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Boxing career

Villanueva turned professional in 2007. In 2009, Villanueva won the WBO Oriental featherweight title by stopping previously unbeaten Eric Canoy in the 10th round. His first fight in the United States was supposed to be on November 12, 2011, on the

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undercard against an undecided opponent, but visa issues prevented Villanueva from participating in the event. On May 5, 2012, he suffered his first defeat, after being knocked-out in round 2 by Indonesian's

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held at

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for the vacant

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title.

Professional boxing record

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* 1985 births Living people Featherweight boxers Southpaw boxers Filipino male boxers People from Cotabato {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub