawkins
KO 7/20 · Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Erne 21-2-14 · Hawkins —
D
For world lightweight title PTS 20/20 · Greater New York A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Erne 21-2-13 · Lavigne 34-3-11
W
Harry Lemons
PTS 20/20 · Olympic A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 20-2-13 · Lemons —
D
Jack Downey
PTS 20/20 · Empire A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 20-2-12 · Downey —
D
Jim Popp
PTS 20/20 · Toronto A.C., Toronto, 🇨🇦
Erne 20-2-11 · Popp —
Show all 53 bouts W
Larry Becker
KO 5/20 · Olympic A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 19-2-11 · Becker —
W
Joe Hopkins
TKO 19/20 · Olympic A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 18-2-11 · Hopkins —
L
For world featherweight title PTS 25/25 · Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Erne 18-1-11 · Dixon 46-3-23
L
Martin Flaherty
UD 20/20 · New York A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 18-0-11 · Flaherty —
W
Won world featherweight title PTS 20/20 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 17-0-11 · Dixon 45-2-22
D
Jack Downey
PTS 12/12 · South Brooklyn A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Erne 17-0-10 · Downey —
D
Jack Downey
PTS 8/10 · Empire Theater, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Erne 17-0-9 · Downey —
W
Larry Burns
KO 5/10 · Empire A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 16-0-9 · Burns —
D
Jack Downey
PTS 10/10 · Empire A.C., Maspeth, 🇺🇸
Erne 16-0-8 · Downey —
D
PTS 4/4 · Front Street Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Erne 16-0-7 · Griffo 102-4-56
D
PTS 10/10 · New Manhattan A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 16-0-6 · Dixon 41-2-18
W
Jack Skelly
TKO 9/15 · New Manhattan A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 15-0-6 · Skelly —
W
Jack Skelly
KO 7/10 · Maspeth Empire AC, Maspeth, 🇺🇸
Erne 14-0-6 · Skelly —
W
Joe Craig
TKO 3/10 · Oakland Avenue Rink, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Erne 13-0-6 · Craig —
W
Pat Perry
PTS 4/4 · London, 🇬🇧
Erne 12-0-6 · Perry —
W
Joe Leonard
KO 2/6 · New Manhattan A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Erne 11-0-6 · Leonard —
D
PTS 10/10 · Liedertafel Hall, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 11-0-5 · Smith 18-3-5
W
Alec Sloan
PTS 4/4 · Eldorado beach, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 10-0-5 · Sloan —
D
George Siddons
PTS 10/10 · Academy of Music, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 10-0-4 · Siddons —
W
George Siddons
PTS 6/6 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 9-0-4 · Siddons —
W
Dan Maloney
TKO 1 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 8-0-4 · Maloney —
W
Pat Schultz
PTS 4/4 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 7-0-4 · Schultz —
D
Tommy Dixon
PTS 4/4 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 7-0-3 · Dixon —
W
Hymie Goldstein
PTS 4/4 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 6-0-3 · Goldstein —
W
Fred Warner
PTS 4/4 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 5-0-3 · Warner —
W
Walter Campbell
KO 3/4 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 4-0-3 · Campbell —
D
Tommy Kennedy
PTS 4/4 · Court Street Theatre, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 4-0-2 · Kennedy —
D
PTS 2/10 · Music Hall, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 4-0-1 · Sullivan 53-1-3
W
Skip Krieger
PTS 3/3 · Music Hall, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 3-0-1 · Krieger —
D
Joe Diebold
PTS 23/23 · Buffalo A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 3-0-0 · Diebold —
W
John Roy
KO 4/20 · Buffalo A.C., Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 2-0-0 · Roy —
W
John Roy
TKO 4/6 · Music Hall, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 1-0-0 · Roy —
W
James McCarthy
PTS 6/6 · Star Theater, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Erne 0-0-0 · McCarthy —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Frank Erne's record? Frank Erne's professional record is 31-6-16 with 15 knockouts.
Who did Frank Erne fight last? Frank Erne last fought Curly Watson on Feb 29, 1908 and won by PTS over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 9731 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9731 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
