Fidel LaBarba (September 29, 1905 – October 2, 1981) was an American boxer and sportswriter.[1] He was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles, California. LaBarba began his amateur career at fourteen, eventually winning the flyweight division at the national Amateur Athletic Union tournament in Boston and later qualifying for the United States Olympic team.[2]
Fidel LaBarba | |||||||||||||||
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 LaBarba in 1935 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Fidel La Barba September 29, 1905 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | October 2, 1981 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As a professional boxer, La Barba was a world champion in the flyweight division.
Amateur career
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LaBarba began boxing around age 12 or 13 in little amateur cards held weekly at places such as the Elks Club, which were promoted by Carlo Curtiss, who had been one of World Heavyweight Champion Jess Willard's managers. "Sometimes we would have nude women at these events," he said. The first known mention of "Young Fidel" is September 17, 1920, by the Los Angeles Times, announcing a boxing/wrestling show at the Italian picnic the next day at Selig Zoo where his opponent was to be "Battling Bennie", newsboy like Fidel. Eventually, Central Junior High School boxing instructor Bob Howard saw his potential. According to an interview published January 28, 1927 in some United States newspapers, LaBarba mentioned that he defeated a boy named Dave Mariney (a.k.a. Marini) for the high school championship. Based upon this win, his friends suggested he join the amateurs, which he did. By this, he likely meant he joined the A.A.U. Fidel found it ironic that his first "official" amateur opponent was none other than Dave Mariney. This was at a semi-monthly boxing show sponsored by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (L.A.A.C). "It looked like a crime to match the two," reported the Los Angeles Times November 4, 1920. LaBarba was about four feet tall, and his opponent a foot and a half taller. "But LaBarba soon showed he knew how to take care of himself."
George Blake reportedly was the referee at that fight. He and Charles Keppen ran these L.A.A.C. shows. Blake had come to Los Angeles from Chicago in 1904. He had been a United States Army boxing instructor during World War I. By the early 1920s, Blake was a well-known referee for boxing venues such as Jack Doyle's Vernon Arena, and would become the regular referee at the soon-to-be-built Hollywood Legion Stadium. He was much-respected and known as a man of impeccable character. Blake took an interest in the young and talented Fidel LaBarba, and asked Bob Howard to have him come down to the club. " I was asked four or five times, but was embarrassed to go," LaBarba explained. He owned only one pair of torn tennis shoes. He finally mustered the fortitude to go see Blake; thus started a very long relationship. LaBarba continued to have many amateur bouts. "We would receive a gift worth $35.00," he noted. "Later, they would give us a gift certificate to buy clothes at places like the Broadway, or Sears."
Meanwhile, LaBarba attended Central Jr. High School, and then Lincoln High School—both in Los Angeles. He enjoyed playing basketball, baseball, and especially football. He was the quarterback for the "lightweight" (midget) football team. While in high school, he sometimes worked nights until midnight, racking pins at a bowling alley, then sleeping on a cot in back of the building. In the morning he would grab a bite to eat at the local restaurant, then head off to school about a mile away.
By 1924, LaBarba had lost only one bout after some 30-plus recorded contests. George Blake took eight of his L.A.A.C. boxers to Boston June 1924 for the Olympic trials, and LaBarba qualified. LaBarba won the gold medal in the flyweight division at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. After the Games, Blake arranged an amateur card at Doyle's Vernon Arena with all the American Olympic fighters, at which LaBarba finished out his amateur career.
Olympic Results
edit- Jul 15, 1924 E. Warwick (England) @ Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France W-3 (first round)
- Jul 16, 1924 Gaetano Lanzi (Italy) @ Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France TKO-2 (second round)
- Jul 18, 1924 Rennis/Rennie (Canada) @ Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France W-3 (quarter-final Round)
- Jul 19?, 1924 Rinaldo Castellenghi @ Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France W-3 (semi-final Round)
- Jul 20, 1924 James McKenzie (G.B.) @ Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France W-3 (final)
Pro career
editAlthough still in high school, LaBarba turned professional that same year.
On August 22, 1925, LaBarba defeated Frankie Genaro in a convincing 10-round decision to win the American Flyweight title. In 1927, he defeated Elky Clark to win the vacant flyweight championship of the world. La Barba dominated the fight, knocked Clark down five times and won all twelve rounds.[3]
Seven months later, LaBarba retired to enter Stanford University. Less than a year later, however, he returned to the ring as a featherweight. He won his first five fights, and in 1931 split two decisions with Kid Chocolate. On May 22, 1931, he was given an opportunity to win the world featherweight title, but was out pointed by Battling Battalino.
