Fight:88974

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Fidel LaBarba 111 lbs beat Frankie Genaro 111 lbs by PTS in round 10 of 10

  • Date: 1925-08-22
  • Location: Ascot Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Referee: Harry Ertle

Vacant National Boxing Association World Flyweight Title
American Flyweight Title

The Flyweight World Title had been left vacant with the sudden death of Pancho Villa in July. This was the first title bout held in California since the state had legalized prize-fighting the previous November. LaBarba, just out of high school at this time, declared he would strenuously defend this title against all comers for one year before retiring to attend Stanford College. A year later, after winning the undisputed Flyweight World Title, he relinquished it to do just that: to attend Stanford College.