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Pancho Villa Record

90-8-4
Total Fights104
Wins90
Losses8
Draws4
No-Contests0
Title Wins3
Title Defenses3
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins22
KO Losses0
Pancho Villa Record & Stats
Pancho Villa's Record
Pancho Villa's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Pancho Villa's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning six years and six months, Pancho Villa fought 104 times with 90 wins, 8 losses, and 4 draws.

      Villa's boxing record after his last fight was 90-8-4, which included three flyweight world-title wins and three successful title defense fights. He had a 21.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 22 of his total 104 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Francisco Villaruel Guilledo never lost via knockout.

      His last fight was a 10 round PTS defeat to Jimmy McLarnin on July 4, 1925.

      Some of Villa's best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Kid Williams and Jimmy Wilde), Jackie Feldman, Johnny Buff, Donnie Mack, Henny Catena, Francisco Pilapil, and Charles Taylor.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      104Jul 4, 192523Jimmy McLarninLossPTS
      103May 2, 192523Clever SencioWin *UD
      102Mar 9, 192523Francisco PilapilWinKO8
      101Aug 18, 192423Amos CarlinWinNWS
      100Jul 28, 192422Frankie MurrayWinNWS
      99Jul 21, 192422Willie WoodsWinPTS
      98Jul 2, 192422Henny CatenaWinKO5
      97Jun 10, 192422Charles TaylorWinUD
      96May 30, 192422Frankie AshWin *UD
      95Mar 23, 192422Eddie McKennaDrawPTS
      94Mar 22, 192422Billy BonillasWinNWS
      93Mar 21, 192422Georgie LeeWinPTS
      92Mar 6, 192422Charles TaylorLossNWS
      91Feb 8, 192422George MarksWinUD
      90Jan 21, 192422Midget Mike MoranWinUD
      89Jan 1, 192422Tony NormanWinPTS
      88Dec 10, 192322Patsy WallaceWinPTS
      87Dec 5, 192322Donnie MackWinKO4
      86Nov 19, 192322Joey SchwartzWinNWS
      85Oct 22, 192322Jabez WhiteWinNWS
      84Oct 12, 192322Benny SchwartzWin *PTS
      83Sep 24, 192322Tony ThomasWinPTS
      82Sep 8, 192322Charles TaylorWinNWS
      81Aug 22, 192322Jackie FeldmanWinKO3
      80Jul 31, 192321Kid WilliamsWinNWS
      79Jul 20, 192321Abe FriedmanWinPTS
      78Jun 18, 192321Jimmy WildeWin *KO7
      77May 24, 192321Bobby WolgastLossNWS
      76May 11, 192321Battling Al MurrayWinNWS
      75Apr 23, 192321Clarence RosenWinNWS
      74Mar 24, 192321Willie DarcyWinPTS
      73Mar 19, 192321Young MontrealWinNWS
      72Mar 1, 192321Frankie GenaroLossSD
      71Feb 20, 192321Henry WolfeWinKO3
      70Feb 13, 192321Frankie MasonWinKO5
      69Jan 1, 192321Battling Al MurrayWinNWS
      68Dec 29, 192221Terry MartinWinUD
      67Nov 27, 192221Young MontrealWinPTS
      66Nov 16, 192221Abe GoldsteinWinUD
      65Oct 30, 192221Patsy WallaceWinNWS
      64Oct 23, 192221Danny EdwardsWinPTS
      63Sep 14, 192221Johnny BuffWinTKO11
      62Aug 22, 192221Frankie GenaroLossPTS
      61Aug 15, 192221Sammy CohenWinPTS
      60Aug 2, 192221Johnny HepburnWinPTS
      59Jul 29, 192220Terry MillerWinNWS
      58Jul 19, 192220Frankie MurrayWinPTS
      57Jul 6, 192220Frankie GenaroLossNWS
      56Jun 7, 192220Abe GoldsteinLossNWS
      55Apr 1, 192220Pete SarmientoWinPTS
      54Mar 19, 192220Max MasonWinKO4
      53Feb 12, 192220Georgie LeeWinPTS
      52Jan 12, 192220Kid AbayanWinPTS
      51Dec 29, 192120Battling OngayWinKO1
      50Dec 15, 192120Jimmy TaylorWinPTS
      49Dec 8, 192120George MendiesWinKO3
      48Nov 17, 192120Kid GarciaWinPTS
      47Nov 10, 192120Kid AquilaWinPTS
      46Oct 19, 192120Kid AquilaWinPTS
      45Oct 5, 192120Mike BallerinoWinPTS
      44Sep 21, 192120Leoncio BernabeWinPTS
      43Sep 7, 192120Syd KeenanWinPTS
      42Sep 3, 192120Desiderio ReyesWinPTS
      41Aug 23, 192120Mike BallerinoWinPTS
      40Aug 9, 192120Eddie MooreLossDQ
      39Jul 25, 192119Mike BallerinoDrawPTS
      38Jul 11, 192119Young ModejarWinPTS
      37Jun 20, 192119Leoncio BernabeDrawPTS
      36Jun 6, 192119Pete AlbertoWinPTS
      35May 22, 192119Knockout LewisWinKO4
      34May 8, 192119Mike BallerinoWinPTS
      33Apr 24, 192119Stiff IrineoWinKO2
      32Apr 10, 192119Kid GarciaWinPTS
      31Mar 26, 192119Timoteo SantosWinKO7
      30Mar 5, 192119Mike BallerinoWinPTS
      29Feb 21, 192119Terio PandongWinPTS
      28Feb 7, 192119Kid MoroWinKO3
      27Jan 23, 192119Sailor Johnny CandelariaWinKO4
      26Jan 10, 192119Mike BallerinoDrawPTS
      25Jul 10, 192018Stiff IrineoWinPTS
      24Jun 10, 192018Kid CortezWinPTS
      23May 10, 192018Sailor Johnny CandelariaWinPTS
      22Apr 10, 192018Mike BallerinoWinPTS
      21Mar 25, 192018Mike BallerinoNdND
      20Mar 10, 192018Mike BallerinoWinPTS
      19Feb 25, 192018Mike BallerinoNdND
      18Feb 10, 192018Jose de la CruzWinPTS
      17Jan 1, 192018Pedro CapitanWinKO4
      16Nov 10, 191918Baguio BearcatWinPTS
      15Oct 10, 191918Baguio BearcatWinPTS
      14Sep 10, 191918Pedro OlongapoWinPTS
      13Aug 10, 191918Jose de la CruzWinPTS
      12Jul 10, 191917Kid ElinoWinPTS
      11Jun 10, 191917Young DuarteWinPTS
      10May 10, 191917Young EdwardsWinPTS
      9May 1, 191917Jose MendozaWinKO2
      8Apr 10, 191917Pete AlbertoWinPTS
      7Apr 1, 191917Kid MoroWinKO2
      6Mar 10, 191917Kid CortezWinPTS
      5Mar 1, 191917Jamie DesiderioWinKO2
      4Feb 10, 191917Terio PandongWinPTS
      3Feb 1, 191917Cesareo SiguionWinKO2
      2Jan 10, 191917Kid CastroWinPTS
      1Jan 1, 191917Alberto CastroWinKO3

