Anthony Villanueva

Anthony N. Villanueva (March 18, 1945 – May 13, 2014) was a Filipino amateur boxer. He competed in the featherweight (−57 kg) 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.

His father, José Villanueva, was also an Olympic boxer who won a bronze medal as a bantamweight at the 1932 Los Angeles Games thus becoming the first father and son to win Olympic medals for the Philippines.

Amateur career Anthony Villanueva was scouted by businessman and sport enthusiast Eugenio Puyat. He later won the 1962 national title and qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He faced Soviet boxer Stanislav Stepashkin, in the gold medal match and lost in a 3–2 controversial decision.

Olympic Games results 1964 Defeated Giovanni Girgenti (Italy) 3–2 Defeated Ben Hassan (Tunisia) 4–1 Defeated Piotr Gutman (Poland) Referee Stopped Contest Defeated Charles Brown (United States) 4–1 Lost to Stanislav Stepashkin (Soviet Union) 2–3

Professional career Villanueva became a professional boxer at age 20.

Villanueva won the match by a controversial majority decision. The scoring of the judges was criticized and was described as something seen in movies. Judges Alfredo Quiazon and Alex Villacampa chose Villanueva as the victor with the tight scores 29–28 and 28–27 respectively. The third judge Jaime Valencia called it a draw with the score 29-all.

Anthony and his father filed a case against Ilang-Ilang Productions of Espiridion Laxa for P45,000 for "exploitation of popularity". The production firm was accused of filming the said match without the consent of the Villanuevas. The results of the case were never announced. Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location