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  1. Francisco Villaruel Guilledo (August 1, 1901 – July 14, 1925), 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 ...

  2. Jul 28, 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. Within a few months of his arrival in the United States, he knocked out the American ...

  3. Box-pro 104 bouts. Pancho Villa had an ulcerated tooth extracted earlier on the day of the fight, July 4, 1925. A few days later, on July 14, he died from Ludwig's angina resulting from an infection that spread to his throat. The Flyweight World Title became vacant with the death of its reigning champion--Pancho Villa.

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  4. Apr 18, 2020 · Pancho Villa, the First Filipino Boxer to Beat the Americans at Their Own Game. Pancho Villa was the Pacquiao before Pacquiao. "Viva Villa!" On June 18, 1923, the cheers of over 20,000 fans echoed through the New York Polo Grounds Stadium. “Viva Villa!

  5. Jun 20, 2018 · Before Manny Pacquiao, there was Pancho Villa.Watch Francisco Guilledo (aka Pancho Villa) knock out defending world flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde on June 18...

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  6. Mar 4, 2018 · Villa was the first Asian/Filipino Boxing World Champion. Reported by 1922 newspaper articles as being born "Francisco Tingson." New York Times article from July 15, 1925 reports his real name was Francisco Guilledo. Older brother to fellow boxer Little Pancho. Villa started his boxing career at the Olympic Club in Manila.

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  8. Pancho Villa is considered by many to be the greatest Asian fighter in boxing history. Just over five feet tall, Villa was explosive and unrelenting in the ring. He had fought 105 times, sometimes with as little as a week between bouts, by the time of his death at age 24. Born Francisco Guilledo on the island of Panay in the Philippines, Villa ...

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