👑 World Champion
Pancho “Francisco Guilledo” Villa
August 1, 1901 –
July 14, 1925
📍 Place of Birth: Iloilo City, Philippines
77
Wins
–
4
Losses
–
4
Draws
·
22
KOs
Career: 1919 –
1925
Belts Won
World Titles
NYSAC (WBA)
NYSAC (WBA) World
Flyweight
Won: Jun 18, 1923 KO R7 Jimmy Wilde; 3 DefensesLost: Jul 14, 1925 Vacated
Regional Belts
American
American
Flyweight
Won: Sep 14, 1922 TKO R11 Johnny Buff; 1 DefenseLost: Jun 18, 1923 Vacated
Orient
Orient
Bantamweight
Won: Sep 03, 1921 UD Cowboy ReyesLost: Sep 14, 1922 Vacated
About Pancho Villa
Francisco “Pancho Villa” Guilledo (August 1, 1901 – July 14, 1925) was a Filipino flyweight legend and the first Asian world boxing champion, capturing the World Flyweight title in 1923 with a knockout win over Jimmy Wilde. Known as the “Filipino Whirlwind”, Villa rose from humble beginnings in Negros Occidental to international fame, thrilling crowds with his relentless style. He never suffered a knockout in his career, compiling an unofficial record of 90 wins, 8 losses, and 4 draws. Tragically, he died at just 23 from complications after a dental infection, but his legacy endures—inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 and remembered as one of the greatest Filipino fighters of all time.
Fight Record 87 bouts
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Division | Result | Rds | At Stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 04 Jul 1925 | Oaks Ballpark, Emeryville, US | Jimmy McLarnin 22-1-2 | Super Bantamweight | L-UD | 10 | |
| 86 | 02 May 1925 | Wallace Field, Manila, PH | Clever Sencio 5-1-1 | Flyweight | W-UD | 15 | NYSAC (WBA) World Flyweight |
| 85 | 09 Mar 1925 | Iloilo City, PH | Francisco Pilapil 8-5-1 | Bantamweight | W-KO | 8/15 | |
| 84 | 18 Aug 1924 | Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, US | Amos 'Kid' Carlin 19-0-3 | Bantamweight | NWS | 15 | |
| 83 | 28 Jul 1924 | Bacharach Ball Park, Atlantic City, US | Frankie Murray 20-15-7 | NWS | 6 | ||
| 82 | 21 Jul 1924 | Mechanics Building, Boston, US | Willie Woods 9-13-2 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 81 | 02 Jul 1924 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, US | Henny Catena 34-8-6 | Super Flyweight | W-KO | 5/12 | |
| 80 | 10 Jun 1924 | Henderson's Bowl, Brooklyn, US | Bud Taylor 55-11-11 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 12 | |
| 79 | 30 May 1924 | Henderson's Bowl, Brooklyn, US | Frankie Young Ash 70-9-8 | Flyweight | W-UD | 15 | NYSAC (WBA) World Flyweight |
| 78 | 23 Apr 1924 | Public Hall, Cleveland, US | Eddie McKenna 12-3-0 | Bantamweight | D | 10 | |
| 77 | 22 Mar 1924 | 10th Street Arena, Modesto, US | Billy Bonillas 19-1-3 | NWS | 4 | ||
| 76 | 21 Mar 1924 | L Street Arena, Sacramento, US | Georgie Lee 22-28-21 | Super Featherweight | W-UD | 4 | |
| 75 | 06 Mar 1924 | Auditorium, Oakland, US | Bud Taylor 52-10-10 | Bantamweight | NWS | 10 | |
| 74 | 08 Feb 1924 | Madison Square Garden, New York, US | George Marks 58-6-11 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 15 | |
| 73 | 21 Jan 1924 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, US | Midget Mike Moran 31-21-10 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 72 | 01 Jan 1924 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, US | Tony Norman 23-7-2 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 71 | 10 Dec 1923 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | Patsy Wallace 33-37-9 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 70 | 05 Dec 1923 | Coliseum, Toronto, CA | Donnie Mack 13-1-3 | Bantamweight | W-KO | 4/10 | |
| 69 | 19 Nov 1923 | Danceland Arena, Detroit, US | Joey Schwartz 34-17-7 | Bantamweight | NWS | 10 | |
| 68 | 22 Oct 1923 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | Jabez White 51-51-21 | Bantamweight | NWS | 8 | |
| 67 | 12 Oct 1923 | 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, US | Benny Schwartz 46-9-5 | Flyweight | W-UD | 15 | NYSAC (WBA) World Flyweight |
| 66 | 24 Sep 1923 | Mechanics Building, Boston, US | Tony Thomas 9-2-0 | Super Flyweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 65 | 08 Sep 1923 | Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago, US | Bud Taylor 45-8-10 | Super Flyweight | NWS | 10 | |