LaBarba's career was prematurely curtailed when he suffered a detached retina in training for a fight against Kid Chocolate for the New York featherweight title. On December 9, 1932, LaBarba not only lost the fight in a close decision, but went blind in his eye. After the fight, he underwent surgery to repair the tear, but it was unsuccessful and he eventually had to have the eye removed.
Later life
editIn 1933, he was forced to retire, and returned to Stanford, where he earned a degree in journalism. After graduating from Stanford he worked as a sportswriter, and later worked in public relations, as a screenwriter, and as a technical advisor in Hollywood for boxing movies.
Fidel LaBarba died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, in 1981.[1] He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1996.
Professional boxing record
editAll information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[4] unless otherwise stated.
Official record
edit| 95 fights | 69 wins | 15 losses |
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| By knockout | 16 | 0 |
| By decision | 52 | 15 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 6 | |
| Newspaper decisions/draws | 5 | |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Win | 69–15–6 (5) | Mose Butch | UD | 10 | Feb 13, 1933 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| 94 | Loss | 68–15–6 (5) | Seaman Tommy Watson | UD | 12 | Jan 27, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 93 | Loss | 68–14–6 (5) | Tommy Paul | MD | 10 | Dec 29, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 92 | Loss | 68–13–6 (5) | Kid Chocolate | MD | 15 | Dec 9, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| For world super featherweight title; For NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles | |||||||
| 91 | Win | 68–12–6 (5) | Conrad Sanico | TKO | 6 (8) | Nov 10, 1932 | Houston Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 90 | Win | 67–12–6 (5) | Little Dempsey | PTS | 10 | Oct 15, 1932 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 89 | Win | 66–12–6 (5) | Sailor Ray Butler | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1932 | Volcano Arena, Hilo, Hawaii |
| 88 | Win | 65–12–6 (5) | Frank Torres | TKO | 4 (8) | Sep 5, 1932 | Maunaloa, Hawaii |
| 87 | Win | 64–12–6 (5) | Vince Venturillo | TKO | 10 (10), 2:50 | Sep 2, 1932 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 86 | Win | 63–12–6 (5) | Al Citrino | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 12, 1932 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
| 85 | Win | 62–12–6 (5) | Varias Milling | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1932 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 84 | Win | 61–12–6 (5) | Bobby Gray | KO | 8 (10) | Jun 28, 1932 | Forman's Arena, San Jose, California, US |
| 83 | Win | 60–12–6 (5) | Tommy Paul | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1932 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 82 | Win | 59–12–6 (5) | Varias Milling | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1932 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US |
| 81 | Loss | 58–12–6 (5) | Johnny Pena | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1932 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| 80 | Win | 58–11–6 (5) | Petey Sarron | PTS | 10 | Apr 22, 1932 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| 79 | Win | 57–11–6 (5) | Max Tarley | PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1932 | Stockton, California, US |
| 78 | Win | 56–11–6 (5) | Varias Milling | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1932 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 77 | Loss | 55–11–6 (5) | Baby Arizmendi | PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1932 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 76 | Win | 55–10–6 (5) | Davey Jones | PTS | 6 | Dec 17, 1931 | Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, US |
| 75 | Win | 54–10–6 (5) | Benny Pelz | PTS | 6 | Dec 15, 1931 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US |
| 74 | Win | 53–10–6 (5) | Lesie 'Wildcat' Carter | KO | 1 (10), 2:10 | Dec 9, 1931 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US |
| 73 | Win | 52–10–6 (5) | Santiago Zorrilla | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 27, 1931 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 72 | Win | 51–10–6 (5) | Lesie 'Wildcat' Carter | PTS | 6 | Nov 10, 1931 | Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, US |
| 71 | Win | 50–10–6 (5) | Joe Guerrero | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1931 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US |
| 70 | Win | 49–10–6 (5) | Johnny Previs | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1931 | Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, US |
| 69 | Win | 48–10–6 (5) | Isidro Pinto de Sa | PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1931 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
| 68 | Win | 47–10–6 (5) | Santiago Zorrilla | PTS | 10 | Aug 6, 1931 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US |
