Sport & Note

Francois MACHTENS

Male

(aka Franz Machtens)
Featherweight, Belgium, Antwerpen

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1926
+ July 19	Rein Kokke	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO 5
1927
+ Feb. 21	Piet Versteeg	Rotterdam, Netherlands	TKO 5
- Sept. 12	Heinz Levy	Rotterdam, Netherlands	L 10
1928
- Feb. 26	Maurice Holtzer	Roubaix, France	L 10
+ Apr. 24	Heinz Levy	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 8
+ Aug. 5	Billy Hindley	Southwark, Great Britain	WDQ 10
+ Sept. 25	Cruiart	Antwerpen, Belgium	KO 5
- Oct. 4	George Rose	Southwark, Great Britain	L 15
- Oct. 24	Henri Scillie	Brussels, Belgium	L 15
Belgian Featherweight Title
+ Dec. 9	Otto Ziemdorf	Frankfurt, Germany	W 8
1929
- Feb. 11	Jack Kirby	Southwark, Great Britain	L 15
+ July 2	Henri Scillie	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 10
- Sept. 25	Henri Scillie	Antwerpen, Belgium	L 10
+ Dec. 15	Douglas Parker	Whitechapel, Great Britain	W 15
- Dec. 29	Douglas Parker	Whitechapel, Great Britain	L 15
1930
= Feb. 6	Paul Noack	Schoeneberg, Germany	Draw 8
+ Feb. 13	Johnny Curley	Southwark, Great Britain	W 15
= June 12	Franz Duebbers	Berlin, Germany	Draw 8
- Oct. 9	Dom Volante	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 15
- Oct. 26	Jack Garland	Whitechapel, Great Britain	L 15
- Nov. 6	Dom Volante	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 10
- Nov. 21	Evan Lane	Holborn, Great Britain	L 15
- Nov. 26	Charlie Rowbotham	Holborn, Great Britain	L 15
+ Dec. 8	Tommy Dexter	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 15
- Dec. 28	Seaman Tommy Watson	Shoreditch, Great Britain	L 15
1931
+ Jan. 5	Billy Woods	Nottingham, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Jan. 26	Arthur Adkins	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 15
- Feb. 6	Frank McAloran	Belfast, Great Britain	L 12
+ Feb. 16	Billy Woods	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 15
+ Apr. 9	Alf Kid Pattenden	Grimsby, Great Britain	W 15
+ July 23	Tommy Hyams	Holborn, Great Britain	W 8
+ Aug. 23	Douglas Parker	Leeds, Great Britain	W 12
- Sept. 1	Boja Pokorny	Prague, Czech Republic	L 8
+ Sept. 15	Tommy Lye	Brussels, Belgium	W 10
- Oct. 28	Seaman Tommy Watson	Paddington, Great Britain	L 12
- Nov. 2	Douglas Parker	Newcastle, Great Britain	L 15
- Nov. 12	Phineas John	Paddington, Great Britain	L 12
= Dec. 15	Nicolas Petit-Biquet	Antwerpen, Belgium	Draw 10
1932
+ Feb. 7	Benny Sharkey	Leeds, Great Britain	W 12
- Feb. 29	Nel Tarleton	Leeds, Great Britain	L 15
- Mar. 12	Franz Duebbers	Cologne, Germany	L 8
- Mar. 21	Jack Garland	Coventry, Great Britain	L 12
- Apr. 29	Tommy Hyams	Oxford, Great Britain	L 12
+ May 9	Sol Severns	Grimsby, Great Britain	W 12
- May 31	Panama Al Brown	Paris, France	L 10
- June 5	Sonny Lee	Rotherham, Great Britain	L 12
+ July 2	Willie Gannon	Sheffield, Great Britain	W 12
+ July 10	Sonny Lee	Rotherham, Great Britain	W 12
+ July 17	Nicolas Wilke	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 15
Belgian Featherweight Title
- Aug. 28	Sonny Lee	Barnsley, Great Britain	LDQ 4
+ Sept. 5	Benny Sharkey	Newcastle, Great Britain	W 12
