Anthony N. Villanueva was a boxer from the Philippines.
He competed in the featherweight (−57 kg) division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal.
Son of a 1932 Olympic bantamweight bronze medalist, José Luis Villanueva, Anthony Villanueva took up boxing at an early age. Nicknamed “Boy” due to his boyish looks, Villanueva was selected to the Philippine national team in 1962 after he had won his only Philippine amateur title. Villanueva went on to win his semifinal by 4-1 decision and then lost the final to Soviet Stanislav Stepashkin by split decision to became the first Philippine athlete to win an Olympic silver medal.
He competed in the featherweight (−57 kg) division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal.
Son of a 1932 Olympic bantamweight bronze medalist, José Luis Villanueva, Anthony Villanueva took up boxing at an early age. Nicknamed “Boy” due to his boyish looks, Villanueva was selected to the Philippine national team in 1962 after he had won his only Philippine amateur title. Villanueva went on to win his semifinal by 4-1 decision and then lost the final to Soviet Stanislav Stepashkin by split decision to became the first Philippine athlete to win an Olympic silver medal.
GAMES
1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo