Sport & Note

Frankie Genaro

Male

(Franco Di Gennaro)
(Frank Di Gennaro)
Flyweight, USA, New York City, New York
Born: August 26, 1901, Sorrento, Napoli, Campania, Italy
(some sources report: Positano, Napoli, Campania, Italy)
(some sources report: Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Died: December 27, 1966, Staten Island, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,57

Italian-American

Frankie Genaro in some amateur bouts
fought using the ringname A.J. DeVito

as an amateur:
1920 Antwerp, Belgium, Olympic Games flyweight gold medal
WPTS Einar Nilsen, Finland
WPTS Jean-Baptiste Rampignon, France
WPTS Charles Albert, France
WPTS Anders Petersen, Denmark

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1919
New York City, New York, Crescent A.C. Tournament winner, 110 lbs
+ Jan. 16	Charles Svoboda	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 16	L. Cohen	New York City, New York	WTKO 2
+ Feb. 11	M. McManus	New York City, New York	WKO 1
New York City, New York, Crescent A.C. Tournament winner, 110 lbs
+ Feb. 14	R. Carter	New York City, New York	WKO 1
+ Feb. 14	H. Green	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Apr. 24	M. Wexler	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, New York Championships winner, 115 lbs
+ May 6	H. Green	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ May 6	Samuel Nable	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ May 8	William Pomerantz	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
1920
New York City, New York, NYAC Tournament winner, 108 lbs
+ Jan. 10	M. Rubin	New York City, New York	WWO
New York City, New York, St. Anselm Open winner, 110 lbs
+ Jan. 15	A. Cohen	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 7	Pete Zivic	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, Crescent A.C. Tournament winner, 110 lbs
+ Mar. 16	R.W. Nolan	New York City, New York	WKO 1
+ Mar. 18	Thomas Mason	New York City, New York	WKO 1
New York City, New York, Metropolitan Tournament winner, 108 and 115 lbs
+ Mar. 24	Leroy Powell	New York City, New York	WKO 2
+ Mar. 25	Hilley Levine	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 25	F. Sinclair	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 27	Tommy Moran	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 27	William Cohan	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
Boston, Massachusetts, United States National Championships winner, 108 lbs
+ Apr. 5	William Salevski	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Frankie Genaro fought as A.J. DeVito
+ Apr. 5	Terry McManus	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Frankie Genaro fought as A.J. DeVito
+ Apr. 6	James Manning	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Frankie Genaro fought as A.J. DeVito
+ Apr. 6	William Cohan	Boston, Massachusetts	WPTS 3
Frankie Genaro fought as A.J. DeVito
New York City, New York, Crescent A.C. Tournament winner, 110 lbs
+ Apr. 28	James Romano	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, Regional Olympic Trials winner, 112 lbs
+ June 29	William Cohan	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ July 1	Manny Weschler	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
+ July 1	Louis Schulkin	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, Olympic Trials 2nd place, 112 lbs
+ July 11	Henry Ford	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, Olympic Team reserve bout winner, 112 lbs
+ July 14	Benny Bass	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
New York City, New York, Olympic Team reserve bout winner, 112 lbs
- July 14	Pete Zivic	New York City, New York	LPTS 3
New York City, New York, Olympic Team reserve bout winner, 112 lbs
+ July 15	Pvt. John Lessar	New York City, New York	WPTS 3
Antwerp, Belgium, Olympic Games gold medal, 112 lbs
+ Aug. 21	Einar Nilsen	Antwerp, Belgium	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 22	Jean-Baptiste Rampignon	Antwerp, Belgium	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 23	Charles Albert	Antwerp, Belgium	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 24	Anders Petersen	Antwerp, Belgium	WPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1920
+ Oct. 15	Joe Colletti	New York, United States	WDQ 3
