Pete Sarmiento

Name: Pete Sarmiento
Hometown: Wilmington, California, USA
Birthplace: Metro Manila, Philippines
Died: 1989-09-01 (Age:85)
Height: 160cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Manager: Frank Churchill
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According to the Oct. 21, 1928 Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, WA, USA), Pete Sarmiento was returning to the United States from the Philippines in order to make some money for his new family. He had lost all his previous earnings--over $150,000--by gambling it away.

By late 1942, during World War II, he was working in the shipyards of San Pedro, CA, USA. [1]

• The First Generation of Filipinos in California by Chuck Johnston. IBRO Journal No. 78, pp. 29-38 (2003): [2]
• The Origins of Philippines Boxing, 1899-1929 by Joseph R. Svinth: [3]
• "Pete Sarmiento" by Tang Wee Eng: [4]