Ceferino Garcia
Name: Ceferino Garcia
Alias: Predo
Birth Name: Cipriano Garcia
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthplace: Naval, Biliran, Philippines
Died: 1981-01-01 (Age:74)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 168cm
Reach: 178cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Managers: Jess Cortez (circa 1932), George Parnassus
Ceferino Garcia Image Gallery
Ceferino Garcia was born in the barangay of Caraycaray in Naval, Biliran, Philippines.
Although he did not invent it, he was the first well-known user of the bolo punch, later made widely popular by Kid Gavilan, although fellow Filipino boxer Macario Flores is the earliest-known practitioner of the bolo punch.
Garcia had a few uncredited Hollywood movie roles in the 1940s. He also worked as a driver and bodyguard for actress Mae West.
- Inducted into the Ring Magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame (1977)
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame (twice!)
- First Filipino to become a Middleweight World Champion and also the heaviest Filipino World Champion.
Professional Record
- Finished with a record of 2-3 (2 KOs) in world title fights.
- Finished with a record of 1-10-2 (1 KO) against former, current, and future world champions:
- Won against Fred Apostoli.
- Lost against Young Corbett III (twice), Freddie Steele (twice), Barney Ross (three times), Henry Armstrong, Ken Overlin, and Anton Christoforidis.
- Drew against Henry Armstrong and Billy Soose.
- Finished with a record of 93-25-8 (67 KOs) in fights outside his native Philippines.
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| Preceded by: Fred Apostoli |
NYSAC World Middleweight Champion 1939 Oct 2 – 1940 May 23 |
Succeeded by: Ken Overlin |