Flyweight · United States
Frankie Genaro 98-23-9, 1 NC 19 KO · 1920–1934
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Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia
Frankie Genaro was a flyweight boxer from United States, born Aug 26, 1901. Record 98-23-9, 1 NC with 19 knockouts over 1920–1934. World titles: WBA flyweight (1929–1931), WBA flyweight (1928–1929). Frankie Genaro last fought Little Pancho on Feb 21, 1934 and lost by RTD in round 8 of 10.
Also: Ди Дженнара, Фрэнк · Френкі Дженаро · فرانكى خينارو +17 more فرانكي خينارو · فرانکی جنارو · フランキー・ジェナロ · Fidel LaBarba · Frank "Frankie" Genaro · Frank DiGennara · Frank Genaro · Frank di Genaro · Геннара Фрэнк ди · Геннара, Фрэнк ди · Дженнара Фрэнк ди · Дженнара, Фрэнк ди · Дженнаро, Фрэнки · Фрэнк Геннара · Фрэнк Дженнара · Фрэнк Ди Дженнара · Фрэнк ди Геннара
Born Aug 26, 1901
Died Dec 27, 1966
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 155 cm
Debut Oct 15, 1920
Career 1920–1934
Rounds boxed 982
KO share 19%
Born in New York, New York, U.S.
Titles WBA flyweight · 1928–1931
Confirmed bouts 15 of 131
Career record Record
98-23-9, 1 NC, 19 KOs · 1920–1934
Last result L
RTD 8/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
The record 131 bouts, 1920–1934, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 82-21-8
L
RTD 8/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Genaro 98-22-9 · Pancho 46-9-13
W
Young Speedy Dado
RTD 4/6 · Forman's Arena, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Genaro 97-22-9 · Dado —
L
Frankie Jarr
PTS 10/10 · G.E. Club, Fort Wayne, 🇺🇸
Genaro 97-21-9 · Jarr —
L
Ernie Maurer
PTS 10/10 · Ypsilanti, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Genaro 97-20-9 · Maurer —
W
Frisco Grande
KO · Columbia Arena, Stanhope, 🇺🇸
Genaro 96-20-9 · Grande —
W
Tommy Lemieux
6 · Prospect Park, Biddeford, 🇺🇸
Genaro 95-20-9 · Lemieux —
W
PTS 10/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Genaro 94-20-9 · Archibald 9-2-0
W
Ruby Bradley
PTS 10/10 · Casino, Fall River, 🇺🇸
Genaro 93-20-9 · Bradley —
W
Jose Fino
PTS 8/8 · Portner's Arena, Alexandria, 🇺🇸
Genaro 92-20-9 · Fino —
L
TKO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Genaro 92-19-9 · Tommy —
L
Mariano Arilla
DQ 7/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Genaro 92-18-9 · Arilla —
L
Lost NBA and IBU flyweight titles KO 2/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Genaro 92-17-9 · Perez 0-0-0
W
Retained NBA and IBU flyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Genaro 91-17-9 · Angelmann —
W
Jackie Harmon
Retained NBA and IBU flyweight titles KO 6/15 · Lakewood Arena, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Genaro 90-17-9 · Harmon —
W
Routier Parra
Retained NBA and IBU flyweight titles KO 4/10 · Meadowbrook Arena, North Adams, 🇺🇸
Genaro 89-17-9 · Parra —
D
Victor Ferrand
For NBA and IBU flyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Genaro 89-17-8 · Ferrand —
D
SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 89-17-7 · Wolgast 88-6-1
W
Jose De Cruz
KO 3/8 · Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 88-17-7 · Cruz —
L
Ruby Bradley
PTS 10/10 · Valley Arena, Holyoke, 🇺🇸
Genaro 88-16-7 · Bradley —
W
Willie LaMorte
PTS 10/10 · Dreamland Park, Newark, 🇺🇸
Genaro 87-16-7 · LaMorte —
Show all 131 bouts W
Davey Adelman
PTS 10/10 · Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, 🇺🇸
Genaro 86-16-7 · Adelman —
W
Little Jeff Smith
KO 2/10 · Hurley Stadium, East Hartford, 🇺🇸
Genaro 85-16-7 · Smith —
W
Retained NBA and IBU flyweight titles UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 84-16-7 · Belanger —
W
Frisco Grande
TKO 4/10 · Convention Hall, Camden, 🇺🇸
Genaro 83-16-7 · Grande —
W
Andre Gleizes
KO 3/10 · Teatro Politeama, Napoli, 🇮🇹
Genaro 82-16-7 · Gleizes —
W
Orlando Magliozzi
DQ 3/10 · Palazzo dello Sport (Pad. 3 Fiera), Milan, 🇮🇹
Genaro 81-16-7 · Magliozzi —
W
Arthur Boddington
TKO 4/10 · Torino, 🇮🇹
Genaro 80-16-7 · Boddington —
NC
8/10 · Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, 🇩🇪
Genaro 80-16-7 · Stein —
W
Retained NBA and IBU flyweight titles TKO 12/15 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Genaro 79-16-7 · Trèvédic —
W
Retained NBA and IBU flyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Genaro 78-16-7 · Jarvis —
W
10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Genaro 77-16-7 · Sharkey 59-64-23
L
Willie Davies
UD 10/10 · Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, 🇺🇸
Genaro 77-15-7 · Davies —
W
Won NBA and IBU flyweight titles DQ 5/15 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Genaro 76-15-7 · Pladner —
L
KO 1/15 · Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, 🇫🇷
Genaro 76-14-7 · Pladner —
L
UD 6/6 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Genaro 76-13-7 · Paul —
W
Retained NBA flyweight title DQ 2/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Genaro 75-13-7 · Rocco —
