The Filipino has become a national hero in the Philippines for he is the first member of hís race to gain recognition as world champion since Pancho Villa.
He is also the first Filipino even to gain partial recognition as world champion above the featherweight class, for most Filipino boxers fight ma 465 1401 below the lightweight class.
In opposing Lee for the world title in Manila on December, Garcia 92 10 9 2m will emulate the feat of the great n 7 n Villa, who suddenly died while in 89 9: o 28 his prime and after gaining the 15 83 238 world flyweight title, because he will 8 € 9 273 appear in the second world cham-
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pionship bout to be staged in the Awmmucaw Crus Drucms Philippines capital.
99 90 297 Late Pancho Villa $9 7% 85 256 91 8 7 The late Pancho Villa defended his 99 wp oes 267 world title against Clever Sencio, 99 81 10 25 as AT 1306
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