+ Oct. 20	Billy Murphy	New York, United States	W 6
+ Nov. 3	Jimmy Peterson	New York, United States	W 10
1921
= Feb. 16	Joe Colletti	Poughkeepsie, United States	Draw 12
- Apr. 9	Joe Colletti	Brooklyn, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 26	Jockey Joe Dillon	Bronx, United States	W 15
+ May 21	Bobby Doyle	New York, United States	W 15
+ Aug. 12	Joe Colletti	Saratoga Springs, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 7	Joey Leon	New York, United States	W 12
+ Dec. 13	Andy Davis	New York, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 19	Johnny Rosner	New York, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 26	Henry Wolfe	Philadelphia, United States	W 8
1922
+ Jan. 10	Leo Reynolds	New York, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 14	Jack Sayles	New York, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 25	Sammy Cohen	New York, United States	W 12
+ Apr. 18	Manny Wexler	New York, United States	W 12
- May 19	Abe Goldstein	New York, United States	L 4
+ May 23	Charley Rosenberg	New York, United States	W 12
+ June 9	Eddie Lynch	Bayonne, United States	W 10
+ July 6	Pancho Villa	Jersey City, United States	W 12
+ July 21	Battling Al Murray	Long Branch, United States	W 12
- Aug. 19	Battling Harry Leonard	New York, United States	L 12
+ Aug. 22	Pancho Villa	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 5	Indian Russell	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 14
+ Oct. 21	Charley Rosenberg	New York, United States	W 12
+ Dec. 15	Terry Martin	Boston, United States	W 10
1923
+ Feb. 12	Tommy Shea	Harrisburg, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 1	Pancho Villa	New York, United States	W 15
American Flyweight Title
+ Mar. 6	Frankie Williams	Harrisburg, United States	KO 3
+ Mar. 28	Bobby Doyle	Brooklyn, United States	W 4
+ Apr. 4	Bud Taylor	Chicago, United States	WDQ 10
- Apr. 16	Bobby Wolgast	Philadelphia, United States	L 8
+ Apr. 23	Memphis Pal Moore	Chicago, United States	WDQ 6
+ July 7	Tony Norman	Pittsburgh, United States	KO 10
+ July 19	Bob Gershane	New York, United States	KO 3
+ July 27	Frankie Daly	New Haven, United States	W 12
+ July 30	Buddy Wallace	Columbus, United States	TKO 4
+ Aug. 28	Bobby Wolgast	Boston, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 29	Vincent Salvatore	New York, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 29	Carl Tremaine	New York, United States	W 12
+ Dec. 18	Joe Clifford	Detroit, United States	W 10
1924
+ Jan. 22	Johnny Sheppard	Boston, United States	W 10
= May 22	Howard Mayberry	Toronto, Canada	Draw 10
+ June 12	Joe Clifford	Berwyn, United States	W 12
= July 7	Bushy Graham	Rochester, United States	Draw 10
+ Aug. 5	Johnny Curtin	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ Aug. 22	Hilly Levine	Rockaway Beach, United States	W 12
+ Sept. 23	Bushy Graham	Brooklyn, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 6	Eddie O'Dowd	New Orleans, United States	W 15
1925
+ Feb. 16	Henry Wolfe	Philadelphia, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 26	Eddie O'Dowd	Youngstown, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 20	Joe Lucas	Detroit, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 13	Al Dundee	Mansfield, United States	W 12
+ May 28	Harold Smith	Woodhaven, United States	W 10
+ June 16	George Marks	Brooklyn, United States	W 10
+ June 26	Kid Williams	Baltimore, United States	W 12
+ July 31	Hilly Levine	Rockaway Beach, United States	WDQ 11
+ Aug. 7	George Marks	Red Bank, United States	W 10
- Aug. 22	Fidel LaBarba	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
American Flyweight Title
- Oct. 14	Newsboy Brown	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 16	Victor St. Onge	Buffalo, United States	TKO 4
1926
* Apr. 5	Hilly Levine	Bayonne, United States	ND 10
+ Apr. 19	Willie Darcy	Bayonne, United States	W 10
- May 17	Bushy Graham	New York, United States	L 10
+ June 11	Scotty McKeown	Rockaway Beach, United States	W 10
+ July 8	Scotty McKeown	Albany, United States	KO 10
= July 22	Willie Darcy	Albany, United States	Draw 12
+ Oct. 7	Mickey Lewis	West New York, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 13	Ruby Bradley	Providence, United States	W 12
1927
- Jan. 21	Newsboy Brown	New York, United States	L 10