| 64 | 22 Aug 1923 | Velodrome, New York, US | Jack Feldman 2-8-0 | Bantamweight | W-KO | 3/10 | |
| 63 | 31 Jul 1923 | Shetzline Ballpark, Philadelphia, US | Kid Williams 131-20-11 | Bantamweight | NWS | 8 | |
| 62 | 20 Jul 1923 | Mechanics Building, Boston, US | Abe Friedman 71-29-4 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 61 | 18 Jun 1923 | Polo Grounds, New York, US | Jimmy Wilde 138-4-1 | Flyweight | W-KO | 7/15 | NYSAC (WBA) World Flyweight |
| 60 | 24 May 1923 | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, US | Bobby Wolgast 26-11-8 | Flyweight | NWS | 8 | |
| 59 | 11 May 1923 | Dexter Park Pavilion, Chicago, US | Battling Al Murray 73-35-21 | NWS | 10 | ||
| 58 | 23 Apr 1923 | Danceland Arena, Detroit, US | Clarence Rosen 26-1-3 | NWS | 10 | ||
| 57 | 24 Mar 1923 | State Armory, Waterbury, US | Willie Darcy 14-6-6 | Super Flyweight | W-UD | 12 | |
| 56 | 19 Mar 1923 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | Young Montreal 68-18-8 | Super Bantamweight | NWS | 8 | |
| 55 | 01 Mar 1923 | Madison Square Garden, New York, US | Frankie Genaro 25-2-1 | Flyweight | L-SD | 15 | |
| 54 | 20 Feb 1923 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | Henry 'Kid' Wolfe 23-8-4 | Super Flyweight | W-KO | 3/8 | |
| 53 | 13 Feb 1923 | Mechanics Building, Boston, US | Frankie Mason 141-34-45 | Flyweight | W-KO | 5/10 | American Flyweight |
| 52 | 01 Jan 1923 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, US | Battling Al Murray 70-31-21 | Flyweight | NWS | 8 | |
| 51 | 29 Dec 1922 | Madison Square Garden, New York, US | Terry Martin 42-22-11 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 15 | |
| 50 | 27 Nov 1922 | Arena, Boston, US | Young Montreal 68-14-7 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 49 | 16 Nov 1922 | Madison Square Garden, New York, US | Abe Goldstein 66-8-8 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 15 | |
| 48 | 30 Oct 1922 | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, US | Patsy Wallace 31-33-7 | Flyweight | NWS | 8 | |
| 47 | 23 Oct 1922 | Arena, Boston, US | Danny Edwards 84-41-39 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 10 | |
| 46 | 14 Sep 1922 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, US | Johnny Buff 57-8-5 | Flyweight | W-TKO | 11/12 | American Flyweight |
| 45 | 22 Aug 1922 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, US | Frankie Genaro 20-2-1 | Flyweight | L-UD | 10 | |
| 44 | 15 Aug 1922 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, US | Sammy Cohen 12-2-3 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 8 | |
| 43 | 02 Aug 1922 | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, US | Johnny Hepburn 3-6-1 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 6 | |
| 42 | 29 Jul 1922 | Asbury Park, New Jersey, US | Terry Miller 14-17-8 | NWS | 12 | ||
| 41 | 19 Jul 1922 | Margolis AC, Arverne, Queens, US | Frankie Murray 11-9-5 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 40 | 06 Jul 1922 | Oakland A.A., Jersey City, US | Frankie Genaro 18-1-1 | Flyweight | NWS | 12 | |
| 39 | 07 Jun 1922 | Oakland A.A., Jersey City, US | Abe Goldstein 61-8-8 | Super Flyweight | NWS | 12 | |
| 38 | 01 Apr 1922 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, PH | Pete Sarmiento 7-3-3 | W-UD | 15 | ||
| 37 | 19 Mar 1922 | Iloilo City, PH | Max Mason | W-KO | 4/ | ||
| 36 | 12 Feb 1922 | Manila, PH | Georgie Lee 21-17-12 | W-UD | 15 | ||
| 35 | 12 Jan 1922 | Manila, PH | Kid Abayan | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 34 | 29 Dec 1921 | Manila, PH | Battling Ongay | W-KO | 1/ | ||
| 33 | 15 Dec 1921 | Grand Opera House, Manila, PH | Jimmy Taylor 18-12-4 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 32 | 03 Dec 1921 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, PH | George Mendies 29-7-4 | W-KO | 3/10 | ||
| 31 | 17 Nov 1921 | Manila, PH | Kid Garcia 1-4-2 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 30 | 10 Nov 1921 | Manila, PH | Kid Aquila 0-4-2 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 29 | 19 Oct 1921 | Manila, PH | Kid Aquila 0-3-2 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 28 | 05 Oct 1921 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 12-8-4 | W-UD | 20 | ||