| 67 | Win | 46–10–6 (5) | Jackie Mandell | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 20, 1931 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, US |
| 66 | Win | 45–10–6 (5) | Ray Montoya | PTS | 10 | Jul 4, 1931 | Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California, US |
| 65 | Loss | 44–10–6 (5) | Claude Varner | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1931 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 64 | Loss | 44–9–6 (5) | Christopher Battalino | UD | 15 | May 22, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles | |||||||
| 63 | Win | 44–8–6 (5) | Kid Francis | UD | 10 | Mar 27, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 62 | Draw | 43–8–6 (5) | Claude Varner | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1931 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 61 | Loss | 43–8–5 (5) | Eddie Shea | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1930 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 60 | Win | 43–7–5 (5) | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 59 | Win | 42–7–5 (5) | Kid Chocolate | UD | 10 | Nov 3, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 58 | Draw | 41–7–5 (5) | Earl Mastro | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 57 | Win | 41–7–4 (5) | Bushy Graham | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 56 | Win | 40–7–4 (5) | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1930 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 55 | Win | 39–7–4 (5) | Tommy Paul | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1930 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US |
| 54 | Win | 38–7–4 (5) | Santiago Zorrilla | PTS | 10 | Mar 4, 1930 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 53 | Win | 37–7–4 (5) | Charley Sullivan | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 14, 1930 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 52 | Win | 36–7–4 (5) | Johnny Torres | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1930 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 51 | Win | 35–7–4 (5) | Ignacio Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1930 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 50 | Loss | 34–7–4 (5) | Kid Francis | PTS | 12 | Oct 12, 1929 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France |
| 49 | Win | 34–6–4 (5) | Jackie Mandell | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 30, 1929 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 48 | Loss | 33–6–4 (5) | Earl Mastro | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1929 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 47 | Win | 33–5–4 (5) | Tommy Paul | MD | 6 | Jun 7, 1929 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US |
| 46 | Loss | 32–5–4 (5) | Kid Chocolate | MD | 10 | May 22, 1929 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, US |
| 45 | Win | 32–4–4 (5) | Willie Smith | TKO | 12 (15) | Mar 16, 1929 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 44 | Win | 31–4–4 (5) | Billy Grime | PTS | 15 | Mar 2, 1929 | West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |
| 43 | Win | 30–4–4 (5) | Willie Smith | PTS | 15 | Feb 9, 1929 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 42 | Win | 29–4–4 (5) | Billy 'Young' McAllister | KO | 4 (15) | Jan 26, 1929 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 41 | Win | 28–4–4 (5) | Ray Ravani | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 23, 1927 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
| 40 | Win | 27–4–4 (5) | Young Nationalista | PTS | 10 | Sep 25, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 39 | Win | 26–4–4 (5) | Bushy Graham | PTS | 10 | Sep 11, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 38 | Win | 25–4–4 (5) | Earl Mastro | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 37 | Win | 24–4–4 (5) | Huerta Evans | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 36 | Win | 23–4–4 (5) | Johnny Vacca | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 35 | Win | 22–4–4 (5) | Memphis Pal Moore | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1927 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 34 | Draw | 21–4–4 (5) | Clarence Rosen | NWS | 10 | Jun 27, 1927 | Bay City, Michigan, US |
| 33 | Win | 21–4–4 (4) | Mike Brody | NWS | 10 | Jun 21, 1927 | University of St. Louis Athletic Field, Saint Louis, Missouri, US |
| 32 | Win | 21–4–4 (3) | Willie LaMorte | TKO | 10 (12) | May 27, 1927 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 31 | Win | 20–4–4 (3) | Babe Kellar | NWS | 10 | May 11, 1927 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US |
| 30 | Win | 20–4–4 (2) | Billy Shaw | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1927 | Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| 29 | Win | 19–4–4 (2) | Young Montreal | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1927 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| 28 | Loss | 18–4–4 (2) | Johnny Vacca | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1927 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 27 | Loss | 18–3–4 (2) | Johnny Vacca | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1927 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 26 | Win | 18–2–4 (2) | Elky Clark | UD | 12 | Jan 21, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| Retained NBA flyweight title; Won vacant NYSAC and The Ring flyweight titles | |||||||