+ Feb. 16	Joey Scalfaro	New York, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 5	Ruby Bradley	New York, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 9	Tommy Hughes	Cleveland, United States	W 8
= Mar. 21	Willie LaMorte	Chicago, United States	Draw 10
- May 5	Dick O'Leary	Wilkes-Barre, United States	LDQ 6
+ July 22	Joey Ross	Springfield, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 23	Frankie Garcia	Utica, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 2	Tommy Hughes	Akron, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 12	Eddie Flank	New York, United States	W 10
- Sept. 16	Joey Eulo	Harrison, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 7	Marty Gold	Raleigh, United States	L 10
- Oct. 28	Billy Kelly	Scranton, United States	L 10
- Nov. 28	Frenchy Belanger	Toronto, Canada	L 10
vacant NBA Flyweight Title
+ Dec. 20	Willie LaMorte	Newark, United States	W 10
1928
+ Feb. 6	Frenchy Belanger	Toronto, Canada	W 10
NBA Flyweight Title
+ Mar. 6	Duke Menard	Portland, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 9	Frisco Grande	Buffalo, United States	W 10
- Mar. 30	Jackie Johnston	Toronto, Canada	L 10
+ Apr. 9	Johnny Vacca	Boston, United States	W 10
+ June 18	Lew Goldberg	Springfield, United States	KO 3
= July 23	Steve Rocco	Toronto, Canada	Draw 10
NBA Flyweight Title
+ Aug. 21	Ernie Peters	Chicago, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 15	Frenchy Belanger	Toronto, Canada	W 10
NBA Flyweight Title
- Nov. 27	Art Giroux	Portland, United States	L 12
+ Dec. 14	Steve Rocco	Detroit, United States	WDQ 2
NBA Flyweight Title
1929
+ Jan. 9	Al Goldberg	Portland, United States	KO 5
- Jan. 18	Tommy Paul	Buffalo, United States	L 6
+ Jan. 23	Eddie Franks	Springfield, United States	KO 7
- Mar. 2	Emile Pladner	Paris, France	KO by 1
NBA Flyweight Title
+ Apr. 18	Emile Pladner	Paris, France	WDQ 5
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
- Aug. 5	Willie Davies	North Braddock, United States	L 10
+ Sept. 9	Jackie Sharkey	Minneapolis, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 17	Ernie Jarvis	Kensington, Great Britain	W 15
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
1930
+ Jan. 18	Yvon Trevidic	Paris, France	TKO 12
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
- Feb. 6	Harry Stein	Schoeneberg, Germany	LDQ 8
+ Feb. 15	Arthur Boddington	Torino, Italy	KO 4
+ Feb. 23	Orlando Magliozzi	Milano, Italy	WDQ 3
+ Apr. 8	Andre Gleizes	Napoli, Italy	KO 3
+ May 16	Frisco Grande	Camden, United States	TKO 4
+ June 10	Frenchy Belanger	Toronto, Canada	W 10
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
+ June 24	Little Jeff Smith	East Hartford, United States	KO 2
+ July 28	Davey Adelman	Woodhaven, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 6	Willie LaMorte	Newark, United States	W 10
- Dec. 12	Ruby Bradley	Holyoke, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 15	Jose De Cruz	Atlantic City, United States	KO 3
= Dec. 26	Midget Wolgast	New York, United States	Draw 15
vacant World Flyweight Title
1931
= Mar. 25	Victor Ferrand	Barcelona, Spain	Draw 15
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
+ July 16	Routier Parra	North Adams, United States	KO 4
NBA Flyweight Title
+ July 30	Jackie Harmon	Waterbury, United States	KO 6
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
+ Oct. 3	Valentin Angelmann	Paris, France	W 15
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
- Oct. 26	Victor Young Perez	Paris, France	KO by 2
NBA-IBU Flyweight Titles
- Nov. 16	Mariano Arilla	Paris, France	LDQ 7
1932
- Mar. 29	Young Tommy	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 3
1933
+ Jan. 24	Jose Fino	Alexandria, United States	W 8
+ Mar. 15	Ruby Bradley	Fall River, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 5	Joey Archibald	Fall River, United States	W 10
+ June 9	Tommy Lemieux	Biddeford, United States	L 6
- Oct. 5	Ernie Maurer	Ypsilanti, United States	L 10
- Nov. 10	Frankie Jarr	Fort Wayne, United States	L 10
1934
+ Feb. 13	Young Speedy Dado	San Jose, United States	TKO 4
- Feb. 21	Little Pancho	Oakland, United States	TKO by 8

Summary

Total bouts: 131, Won: 97 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 25 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 8, NC: 1