Ceferino Garcia

Ceferino Garcia
Statistics
Real name	Ceferino Garcia
Nickname(s)	Bolo Punch
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality	Filipino
Born	August 26, 1906 Naval, Philippines
Died	January 1, 1981(1981-01-01) (aged 74) San Diego, California
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	142
Wins	102
Wins by KO	67
Losses	28
Draws	12

Ceferino Garcia (August 26, 1906 — January 1, 1981) was a champion boxer born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines. His number of victories are the most ever achieved by a Filipino boxer. He's also the only boxer from the Philippines ever to become world champion at middleweight. He was managed, during the final years of his career by George Parnassus. Ceferino Garcia is commonly referred to as the inventor of the bolo punch. Though a Filipino boxer named Macario Flores was reported to be using the punch in 1924.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Ceferino Garcia was the son of Fortunato and Pascuala Garcia and was the oldest of six children. He never completed first grade and became quite indulged in gambling. At 15, he was feared by many that nobody would take him in a street fight. He was also a skilled blacksmith.

Boxing Success

While working at a bakery in Cebu City, Garcia met a boxing promoter. This was where his career as boxer started.

On September 23, 1937, Garcia first had a shot for a world title in the welterweight division. However, Barney Ross bested him by unanimous decision.

On October 2, 1939, Garcia fought for the world Middleweight title in the United States and won it. He defended that title three times until he lost to Ken Overlin on points.

His grave is located at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California.

External links

• • Professional boxing record for Ceferino Garcia from BoxRec

Sporting positions
Preceded by Fred Apostoli	NYSAC World Middleweight Champion Oct 2, 1939– May 23, 1940	Succeeded by Ken Overlin