| 25 | Win | 17–2–4 (2) | Delos 'Kid' Williams | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1926 | Civic Auditorium, Fresno, California, US |
| 24 | Win | 16–2–4 (2) | California Joe Lynch | DQ | 4 (10) | Nov 19, 1926 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US |
| 23 | Draw | 15–2–4 (2) | Young Nationalista | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 22 | Draw | 15–2–3 (2) | Newsboy Brown | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1926 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 21 | Win | 15–2–2 (2) | Paul Milnar | PTS | 8 | Sep 2, 1926 | Peoria, Illinois, US |
| 20 | Win | 14–2–2 (2) | Happy Atherton | PTS | 10 | Aug 25, 1926 | Loyola University Athletic Field, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 19 | Win | 13–2–2 (2) | Emil Paluso | PTS | 10 | Aug 13, 1926 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 18 | Win | 12–2–2 (2) | Georgie Rivers | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Retained NBA and American flyweight titles | |||||||
| 17 | Win | 11–2–2 (2) | Emil Paluso | NWS | 12 | May 4, 1926 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 16 | Win | 11–2–2 (1) | Clever Sencio | PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 15 | Win | 10–2–2 (1) | Vic King | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 12, 1926 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 14 | Win | 9–2–2 (1) | Clever Sencio | NWS | 12 | Jan 20, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 13 | Win | 9–2–2 | Lew Perfetti | PTS | 6 | Dec 23, 1925 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 12 | Win | 8–2–2 | Ray Fee | TKO | 1 (10), 2:09 | Nov 20, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 11 | Win | 7–2–2 | Frankie Genaro | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1925 | Ascot Park, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Won American and vacant NBA flyweight titles | |||||||
| 10 | Win | 6–2–2 | Georgie Rivers | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 9 | Win | 5–2–2 | Teddy Silva | PTS | 10 | May 29, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 8 | Draw | 4–2–2 | Newsboy Brown | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 7 | Win | 4–2–1 | Georgie Rivers | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 6 | Win | 3–2–1 | Young Nationalista | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 5 | Loss | 2–2–1 | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1925 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 4 | Win | 2–1–1 | Pedro Villa | PTS | 4 | Dec 4, 1924 | Chief Petty Officers Club, San Pedro, California, US |
| 3 | Draw | 1–1–1 | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 4 | Nov 11, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 4 | Oct 28, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Frankie Grandetta | PTS | 4 | Oct 14, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
Unofficial record
edit| 95 fights | 73 wins | 15 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 16 | 0 |
| By decision | 56 | 15 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 7 | |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location |
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| 95 | Win | 73–15–7 | Mose Butch | UD | 10 | Feb 13, 1933 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| 94 | Loss | 72–15–7 | Seaman Tommy Watson | UD | 12 | Jan 27, 1933 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 93 | Loss | 72–14–7 | Tommy Paul | MD | 10 | Dec 29, 1932 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 92 | Loss | 72–13–7 | Kid Chocolate | MD | 15 | Dec 9, 1932 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| For world super featherweight title; For NYSAC and The Ring featherweight titles | |||||||
| 91 | Win | 72–12–7 | Conrad Sanico | TKO | 6 (8) | Nov 10, 1932 | Houston Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 90 | Win | 71–12–7 | Little Dempsey | PTS | 10 | Oct 15, 1932 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 89 | Win | 70–12–7 | Sailor Ray Butler | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1932 | Volcano Arena, Hilo, Hawaii |
| 88 | Win | 69–12–7 | Frank Torres | TKO | 4 (8) | Sep 5, 1932 | Maunaloa, Hawaii |
| 87 | Win | 68–12–7 | Vince Venturillo | TKO | 10 (10), 2:50 | Sep 2, 1932 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 86 | Win | 67–12–7 | Al Citrino | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 12, 1932 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
| 85 | Win | 66–12–7 | Varias Milling | PTS | 10 | Jul 29, 1932 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 84 | Win | 65–12–7 | Bobby Gray | KO | 8 (10) | Jun 28, 1932 | Forman's Arena, San Jose, California, US |
| 83 | Win | 64–12–7 | Tommy Paul | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1932 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 82 | Win | 63–12–7 | Varias Milling | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1932 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US |
