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Francisco Villaruel Guilledo (August 1, 1901 – July 14, 1925), commonly known as Pancho Villa, was a Filipino professional boxer.
Villa becomes the very first Filipino (Pinoy) Boxing World Champion, and thus a national hero.
15 Ιουλ 2024 · On September 14, 1922, Guilledo knocked out Johnny Buff in eleven rounds to win the American flyweight title, cementing his status as a boxing star in the United States. His crowning...
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.
4 Μαρ 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.
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.
Francisco Guilledo in real name, Villa stood only 5 feet and 1 inch tall and did not weigh more than 114 pounds. At that time racial discrimination was very prevalent, but he rose from anonymity...
