Flyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Pancho Villa
89
Wins
8
Losses
4
Draws
22
KOs
25%
KO %
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 1925
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Career
- 1919–1925
Asia's first world champion, beating Jimmy Wilde.
Titles & Honours
- World Flyweight Champion (1923–1925)
Career Timeline
1919–1925- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Alberto Castro · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Kid Moro · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Frankie Murray · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Flyweight Champion (1923–1925). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Jimmy Wilde
W KO · Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Jimmy McLarnin · L PTS. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919-01-01 | W | Alberto Castro | KO | 3 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-01-10 | W | Kid Castro | PTS | 5 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-02-01 | W | Cesareo Siguion | KO | 2 | Palomar Pavilion, Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-02-10 | W | Terio Pandong | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-03-01 | W | Jamie Desiderio | KO | 2 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-03-10 | W | Kid Cortez | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-04-01 | W | Kid Moro | KO | 2 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-04-10 | W | Pete Alberto | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-05-01 | W | Jose Mendoza | KO | 2 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-05-10 | W | Young Edwards | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-06-10 | W | Young Duarte | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-07-10 | W | Kid Elino | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-08-10 | W | Jose de la Cruz | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-09-10 | W | Pedro Olongapo | PTS | 4 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-10-10 | W | Baguio Bearcat | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1919-11-10 | W | Baguio Bearcat | PTS | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-01-01 | W | Pedro Capitan | KO | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-02-10 | W | Jose de la Cruz | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-03-10 | W | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-04-10 | W | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-05-10 | W | Sailor Johnny Candelaria | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-06-10 | W | Kid Cortez | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1920-07-10 | W | Stiff Irineo | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-01-10 | D | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 15 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-01-23 | W | Sailor Johnny Candelaria | KO | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-02-07 | W | Kid Moro | KO | 3 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-02-21 | W | Terio Pandong | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-03-05 | W | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 10 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-03-26 | W | Timoteo Santos | KO | 7 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-04-10 | W | Kid Garcia | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-04-24 | W | Stiff Irineo | KO | 2 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-05-08 | W | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 15 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-05-22 | W | Knockout Lewis | KO | 4 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-06-06 | W | Pete Alberto | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-06-20 | D | Leoncio Bernabe | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-07-11 | W | Young Modejar | PTS | 6 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-07-25 | D | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 15 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-08-09 | L | Eddie Moore | DQ | 10 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-08-23 | W | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 20 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-09-03 | W | Desiderio 'Cowboy' Reyes | PTS | 15 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-09-07 | W | Syd Keenan | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-09-21 | W | Leoncio Bernabe | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-10-05 | W | Mike Ballerino | PTS | 20 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-10-19 | W | Kid Aquila | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-11-10 | W | Kid Aquila | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-11-17 | W | Kid Garcia | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-12-08 | W | George Mendies | KO | 3 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-12-15 | W | Jimmy Taylor | PTS | 8 | Grand Opera House, Manila, Philippines |
| 1921-12-29 | W | Battling Ongay | KO | 1 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1922-01-12 | W | Kid Abayan | PTS | 8 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1922-02-12 | W | Georgie Lee | PTS | 15 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1922-03-19 | W | Max Mason | KO | 4 | Iloilo City, Philippines |
| 1922-04-01 | W | Pete Sarmiento | PTS | 15 | Manila, Philippines |
| 1922-06-07 | L | Abe Goldstein | NWS | 12 | Oakland A.A., Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1922-07-06 | L | Frankie Genaro | NWS | 12 | Oakland A.A., Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1922-07-19 | W | Frankie Murray | PTS | 6 | Margolies A.C., Averne, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1922-07-29 | W | Terry Miller | NWS | 12 | Asbury Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1922-08-02 | W | Johnny Hepburn | PTS | 6 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1922-08-15 | W | Sammy Cohen | PTS | 8 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1922-08-22 | L | Frankie Genaro | PTS | 10 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1922-09-14 | W | Johnny Buff | TKO | 11 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1922-10-23 | W | Danny Edwards | PTS | 10 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1922-10-30 | W | Patsy Wallace | NWS | 8 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1922-11-16 | W | Abe Goldstein | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1922-11-27 | W | Young Montreal | PTS | 10 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1922-12-29 | W | Terry Martin | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1923-01-01 | W | Battling Al Murray | NWS | 8 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1923-02-13 | W | Frankie Mason | KO | 5 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1923-02-20 | W | Henry 'Kid' Wolfe | KO | 3 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1923-03-01 | L | Frankie Genaro | SD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1923-03-19 | W | Young Montreal | NWS | 8 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1923-03-24 | W | Willie Darcy | PTS | 12 | State Armory, Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 1923-04-23 | W | Clarence Rosen | NWS | 10 | Danceland Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1923-05-11 | W | Battling Al Murray | NWS | 10 | Dexter Park Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1923-05-24 | L | Bobby Wolgast | NWS | 8 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1923-06-18 | W | Jimmy Wilde | KO | 7 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1923-07-20 | W | Abe Friedman | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1923-07-31 | W | Kid Williams | NWS | 8 | Shetzline Ballpark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1923-08-22 | W | Jackie Feldman | KO | 3 | Velodrome, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1923-09-08 | W | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | NWS | 10 | Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1923-09-24 | W | Tony Thomas | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1923-10-12 | W | Benny Schwartz | PTS | 15 | 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| 1923-10-22 | W | Jabez White | NWS | 8 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1923-11-19 | W | Joey Schwartz | NWS | 10 | Danceland Arena, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 1923-12-05 | W | Donnie Mack | KO | 4 | Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 1923-12-10 | W | Patsy Wallace | PTS | 10 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1924-01-01 | W | Tony Norman | PTS | 10 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1924-01-21 | W | Midget Mike Moran | UD | 10 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 1924-02-08 | W | George Marks | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-03-06 | L | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | NWS | 10 | Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 1924-03-21 | W | Georgie Lee | PTS | 4 | L Street Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| 1924-03-22 | W | Billy Bonillas | NWS | 4 | 10th Street Arena, Modesto, California, U.S. |
| 1924-03-23 | D | Eddie McKenna | PTS | 10 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| 1924-05-30 | W | Frankie Ash | UD | 15 | Henderson's Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-06-10 | W | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | UD | 12 | Henderson's Bowl, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1924-07-02 | W | Henny Catena | KO | 5 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1924-07-21 | W | Willie Woods | PTS | 10 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 1924-07-28 | W | Frankie Murray | NWS | 6 | Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1924-08-18 | W | Amos 'Kid' Carlin | NWS | 15 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 1925-03-09 | W | Francisco Pilapil | KO | 8 | Iloilo City, Philippines |
| 1925-05-02 | W | Clever Sencio | UD | 15 | Wallace Field, Manila, Philippines |
| 1925-07-04 | L | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 10 | Oaks Ballpark, Emeryville, California, U.S. |
Showing 102 of 102 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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