| 81 | Loss | 62–12–7 | Johnny Pena | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1932 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| 80 | Win | 62–11–7 | Petey Sarron | PTS | 10 | Apr 22, 1932 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| 79 | Win | 61–11–7 | Max Tarley | PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1932 | Stockton, California, US |
| 78 | Win | 60–11–7 | Varias Milling | PTS | 10 | Mar 11, 1932 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 77 | Loss | 59–11–7 | Baby Arizmendi | PTS | 10 | Jan 1, 1932 | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 76 | Win | 59–10–7 | Davey Jones | PTS | 6 | Dec 17, 1931 | Greenwich Coliseum, Tacoma, Washington, US |
| 75 | Win | 58–10–7 | Benny Pelz | PTS | 6 | Dec 15, 1931 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US |
| 74 | Win | 57–10–7 | Lesie 'Wildcat' Carter | KO | 1 (10), 2:10 | Dec 9, 1931 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US |
| 73 | Win | 56–10–7 | Santiago Zorrilla | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 27, 1931 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 72 | Win | 55–10–7 | Lesie 'Wildcat' Carter | PTS | 6 | Nov 10, 1931 | Crystal Pool, Seattle, Washington, US |
| 71 | Win | 54–10–7 | Joe Guerrero | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1931 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US |
| 70 | Win | 53–10–7 | Johnny Previs | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1931 | Wilmington Bowl, Wilmington, California, US |
| 69 | Win | 52–10–7 | Isidro Pinto de Sa | PTS | 10 | Aug 21, 1931 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
| 68 | Win | 51–10–7 | Santiago Zorrilla | PTS | 10 | Aug 6, 1931 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US |
| 67 | Win | 50–10–7 | Jackie Mandell | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 20, 1931 | Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, US |
| 66 | Win | 49–10–7 | Ray Montoya | PTS | 10 | Jul 4, 1931 | Pismo Beach Arena, Pismo Beach, California, US |
| 65 | Loss | 48–10–7 | Claude Varner | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1931 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 64 | Loss | 48–9–7 | Christopher Battalino | UD | 15 | May 22, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring featherweight titles | |||||||
| 63 | Win | 48–8–7 | Kid Francis | UD | 10 | Mar 27, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 62 | Draw | 47–8–7 | Claude Varner | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1931 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 61 | Loss | 47–8–6 | Eddie Shea | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1930 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 60 | Win | 47–7–6 | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 59 | Win | 46–7–6 | Kid Chocolate | UD | 10 | Nov 3, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 58 | Draw | 45–7–6 | Earl Mastro | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1930 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 57 | Win | 45–7–5 | Bushy Graham | PTS | 10 | May 28, 1930 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 56 | Win | 44–7–5 | Charles 'Bud' Taylor | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1930 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 55 | Win | 43–7–5 | Tommy Paul | UD | 10 | Apr 4, 1930 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US |
| 54 | Win | 42–7–5 | Santiago Zorrilla | PTS | 10 | Mar 4, 1930 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 53 | Win | 41–7–5 | Charley Sullivan | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 14, 1930 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 52 | Win | 40–7–5 | Johnny Torres | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1930 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 51 | Win | 39–7–5 | Ignacio Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Jan 14, 1930 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 50 | Loss | 38–7–5 | Kid Francis | PTS | 12 | Oct 12, 1929 | Velodrome d'Hiver, Paris, France |
| 49 | Win | 38–6–5 | Jackie Mandell | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 30, 1929 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 48 | Loss | 37–6–5 | Earl Mastro | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1929 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 47 | Win | 37–5–5 | Tommy Paul | MD | 6 | Jun 7, 1929 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US |
| 46 | Loss | 36–5–5 | Kid Chocolate | MD | 10 | May 22, 1929 | New York Coliseum, New York City, New York, US |
| 45 | Win | 36–4–5 | Willie Smith | TKO | 12 (15) | Mar 16, 1929 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 44 | Win | 35–4–5 | Billy Grime | PTS | 15 | Mar 2, 1929 | West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |
| 43 | Win | 34–4–5 | Willie Smith | PTS | 15 | Feb 9, 1929 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 42 | Win | 33–4–5 | Billy 'Young' McAllister | KO | 4 (15) | Jan 26, 1929 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
| 41 | Win | 32–4–5 | Ray Ravani | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 23, 1927 | Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US |
