▁( Ph il ) ▁Ros enberg ▁and ▁Pan cho ▁Villa . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁he ▁captured ▁the ▁American ▁fly weight ▁title ▁with ▁another ▁win ▁over ▁Villa ▁and ▁decision ed ▁future ▁b ant am weight ▁champ ▁Bud ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁NBA ▁world ▁fly weight ▁champion ▁Gen aro ▁lost ▁his ▁American ▁title ▁to ▁F idel ▁La Bar ba ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁dropped ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁former ▁world ▁champ ▁News boy ▁Brown ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁out ing . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁defeated ▁French y ▁Bel anger ▁in ▁a ▁ten ▁round ▁points ▁decision ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁NBA ▁fly weight ▁crown ▁at ▁Toronto ' s ▁Coll ise um . ▁He ▁then ▁lost ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁defense ▁against ▁É mile ▁Pl ad ner , ▁but ▁reg ained ▁the ▁title ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁Pl ad ner ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁one ▁month ▁later . ▁ ▁Gen aro ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁title ▁against ▁Er nie ▁Jar vis , ▁Y von ▁Tre vid ic ▁and ▁Bel anger . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁faced ▁M idget ▁Wol g ast , ▁who ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁world ▁fly weight ▁champ ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Athlet ic ▁Commission . ▁The ▁un ification ▁bout ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁draw . ▁ ▁Gen aro ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁successfully ▁defend ▁his ▁title ▁against ▁Victor ▁Ferr and , ▁Jack ie ▁Harm on ▁and ▁Val entin ▁Angel mann . ▁ ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁crown ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁knock ed ▁out