Ceferino Garcia | |
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| Born | Ceferino Montano Garcia August 26, 1906 |
| Died | January 1, 1981 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Bolo Punch Pedro |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 164 |
| Wins | 120 |
| Wins by KO | 76 |
| Losses | 30 |
| Draws | 14 |
Ceferino Montano Garcia (August 26, 1906 – January 1, 1981) was a champion boxer born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines. He holds the most victories ever achieved by a Filipino boxer and is also the only boxer from the Philippines to become world champion in the middleweight division.[3] Garcia is commonly credited to as the first well known user of the bolo punch, which was later popularized by Cuban fighter Kid Gavilán.[4] He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1977 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989.[5]
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- ^ California Death Index, 1940-1997
- ^ "Ceferino Garcia the first Filipino Champ of the World!". Boxing360.com. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "Ceferino Garcia - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "Ceferino Garcia". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 2014-06-29.