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Francisco Villaruel Guilledo (Pancho Villa) was a Filipino professional boxer. He was born in Ilog, Negros Occidental, U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands on August 1, 1901. He was a flyweight world champion. He died on July 14, 1925 at the age of 23 years. Villa was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1994. His professional boxing career spanned more than 6 years — from 1919 to 1925.

      Villa made his professional boxing debut against Alberto Castro at the age of 17 on January 1, 1919, defeating Castro via 3rd round KO. He went on to win 17 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on June 18, 1923 after 77 professional fights, against Jimmy Wilde for the flyweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Wilde via 7th round KO to become the flyweight champion of the world.

      Villa won one world title at flyweight. For all the details about Villa's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Villa had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Irish boxer Jimmy McLarnin at 23 years of age, on July 4, 1925. Villa lost the fight via 10 round PTS.

      Championships

      Villa had a total of four world-title fights, which includes winning three world titles and three successful title defenses. He won all four of these fights.

      Title Wins

      Pancho Villa fought for a flyweight world title once, which he won via KO. He won one flyweight belt.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Jun 18, 1923Jimmy WildeFlyweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingKO

      Title Defenses

      Pancho Villa had three flyweight world-title defense fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      May 2, 1925Clever SencioFlyweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      May 30, 1924Frankie AshFlyweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      Oct 12, 1923Benny SchwartzFlyweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingPTS

      Highlights

      Although Villa had a total of 104 fights, this fight against Jimmy Wilde is the sole highlight of his career.

      • June 18, 1923: Villa wins his first world titles by defeating Jimmy Wilde via 7th round KO. He is now the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring flyweight world champion.

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