- Sept. 19	Seaman Tommy Watson	Newcastle, Great Britain	L 12
+ Sept. 26	Benny Sharkey	Edinburgh-Leith, Great Britain	W 12
- Oct. 18	Panama Al Brown	Antwerpen, Belgium	L 10
- Nov. 4	Emile Pladner	Paris, France	L 10
+ Nov. 30	Maurice Holtzer	Paris, France	W 10
- Dec. 8	Panama Al Brown	Paris, France	L 10
- Dec. 21	Jose Girones	Barcelona, Spain	L 10
1933
+ Jan. 23	Phineas John	Leeds, Great Britain	W 12
+ Feb. 23	Willie Gannon	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
- Feb. 27	Tommy Hyams	Leeds, Great Britain	L 12
- Apr. 6	Maurice Holtzer	Paris, France	L 10
= May 3	Tommy Hyams	Holborn, Great Britain	Draw 12
+ May 13	Johnny Cuthbert	Sheffield, Great Britain	W 10
- May 18	Tommy Hyams	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 12
+ May 30	Lucien Biquet	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 15
Belgian Featherweight Title
= June 11	Dick Corbett	Lea Bridge, Great Britain	Draw 12
= July 1	Lorenzo Vitria	Barcelona, Spain	Draw 10
- July 9	Johnny Cuthbert	Sheffield, Great Britain	L 15
+ July 16	Sonny Lee	Rotherham, Great Britain	WDQ 4
- Aug. 2	Kid Chocolate	Barcelona, Spain	L 10
- Sept. 14	Dick Corbett	Marylebone, Great Britain	L 15
- Sept. 17	Sonny Lee	Leeds, Great Britain	L 12
- Oct. 4	Jose Girones	Barcelona, Spain	L 10
- Oct. 20	Phineas John	Holborn, Great Britain	L 12
+ Nov. 6	Johnny King	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
= Nov. 24	Tommy Hyams	Manchester, Great Britain	Draw 12
1934
- Jan. 12	Willie Gannon	Blackpool, Great Britain	L 15
+ Feb. 8	Stan Jehu	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 12
- Mar. 4	Dick Corbett	Southwark, Great Britain	L 15
+ Mar. 27	Benny Sharkey	Edinburgh, Great Britain	W 12
+ June 3	Tommy Dowlais	Walsall, Great Britain	W 12
= June 7	Dave Crowley	Holborn, Great Britain	Draw 12
- June 18	Seaman Tommy Watson	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
+ Sept. 1	Piet Paans	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 8
- Nov. 17	Maurice Holtzer	Geneva, Switzerland	L 10
- Dec. 9	Panama Al Brown	Lille, France	L 10
1935
- Jan. 26	Freddie Miller	Brussels, Belgium	L 10
- Mar. 31	Harry Mizler	Southwark, Great Britain	L 10
+ July 27	Phil Dolhem	Liege, Belgium	WDQ 5
- Sept. 23	Dave Crowley	Southwark, Great Britain	L 12
= Oct. 4	Phil Dolhem	Antwerpen, Belgium	Draw 10
- Oct. 24	Jimmy Walsh	Sheffield, Great Britain	L 12
1936
- Mar. 21	Joseph Preys	Courtrai, Belgium	KO by 14
- Apr. 4	Lucien Biquet	Liege, Belgium	L 15
Belgian Featherweight Title
- May 15	Ginger Foran	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO by 8
+ June 16	Joseph Preys	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 10
= July 7	Kid Theo	Antwerpen, Belgium	Draw 10
- July 29	Albert Esser	Antwerpen, Belgium	KO by 4
1937
+ Sept. 14	Robert Disch	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 10
- Oct. 18	Robert Disch	Rotterdam, Netherlands	L 10
+ Dec. 20	Roger Barbary	Antwerpen, Belgium	W 0
1938
- Feb. 15	Roger Barbary	Oostende, Belgium	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 103, Won: 39 (4 inside the limit), Lost: 54 (3 inside the limit), Draw: 10, NC: 0