Michael Angelou Villafuerte Plania (born 6 February 1997) is a Filipino professional boxer.

Professional boxing career Plania made his professional debut against Lordly Pateno on 22 August 2014, and won the fight by unanimous decision. He amassed a 15–0 record during the next four years, with seven of those victories coming by way of stoppage.

Plania was scheduled to face Juan Carlos Payano for the vacant WBO Inter-continental bantamweight title on 23 March 2018, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Miami, in his United States debut. He suffered his first professional loss, as Payano won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 96–93, 97-92 and 97–92. Plania faced the journeyman John Rey Lauza on 19 May 2018. He successfully bounced back from his first professional loss with a first-round knockout victory. Plania fought for a regional belt once again on 9 September 2018, as he was scheduled to face Angelito Merin for the vacant WBC-ABC Silver super bantamweight title. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. Plania faced Renan Portes on 25 November 2018, in his last fight of the year. He won the bout by a first-round knockout.

Plania was booked to face Juan Antonio Lopez on 13 January 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 79–73, 78-74 and 77–75. Plania was next scheduled to face Nicardo Calamba on 30 April 2019. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Plania made his third appearance of the year on 26 July 2019, against Matias Agustin Arriagada. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 60-52 scorecard. Plania was booked to fight Julio Buitrago on 25 October 2019. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. Plania made his fifth and final appearance of the year against Giovanni Gutierrez for the vacant IBF North American super bantamweight title on 21 December 2019. He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 100-89 for him.

Plania faced the #1 ranked WBO bantamweight contender Joshua Greer Jr. on 16 June 2020. Despite coming into the fight as an underdog, Plania won the fight by an upset majority decision, with scores of 96–92, 97-91 and 94-94. He twice knocked Greer down, in the first and sixth rounds.

Plania faced Emmanuel Mogawa on 30 April 2021, in his first fight in Philippines since 30 April 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 60-54 for him. Plania next faced Ricardo Nunez on 20 November 2021. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.

Plania was expected to face the former WBA interim super bantamweight titleholder Ra'eese Aleem on 18 June 2022. The fight was later postponed for 4 September 2022. Plania lost the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 100–89 for Aleem. Plania was given a standing count in the eight round, although replays showed the punch did not land flush on him.

Plania is scheduled to face Jeffrey Francisco on 31 December 2022, in what was his first fight in the Philippines since April 2021.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes36Loss31–5Omar TrinidadUD1026 Oct 202435Win31–4Deivi JulioKO3 (8), 26 Oct 202434Win30–4Martin DiazKO1 (10), 27 Apr 202433Loss29–4Angelo LeoKO3 (10), 31 Jan 202432Win29–3Daniel NicolasKO1 (6), 18 Dec 202331Loss28–3Elijah PierceKO3 (8) 4 Aug 202330Win28–2Mark Anthony GeraldoKO1 (10) 17 May 202329Win27–2Jeffrey FranciscoKO1 (8) 31 Dec 202228Loss26–2Ra'eese AleemUD104 Sep 202227Win26–1Ricardo NunezTKO1 (8), 20 Nov 202126Win25–1Emmanuel MogawaUD630 Apr 202125Win24–1Joshua Greer Jr.MD1016 Jun 202024Win23–1Giovanni GutierrezUD1021 Dec 201923Win22–1Julio BuitragoTKO4 (8), 25 Oct 201922Win21–1Matias Agustin ArriagadaUD626 Jul 201921Win20–1Nicardo CalambaKO2 (6), 30 Apr 201920Win19–1Juan Antonio LopezUD813 Jan 201919Win18–1Renan PortesKO1 (10), 25 Nov 201818Win17–1Angelito MerinTKO4 (8), 9 Sep 201817Win16–1John Rey LauzaKO1 (8), 19 May 201816Loss15–1Juan Carlos PayanoUD1023 Mar 201815Win15–0Roger Flores AlonzoUD622 Dec 201714Win14–0Jetly PurisimaRTD5 (8), 26 Feb 201713Win13–0JP MacadumpisKO2 (8), 4 Dec 201612Win12–0Jhon Rey de AsisKO2 (8), 10 Sep 201611Win11–0Romulo Ramayan JrUD826 Jun 201610Win10–0Lorence RosasMD1030 Apr 20169Win9–0Rogen FloresUD88 Mar 20168Win8–0Ronerex DalutUD827 Nov 20157Win7–0Roland MagluyanKO1 (8), 26 Sep 20156Win6–0Philip ParconUD87 Jun 20155Win5–0Paulo PeronoTKO1 (6), 8 Mar 20154Win4–0Marwin CristotaTKO3 (6), 17 Jan 20153Win3–0Frejun Dela CruzTKO6 (6), 27 Nov 20142Win2–0Clavilaz OmayaoUD45 Oct 20141Win1–0Lordly PatenoUD422 Aug 2014

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