on august 30, 1934, he defeated mike belloise for the new york state (nysac) world featherweight crown, leaving no doubt as to his claim to the championship. after the win, arizmendi attempted to secure a third fight with nba champion miller in a title bout, however, miller refused to face him. arizmendi's failure to take the nba version of the featherweight title affected his legacy, despite his taking both the new york state athletic commission (nysac), and mexico-california version of the world featherweight titles in his career.