| 27 | 21 Sep 1921 | Manila, PH | Leoncio Bernabe 3-6-5 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 26 | 07 Sep 1921 | Manila, PH | Syd Keenan 6-9-3 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 25 | 03 Sep 1921 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, PH | Cowboy Reyes 23-13-17 | Bantamweight | W-UD | 15 | Orient Bantamweight |
| 24 | 23 Aug 1921 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 12-7-3 | W-UD | 20 | ||
| 23 | 09 Aug 1921 | Manila, PH | Eddie Moore 7-8-8 | L-DQ | 10/ | ||
| 22 | 25 Jul 1921 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 12-6-2 | D | 15 | ||
| 21 | 11 Jul 1921 | Manila, PH | Young Modejar | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 20 | 20 Jun 1921 | Manila, PH | Leoncio Bernabe 3-6-4 | D | 6 | ||
| 19 | 06 Jun 1921 | Manila, PH | Pete Alberto 0-1-0 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 18 | 22 May 1921 | Manila, PH | Knockout Lewis | W-KO | 4/ | ||
| 17 | 08 May 1921 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 12-5-2 | W-UD | 15 | ||
| 16 | 24 Apr 1921 | Manila, PH | Stiff Irineo 0-2-1 | W-KO | 2/ | ||
| 15 | 10 Apr 1921 | Manila, PH | Kid Garcia 1-3-2 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 14 | 26 Mar 1921 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, PH | Young Santos 0-2-1 | W-KO | 7/ | ||
| 13 | 05 Mar 1921 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 12-4-2 | W-UD | 10 | ||
| 12 | 21 Feb 1921 | Manila, PH | Terio Pandong 0-1-1 | W-UD | 8 | ||
| 11 | 07 Feb 1921 | Manila, PH | Kid Moro 0-1-0 | W-KO | 3/ | ||
| 10 | 23 Jan 1921 | Manila, PH | Sailor Johnny Candelaria 0-7-4 | W-KO | 4/ | ||
| 9 | 10 Jan 1921 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 10-4-1 | D | 15 | ||
| 8 | 10 Jul 1920 | Manila, PH | Stiff Irineo 0-0-1 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 7 | 10 Jun 1920 | Manila, PH | Kid Cortez 0-1-0 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 6 | 10 May 1920 | Manila, PH | Sailor Johnny Candelaria 0-6-4 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 5 | 10 Apr 1920 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 3-1-0 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 4 | 25 Mar 1920 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 2-1-0 | NC | 6 | ||
| 3 | 10 Mar 1920 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino 1-0-0 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 2 | 25 Feb 1920 | Manila, PH | Mike Ballerino | NC | 6 | ||
| 1 | 10 Feb 1920 | Manila, PH | Jose de la Cruz 0-1-0 | W-UD | 6 | ||
| 0 | 01 Jan 1920 | Manila, PH | Pedro Capitan | W-KO | 4/ | ||
| -1 | 10 Nov 1919 | Manila, PH | Baguio Bearcat 0-1-0 | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -2 | 10 Oct 1919 | Manila, PH | Baguio Bearcat | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -3 | 10 Sep 1919 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, PH | Pedro Olongapo | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -4 | 10 Aug 1919 | Manila, PH | Jose de la Cruz | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -5 | 10 Jul 1919 | Manila, PH | Kid Elino | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -6 | 10 Jun 1919 | Manila, PH | Young Duarte 0-2-0 | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -7 | 10 May 1919 | Manila, PH | Young Edwards | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -8 | 01 May 1919 | Manila, PH | Jose Mendoza | W-KO | 2/ | ||
| -9 | 10 Apr 1919 | Manila, PH | Pete Alberto | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -10 | 01 Apr 1919 | Manila, PH | Kid Moro | W-KO | 2/ | ||
| -11 | 10 Mar 1919 | Manila, PH | Kid Cortez | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -12 | 01 Mar 1919 | Olympic Stadium, Manila, PH | Jamie Desiderio | W-KO | 2/ | ||
| -13 | 10 Feb 1919 | Manila, PH | Terio Pandong | W-UD | 4 | ||
| -14 | 01 Feb 1919 | Palomar Pavilion, Manila, PH | Cesareo Siguion | W-KO | 2/ | ||
| -15 | 10 Jan 1919 | Manila, PH | Kid Castro | W-UD | 5 | ||
| -16 | 01 Jan 1919 | Manila, PH | Alberto Castro | W-KO | 3/ |
* NWS — Newspaper decision. In the pre-1920s era, many U.S. states prohibited official decisions; newspapers scored the bout instead. These are not counted in the official win/loss/draw record.
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