L
Art Giroux
12 · Portland, Maine, 🇺🇸
Genaro 75-12-7 · Giroux —
W
Retained NBA flyweight title PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 74-12-7 · Belanger —
W
PTS 10/10 · Hippodrome, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Genaro 73-12-7 · Peters —
D
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 73-12-6 · Rocco —
W
Lew Goldberg
KO 3/10 · American Legion, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Genaro 72-12-6 · Goldberg —
W
Johnny Vacca
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Genaro 71-12-6 · Vacca —
L
Jackie Johnston
SD 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 71-11-6 · Johnston —
W
Frisco Grande
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Genaro 70-11-6 · Grande —
W
Duke Menard
12 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Genaro 69-11-6 · Menard —
W
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 68-11-6 · Belanger —
W
Willie LaMorte
10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Genaro 67-11-6 · LaMorte —
L
SD 10/10 · Coliseum, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 67-10-6 · Belanger —
L
Billy Kelly
PTS 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Genaro 67-9-6 · Kelly —
W
Marty Gold
10 · Raleigh, North Carolina, 🇺🇸
Genaro 66-9-6 · Gold —
L
Joey Eulo
10 · Harrison, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Genaro 66-8-6 · Eulo —
W
Eddie Flank
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 65-8-6 · Flank —
W
Tommy Hughes
10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Genaro 64-8-6 · Hughes —
W
Frankie Garcia
KO 2 · Utica Stadium, Utica, 🇺🇸
Genaro 63-8-6 · Garcia —
W
Joey Ross
PTS 10/10 · American Legion, West Springfield, 🇺🇸
Genaro 62-8-6 · Ross —
L
Dick O'Leary
DQ 6/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Genaro 62-7-6 · O'Leary —
D
Willie LaMorte
PTS 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Genaro 62-7-5 · LaMorte —
W
Tommy Hughes
PTS 8/8 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Genaro 61-7-5 · Hughes —
W
Ruby Bradley
PTS 10/10 · Walker A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 60-7-5 · Bradley —
W
Joey Scalfaro
PTS 10/10 · Manhattan Casino, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 59-7-5 · Scalfaro —
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 59-6-5 · Brown 38-1-10
W
Ruby Bradley
PTS 12/12 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Genaro 58-6-5 · Bradley —
W
Mickey Lewis
10 · West New York, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Genaro 57-6-5 · Lewis —
D
Willie Darcy
PTS 12/12 · Chadwick Park, Albany, 🇺🇸
Genaro 57-6-4 · Darcy —
W
Joe McKean
KO 10/12 · Chadwick Park, Albany, 🇺🇸
Genaro 56-6-4 · McKean —
W
Joe McKean
PTS 10/10 · Steeplechase A.A., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 55-6-4 · McKean —
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 55-5-4 · Graham —
W
Willie Darcy
10 · Bayonne, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
Genaro 54-5-4 · Darcy —
W
Hilly Levine
10 · Casino, Bayonne, 🇺🇸
Genaro 53-5-4 · Levine —
W
Victor St. Onge
TKO 4/12 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Genaro 52-5-4 · Onge —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Genaro 52-4-4 · Brown 31-1-9
L
Lost American flyweight title PTS 10/10 · Ascot Park, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Genaro 52-3-4 · LaBarba 6-2-2
D
George Marks
10 · Armory, Red Bank, 🇺🇸
Genaro 52-3-3 · Marks —
W
Hilly Levine
DQ 11/12 · Arena, Rockaway Beach, 🇺🇸
Genaro 51-3-3 · Levine —
W
PTS 12/12 · Carlin's Park, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Genaro 50-3-3 · Williams 143-25-10
W
George Marks
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 49-3-3 · Marks —
W
Harold Smith
PTS 10/10 · Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, 🇺🇸
Genaro 48-3-3 · Smith —
W
Al Dundee
12 · Coliseum, Mansfield, 🇺🇸
Genaro 47-3-3 · Dundee —
W
Joe Lucas
PTS 10/10 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Genaro 46-3-3 · Lucas —
W
Eddie O'Dowd
12 · Rayen-Wood Auditorium, Youngstown, 🇺🇸
Genaro 45-3-3 · O'Dowd —
W
Henry 'Kid' Wolfe
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Genaro 44-3-3 · Wolfe —
W
Eddie O'Dowd
PTS 15/15 · Heinemann Park, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Genaro 43-3-3 · O'Dowd —
W
PTS 12/12 · Henderson's Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 42-3-3 · Graham —
W
Hilly Levine
PTS 12/12 · Steeplechase A.A., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 41-3-3 · Levine —
W
Johnny Curtin
PTS 12/12 · Henderson's Bowl, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 40-3-3 · Curtin —
D
PTS 10/10 · Baseball Park, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Genaro 40-3-2 · Graham —
W
Joe Clifford
PTS 12/12 · Sportland Heights Arena, Berwyn, 🇺🇸
Genaro 39-3-2 · Clifford —
D
