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Francisco Villaruel Guilledo (August 1, 1901 – July 14, 1925), more commonly known as Pancho Villa, was a Filipino professional boxer.
May 20, 2024 · Pancho Villa (born Aug. 1, 1901, Iloilo, Phil.—died July 14, 1925, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.) was a Filipino professional boxer and world flyweight (112 pounds) champion. Villa began his boxing career in 1919, winning various titles in the Philippines.
The Flyweight World Title became vacant with the death of its reigning champion--Pancho Villa. The next day William Muldoon of the NYSAC proclaimed Frankie Genaro Pancho's "legitimate successor." But it was Fidel LaBarba who would become the next Undisputed Flyweight Champion of the World.
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Apr 18, 2020 · Churchill and Guilledo’s coach, Paquito Villa, dubbed the ambitious rookie with the pseudonym “Pancho Villa,” naming him after the gunslinging rebel leader of the Mexican Revolution. The Americans took advantage of the fertile ground to grow a combat sport industry in the Philippines, discovering an abundance of talented bodies, for whom ...
Francisco Villaruel Guilledo, more commonly known as Pancho Villa, was a Filipino professional boxer. Villa, who stood only 5 feet and 1 inch (154 cm) tall and never weighed more than 114 pounds (51 kg), despite the racial discrimination of that time, rose from obscurity to become the first Asian to win the World Flyweight Championship in 1923 ...
Apr 16, 2018 · Highlights of the legendary former Flyweight world champion.PayPal Donations: hanzagod@mail.comPancho Villa - Was a Filipino professional boxer. Villa, who s...
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Mar 4, 2018 · Pancho Villa. Class of 1994. Old Timer Category. Hall of Fame bio: click. World Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee. Name: Pancho Villa. Birth Name: Francisco Villaruel Guilledo. Hometown: Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Birthplace: Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines.