| 40 | Win | 31–4–5 | Young Nationalista | PTS | 10 | Sep 25, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 39 | Win | 30–4–5 | Bushy Graham | PTS | 10 | Sep 11, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 38 | Win | 29–4–5 | Earl Mastro | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 37 | Win | 28–4–5 | Huerta Evans | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 36 | Win | 27–4–5 | Johnny Vacca | PTS | 10 | Aug 23, 1927 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 35 | Win | 26–4–5 | Memphis Pal Moore | PTS | 10 | Jul 12, 1927 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 34 | Draw | 25–4–5 | Clarence Rosen | NWS | 10 | Jun 27, 1927 | Bay City, Michigan, US |
| 33 | Win | 25–4–4 | Mike Brody | NWS | 10 | Jun 21, 1927 | University of St. Louis Athletic Field, Saint Louis, Missouri, US |
| 32 | Win | 24–4–4 | Willie LaMorte | TKO | 10 (12) | May 27, 1927 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US |
| 31 | Win | 23–4–4 | Babe Kellar | NWS | 10 | May 11, 1927 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US |
| 30 | Win | 22–4–4 | Billy Shaw | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1927 | Arena Gardens, Detroit, Michigan, US |
| 29 | Win | 21–4–4 | Young Montreal | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1927 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US |
| 28 | Loss | 20–4–4 | Johnny Vacca | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1927 | Arena, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 27 | Loss | 20–3–4 | Johnny Vacca | PTS | 10 | Feb 14, 1927 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 26 | Win | 20–2–4 | Elky Clark | UD | 12 | Jan 21, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| Retained NBA flyweight title; Won vacant NYSAC and The Ring flyweight titles | |||||||
| 25 | Win | 19–2–4 | Delos 'Kid' Williams | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1926 | Civic Auditorium, Fresno, California, US |
| 24 | Win | 18–2–4 | California Joe Lynch | DQ | 4 (10) | Nov 19, 1926 | Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US |
| 23 | Draw | 17–2–4 | Young Nationalista | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 22 | Draw | 17–2–3 | Newsboy Brown | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1926 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 21 | Win | 17–2–2 | Paul Milnar | PTS | 8 | Sep 2, 1926 | Peoria, Illinois, US |
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Happy Atherton | PTS | 10 | Aug 25, 1926 | Loyola University Athletic Field, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Emil Paluso | PTS | 10 | Aug 13, 1926 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 18 | Win | 14–2–2 | Georgie Rivers | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Retained NBA and American flyweight titles | |||||||
| 17 | Win | 13–2–2 | Emil Paluso | NWS | 12 | May 4, 1926 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 16 | Win | 12–2–2 | Clever Sencio | PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 15 | Win | 11–2–2 | Vic King | TKO | 4 (10) | Mar 12, 1926 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 14 | Win | 10–2–2 | Clever Sencio | NWS | 12 | Jan 20, 1926 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 13 | Win | 9–2–2 | Lew Perfetti | PTS | 6 | Dec 23, 1925 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 12 | Win | 8–2–2 | Ray Fee | TKO | 1 (10), 2:09 | Nov 20, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 11 | Win | 7–2–2 | Frankie Genaro | PTS | 10 | Aug 22, 1925 | Ascot Park, Los Angeles, California, US |
| Won American and vacant NBA flyweight titles | |||||||
| 10 | Win | 6–2–2 | Georgie Rivers | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 9 | Win | 5–2–2 | Teddy Silva | PTS | 10 | May 29, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 8 | Draw | 4–2–2 | Newsboy Brown | PTS | 10 | Apr 17, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 7 | Win | 4–2–1 | Georgie Rivers | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 6 | Win | 3–2–1 | Young Nationalista | PTS | 10 | Feb 20, 1925 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US |
| 5 | Loss | 2–2–1 | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1925 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 4 | Win | 2–1–1 | Pedro Villa | PTS | 4 | Dec 4, 1924 | Chief Petty Officers Club, San Pedro, California, US |
| 3 | Draw | 1–1–1 | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 4 | Nov 11, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Jimmy McLarnin | PTS | 4 | Oct 28, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Frankie Grandetta | PTS | 4 | Oct 14, 1924 | Arena, Vernon, California, US |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b UPI (4 October 1981). "Fidel La Barba Dead; Ex-Boxing Champion". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Fidel LaBarba". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Fidel LaBarba - Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ "BoxRec: Fidel LaBarba".
External links
edit- Boxing record for Fidel LaBarba from BoxRec (registration required)
- Fidel LaBarba - CBZ Profile