Frankie Genaro, born Frank DiGennara, the 1920 Olympic flyweight champion and two-time world flyweight champion as a professional, is the only Staten Islander to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
He won his first professional title in 1928, lost a unification bout for the NBA and WBU titles, won them back, and fought title defenses in New York, Toronto, London, Paris and Barcelona. Ranked No. 3 all-time among flyweights by Ring Magazine, he’s in the Ring Hall of Fame (1973) and the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1998).
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