Light Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Battling Siki
59
Wins
18
Losses
1
Draws
33
KOs
56%
KO %
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1925
- Nationality
- Senegal / France
- Career
- 1912–1925
Africa's first world champion, upsetting Georges Carpentier.
Titles & Honours
- World Light Heavyweight Champion (1922–1923)
Career Timeline
1912–1925- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Fernard Pratt · D PTS
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Herman Sjouwerman · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Light Heavyweight Champion (1922–1923). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Georges Carpentier · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Georges Carpentier
W KO · Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, France. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Lee Anderson · L PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912-03-13 | D | Fernard Pratt | PTS | 8 | Comoedia-Cinéma, Marseille, France |
| 1912-10-13 | L | Louis Maria | RTD | 2 | Stand du Pré-du-Lac, Châteauneuf-Grasse, France |
| 1912-10-20 | L | Jean Chayne | TKO | 2 | Stand Bènes, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France |
| 1912-12-16 | D | Mario Gall | PTS | 8 | France |
| 1913-03-27 | L | Francois Servat | PTS | 8 | Comoedia-Cinéma, Marseille, France |
| 1913-05-03 | L | Bill Henrys | DQ | 3 | Eldorado-Casino, Marseille, France |
| 1913-05-18 | W | Georges Bert | TKO | 3 | Montreuil, France |
| 1913-11-29 | W | Georges Carr | TKO | 3 | Toulouse, France |
| 1913-12-16 | W | Frank Roose | PTS | 10 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1914-01-08 | W | Frank Roose | PTS | 10 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1914-02-07 | L | Jean Audouy | PTS | 10 | Salle des Fêtes, Narbonne, France |
| 1914-02-19 | W | Pierre Nicolas | KO | 2 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1914-06-04 | W | Jules Perroud | DQ | 8 | Salle du Jardin Royal, Toulouse, France |
| 1914-06-20 | L | Jules Perroud | PTS | 10 | Salle du Jardin Royal, Toulouse, France |
| 1914-07-12 | L | Eugene Tajan | DQ | 7 | Place Lamourguier, Narbonne, France |
| 1918-05-12 | W | Frank Roose | DQ | 9 | Arènes des Amidonniers, Toulouse, France |
| 1919-12-08 | W | Eugene Stuber | TKO | 2 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1919-12-29 | L | Felix Leonard | PTS | 10 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1920-01-12 | W | Billy Henrys | PTS | 12 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1920-02-16 | W | Jean Audouy | TKO | 4 | Théâtre des Nouveautés, Toulouse, France |
| 1920-03-26 | W | Leon Derensy | KO | 3 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France |
| 1920-04-02 | W | Maurice Lefevre | PTS | 10 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France |
| 1920-04-09 | W | Victor Marchand | KO | 8 | Nouveau Cirque, Paris, France |
| 1920-04-16 | W | Jeff DePaus | PTS | 15 | Antwerpen, Belgium |
| 1920-04-28 | W | Rene De Vos | PTS | 10 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1920-05-02 | W | Willem Westbroek | KO | 7 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-05-29 | W | Jimmy Lyggett Sr. | PTS | 10 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1920-06-04 | W | Willem Westbroek | TKO | 5 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-06-13 | W | Bertus Ahaus | PTS | 10 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-06-17 | W | Tom Berry | PTS | 10 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-06-27 | W | Daan Holtkamp | KO | 2 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-08-30 | L | Tom Berry | PTS | 15 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-10-25 | W | Nicol Simpson | KO | 1 | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1920-12-04 | W | Jeff DePaus | PTS | 10 | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1921-01-14 | W | Hans Breitenstraeter | PTS | 15 | Admiralspalast, Mitte, Germany |
| 1921-01-19 | W | Herman Sjouwerman | PTS | 10 | Paleis voor Volksvlijt, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1921-02-05 | W | Bertus Ahaus | PTS | 10 | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1921-02-25 | W | Giuseppe Spalla | RTD | 9 | Zirkus Busch, Mitte, Germany |
| 1921-03-15 | W | Hugo Podzuhn | TKO | 10 | Sagebiel, Germany |
| 1921-04-29 | W | Jeff DePaus | PTS | 10 | Antwerpen, Belgium |
| 1921-06-14 | W | Harry Reeve | PTS | 10 | De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1921-07-02 | W | Gabriel Pionnier | TKO | 7 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
| 1921-08-21 | W | Constant Barrick | PTS | 10 | Arènes du Rond-Point du Prado, Marseille, France |
| 1921-09-21 | W | Ercole De Balzac | DQ | 2 | Salle Wagram, Paris, France |
| 1921-10-02 | W | Battling Marcot | TKO | 5 | Arènes des Amidonniers, Toulouse, France |
| 1921-10-21 | W | Jean Leroi | KO | 2 | Magic City, Paris, France |
| 1921-10-21 | W | Jean Leroi | TKO | 2 | Magic City, Paris, France |
| 1921-12-03 | W | Paul Journee | PTS | 15 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France |
| 1922-01-17 | W | Alphonse Rogiers | PTS | 12 | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France |
| 1922-02-02 | W | Iter | TKO | 2 | Palais des Fêtes, Strasbourg, France |
| 1922-03-03 | W | Jules Lenaers | TKO | 2 | Palais des Fêtes, Strasbourg, France |
| 1922-03-15 | W | Alphonse Rogiers | PTS | 10 | Salle de Trocadero, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1922-03-23 | W | Frank Hoche | PTS | 10 | Iris Park, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1922-03-31 | W | Martinus Vige | TKO | 6 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1922-04-16 | W | Louis Piochelle | PTS | 12 | Stade Municipal, Algiers, Algeria |
| 1922-04-26 | W | Alfred Baker | PTS | 12 | Frontón Condal, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1922-05-11 | W | Harry Reeve | PTS | 10 | Theater Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 1922-05-19 | D | Harry Reeve | PTS | 10 | Hippodrome-paleis, Antwerpen, Belgium |
| 1922-06-23 | W | Marcel Nilles | PTS | 15 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France |
| 1922-07-23 | W | Hans Dressler | TKO | 5 | Circus Schouwburg, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 1922-07-27 | W | Harry Reeve | TKO | 6 | Marseille, France |
| 1922-09-24 | W | Georges Carpentier | KO | 6 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, France |
| 1923-03-17 | L | Mike McTigue | PTS | 20 | La Scala Theatre, Dublin, Ireland |
| 1923-06-16 | L | Emile Morelle | DQ | 6 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France |
| 1923-07-08 | W | Marcel Nilles | KO | 2 | Stade Buffalo, Montrouge, France |
| 1923-08-05 | W | Gaston Marmouget | KO | 3 | Arènes du Bouscat, Bordeaux, France |
| 1923-11-20 | L | Kid Norfolk | PTS | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S |
| 1923-12-25 | L | Jack Taylor | PTS | 10 | Adelphia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S |
| 1924-01-07 | W | Tony Stabenau | KO | 2 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S |
| 1924-01-14 | W | Young Norfolk | PTS | 8 | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, U.S |
| 1924-01-21 | L | Battling Owens | PTS | 15 | Louisiana Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S |
| 1924-01-31 | L | Joe Lohman | NWS | 10 | Kenwood Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S |
| 1924-02-08 | W | Joe White | PTS | 10 | Rochester, New York, U.S |
| 1924-02-14 | L | Tut Jackson | PTS | 10 | Fort Hayes Arena, Columbus, Ohio, U.S |
| 1924-07-11 | W | Ray Bennett | NWS | 12 | Bellaire, Ohio, U.S |
| 1924-07-18 | W | Blacksmith Russell | KO | 7 | Textile Field, Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S |
| 1924-08-02 | L | Sergeant Jack Lynch | PTS | 10 | Clinton Oval, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S |
| 1924-08-04 | W | Dixie Kid | RTD | 3 | Fair Grounds Arena, Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S |
| 1924-08-11 | L | Homer Smith | PTS | 10 | Bison Stadium, Buffalo, New York, U.S |
| 1924-08-20 | L | Mike Conroy | TKO | 8 | Lorain, Ohio, U.S |
| 1924-11-07 | W | Roscoe Hall | TKO | 6 | Passaic Armory, Passaic, New Jersey, U.S |
| 1924-11-14 | L | Tony Marullo | PTS | 12 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S |
| 1924-11-27 | D | Frank Kearns | PTS | 10 | Arena, Syracuse, New York, U.S |
| 1924-12-04 | L | Jack Burke | PTS | 12 | Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S |
| 1925-03-13 | L | Paul Berlenbach | TKO | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S |
| 1925-06-25 | L | Art Weigand | PTS | 6 | Bison Stadium, Buffalo, New York, U.S |
| 1925-07-10 | W | Chief Halbran | KO | 3 | Steeplechase A.A., Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S |
| 1925-07-23 | W | Jimmy Francis | KO | 2 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, U.S |
| 1925-08-08 | L | Joe Silvani | DQ | 8 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S |
| 1925-08-18 | L | Billy Vidabeck | NWS | 10 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, U.S |
| 1925-11-13 | L | Lee Anderson | PTS | 12 | 104th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S |
Showing 91 of 91 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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