Battling Siki

Battling Siki
Battling Siki
Born(1897-09-16)16 September 1897
Saint-Louis, French Senegal
Died15 December 1925(1925-12-15) (aged 28)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality
  • French
  • Senegalese
OccupationBoxer

Louis Mbarick Fall (16 September 1897 – 15 December 1925), known as Battling Siki, was a French-Senegalese light heavyweight boxer born in Senegal who fought from 1912 to 1925, and briefly reigned as the world light heavyweight champion after knocking out Georges Carpentier.

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