MD 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Genaro 39-3-1 · Mayberry —
W
Johnny Sheppard
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Genaro 38-3-1 · Sheppard —
W
Joe Clifford
10 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Genaro 37-3-1 · Clifford —
W
SD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 36-3-1 · Tremaine —
W
Vincent Salvatore
Retained American flyweight title PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 35-3-1 · Salvatore —
W
Bobby Wolgast
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Genaro 34-3-1 · Wolgast —
W
Buddy Wallace
TKO 4/6 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Genaro 33-3-1 · Wallace —
W
Frankie Daly
PTS 12/12 · Nutmeg Stadium, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Genaro 32-3-1 · Daly —
W
Bob Gershane
KO 3/15 · Kingsboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 31-3-1 · Gershane —
W
Tony Norman
10 · Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Genaro 30-3-1 · Norman —
W
DQ 6/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Genaro 29-3-1 · Moore 135-34-28
L
Bobby Wolgast
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Genaro 29-2-1 · Wolgast —
W
10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Genaro 28-2-1 · Taylor 39-7-9
W
Bobby Doyle
PTS 4/4 · Rink S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 27-2-1 · Doyle —
W
Frankie Williams
KO 3/10 · Chestnut Street Auditorium, Harrisburg, 🇺🇸
Genaro 26-2-1 · Williams —
W
Won American flyweight title SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 25-2-1 · Villa 62-4-3
W
Tommy Shea
KO 4/8 · Chestnut Street Auditorium, Harrisburg, 🇺🇸
Genaro 24-2-1 · Shea —
W
Terry Martin
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Genaro 23-2-1 · Martin —
W
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Genaro 22-2-1 · Rosenberg 6-6-3
W
George Russell
TKO 14/15 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 21-2-1 · Russell —
W
PTS 10/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 20-2-1 · Villa 53-3-3
L
Battling Harry Leonard
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 20-1-1 · Leonard —
W
Battling Al Murray
12 · Ocean Park Casino, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Genaro 19-1-1 · Murray —
W
12 · Oakland A.A., Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 18-1-1 · Villa 49-2-3
W
Eddie Lynch
12 · Bayonne A.A., Bayonne, 🇺🇸
Genaro 17-1-1 · Lynch —
W
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Genaro 16-1-1 · Rosenberg 2-4-2
L
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 16-0-1 · Goldstein 59-9-8
W
Manny Wexler
PTS 12/12 · Star S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 15-0-1 · Wexler —
W
Sammy Cohen
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 14-0-1 · Cohen —
W
Jack Sayles
PTS 12/12 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 13-0-1 · Sayles —
W
Leo Reynolds
PTS 10/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 12-0-1 · Reynolds —
W
Henry 'Kid' Wolfe
8 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Genaro 11-0-1 · Wolfe —
W
Johnny Rosner
PTS 10/10 · Lexington Avenue Theatre, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 10-0-1 · Rosner —
W
Andy Davis
UD 10/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 9-0-1 · Davis —
W
Joey Leon
PTS 12/12 · Star S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 8-0-1 · Leon —
W
Joe Colletti
PTS 12/12 · Convention Hall, Saratoga Springs, 🇺🇸
Genaro 7-0-1 · Colletti —
W
Bobby Doyle
PTS 15/15 · 9th Coast Defense Armory, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 6-0-1 · Doyle —
W
Jockey Joe Dillon
PTS 15/15 · Hunts Point Palace, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 5-0-1 · Dillon —
W
Joe Colletti
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 4-0-1 · Colletti —
D
Joe Colletti
PTS 12/12 · Columbus Institute, Poughkeepsie, 🇺🇸
Genaro 4-0-0 · Colletti —
W
Johnny Rosner
PTS 12/12 · Star S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 3-0-0 · Rosner —
W
Jimmy Peterson
PTS 10/10 · Star S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 2-0-0 · Peterson —
W
Billy Murphy
PTS 6/6 · Star S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 1-0-0 · Murphy —
W
Joe Colletti
DQ 3/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Genaro 0-0-0 · Colletti —
Amateur career 4 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Frankie Genaro's record? Frankie Genaro's professional record is 98-23-9, 1 NC with 19 knockouts.
Who did Frankie Genaro fight last? Frankie Genaro last fought Little Pancho on Feb 21, 1934 and lost by RTD in round 8 of 10.
Which world titles has Frankie Genaro held? Frankie Genaro has held 2 world title reigns: WBA flyweight (1929–1931), WBA flyweight (1928–1929). Sources Boxerbook ID 17563 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17563 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
