Benjamin Villaflor was born on November 10,1952 and is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 1966 to 1976.
17 Facts About Ben Villaflor
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Ben Villaflor was a two-time WBA and The Ring super-featherweight champion between 1972 and 1976.
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Ben Villaflor ran a record of twelve wins without a loss, with eight knockouts before he suffered his first loss, against Roger Boy Pedrano, by an eight-round decision in a fight apparently held on July 1,1967, at the Philippines.
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Ben Villaflor had his first documented fight on February 1,1968, at Manila.
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Ben Villaflor would have a total of seven draws in his professional boxing career, a relatively large number in that category.
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Ben Villaflor began the 1970s by losing two ten-round decisions in a row, to Pedro Martinez on March 7,1970, and to Alfredo Avila, six weeks later.
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Ben Villaflor won his next seventeen bouts eleven of them by knockout.
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Ben Villaflor moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, so he could get more exposure in the United States and the rest of the world.
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Ben Villaflor liked Honolulu so much that he still lives in the Hawaiian city.
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Ben Villaflor beat Rafael Lopez by a first-round knockout, on April 13,1971, in what represented both his first fight in Honolulu and his first fight abroad.
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Ben Villaflor beat former world champion Raul Cruz, beaten by knockout in ten rounds, November 11,1971.
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Ben Villaflor became world champion by defeating Marcano by a fifteen-round unanimous decision at Honolulu.
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On March 12,1973, Ben Villaflor lost his title for the first time, being beaten on points by Japan's Kuniaki Shibata over fifteen rounds in Honolulu.
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But, after two knockout wins, Ben Villaflor had a rematch with Shibata, in Honolulu, and he recovered the WBA world Jr.
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Ben Villaflor retained the title twice more, then met Samuel Serrano for the first time, on April 13,1976, in Honolulu, and the two combatants fought to a fifteen-round draw.
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Ben Villaflor is currently involved in managing other boxers' careers.
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Ben Villaflor is the Sergeant At Arms for the Hawaii State Senate, a position to which he is appointed by a vote of the Senate each year.