Anthony N. Villanueva was a Filipino amateur boxer. He competed in the featherweight division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal. Shortly after the Olympics he turned professional, but retired after five bouts.
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Anthony N. Villanueva was a Filipino amateur boxer. He competed in the featherweight division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal. Shortly after the Olympics he turned professional, but retired after five bouts. Besides boxing, Villanueva worked as an actor and boxing coach in the Philippines and as a security guard in the United States. He died after suffering several strokes.
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deceased
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Lived 1945 to 2014 · aged 69
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