Frank "Frankie" Fleming (1893-1960) was a Canadian featherweight boxer active from 1910 to 1922. During his career he held the distinction of being the Canadian Boxing Federation Featherweight Champion. He is best known for beating all-time great Benny Leonard twice, being the only fighter to do so. He also faced Hall of Famers Johnny Kilbane, Johnny Dundee, and Freddie Welsh in defeat; challenging for the latter's World Featherweight Title. Statistical boxing website BoxRec rates Fleming as the 11th best Canadian boxer ever across all weight divisions.

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

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Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

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Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

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1893 births

1960 deaths

Boxers from Toronto

Featherweight boxers

Canadian male boxers