Arthur Villanueva (born January 20, 1989) is a
Filipino
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professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
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. He is currently under the Bantamweight division.
Early life
Villanueva is the second youngest of 12 children in their family. His father died when he was 15, leaving his mother to raise the family. To help his mother, he started driving a
tricycle, making him to earn as much as 100 pesos ($2.50 USD) a day. Despite of these hardships, he was able to finish
high school
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and immediately proceeded to
college
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with
AB Mathematics
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course.
King as often called by his friends, is also an avid
chess
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player. He earned 4 medals competing inner-city chess tournaments during his elementary and high school years. According to him, one of his greatest achievement, was coming in 2nd place in a tournament in 2004 against the best players in their hometown.
The young Villanueva started
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
at the age of 16, losing only 7 out of his 50 amateur fights. He turned
professional
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at age of 19.
Professional career
Villanueva made his professional debut on November 29, 2008, at the age of 19, defeating fellow debutant Alan Magno via
TKO in the second round at
PAGCOR Hotel and Casino, Goldenfield Commercial Complex,
Bacolod
Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...
,
Negros Occidental,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
.
On August 1, 2010, Villanueva won the vacant Philippines Games and Amusement Board (GAB) flyweight title via
TKO in the 7th round against Brix Ray.
On December 19, 2012, "King" Arthur Villanueva won the vacant
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF)
super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title via
unanimous decision
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighter ...
against the
Japanese Taiki Eto in a fight held at
Korakuen Hall
is a famous sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many notable boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
History
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with ...
,
Bunkyo,
Tokyo
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.
On July 13, 2013, Villanueva captured the vacant
WBO
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...
Asia Pacific
super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title by defeating a Mexican fighter
Arturo “Fuerte” Badillo via
TKO on the 4th round.
On October 26, 2013, at the Pinoy Pride XXII, Villanueva won the vacant
WBO
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International
super flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
title after his devastation of
Mexico
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's Edgar Martinez of whom he dropped twice on the very first round.
During the Pinoy Pride XXVII held at
Dubai World Trade Centre,
Dubai
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,
United Arab Emirates
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, Arthur Villanueva gained the
IBF
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International Jr Bantamweight title by stopping Henry 'El Crespo' Maldonado of
Nicaragua
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via
split decision
A split decision (SD) is a winning criterion in boxing, most commonly in full-contact combat sports, in which two of the three judges score one particular competitor as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other competitor.
A split dec ...
, scoring 117-110 and 116-113 from two judges.
On July 19, 2015, "King" lost via controversial technical decision on former olympian Mcjoe Arroyo for the vacant world title. On November 28, 2015, Villanueva claimed the new WBC International Super Flyweight belt after he won their fight against Mexican Victor "Spock" Mendez via split decision in the main fight of Pinoy Pride 34 held at Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City.
Professional boxing record
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Zolani Tete
Zolani Tete (born 8 March 1988) is a South African professional boxer. He is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 2014 to 2015 and the WBO bantamweight title from 2017 to 2019.
Early life and ...
, UD
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Arturo Badillo
Arturo Badillo (born 2 June 1987) is a Mexican professional boxer who challenged for the WBA super flyweight title in 2011.
Professional career
In June 2008, Arturo knocked out title contender Javier Gallo at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana.
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, 9-0-0
, align=left, Jojo Bardon
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Regional and Minor Titles
*
WBO
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...
Asia Pacific
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class is derived from Ba ...
Title (May 2016)
*
WBC
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*Westpac (New Delhi Exchange code: WBC), a multinational Financial services company
*Wholesale Broadband Connect, BT Wholesale's ...
International
Super Flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
Title (November 2015)
*
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
International
Super Flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
Title (September 2014)
*
WBO
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...
International
Super Flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
Title (October 2013)
*
WBO
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...
Asia Pacific
Super Flyweight Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to .
History
The first title match in this division was in 1980, when the World Boxing Council respond ...
Title (July 2013)
*
OPBF Super Flyweight Title (December 2012)
*Philippines Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Flyweight Title (August 2010)
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
Flyweight boxers
Boxers from Negros Occidental
Filipino male boxers