Ceferino Garcia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ceferino Garcia

Filipino boxer

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1906

Place of Birth: Naval, Philippines

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1981

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Ceferino Garcia

  • 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.
  • Garcia is commonly credited to as the first well known user of the bolo punch, which was later popularized by Cuban fighter Kid Gavilán.
  • He was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1977 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989.

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