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"Ceferino" Garcia
(Ciprano Pedro Garcia)

BORN   August 26 1906; Manila, Philippines
DIED January 1 1981; San Diego, California
HEIGHT 5-7
WEIGHT 138-162 lbs
MANAGERS Jesus Cortez, George Parnassus

Garcia was a capable warrior; Many boxing historians consider to be the hardest hitter of the Filipino boxers; He lost only 28 of 142 bouts but scored 67 knockouts; During his career, he won the Middleweight Championship of the World (as recognized by New York state), the Welterweight Championship of the Philippines and the Welterweight Championship of California

Ceferino defeated such men as Fred Apostoli, Lloyd Marshall, Allen Matthews, Glen Lee, Bobby Pacho, Walter "Popeye" Woods, Kid Azteca, Al Trulmans, Jackie Burke, Dick Foster, "Young" Peter Jackson, Cleto Locatelli, Leon Zorrita, George Salvadore, Al Manfredo, "Baby" Joe Gans, Sammy O'Dell, Sammy Brown, Bep van Klaveren, Andy Diuvodi, "Baby" Sal Sorio, Joe Glick, Jimmy Evans, King Tut, Meyer Grace, Johnny "Bandit" Romero, "Oakland" Jimmy Duffy and Tommy King

Garcia was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1977 and the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1989

1923
May  5 Pedro del Mundo             Manila, Philippines              D  6

1926
May 29 Irineo Flores               Manila, Philippines              D 12
Jul  3 Irineo Flores               Manila, Philippines              D 12
Sep  4 Harry Stone                 Manila, Philippines              W 12
Sep 18 Irineo Flores               Manila, Philippines              L 12

1927
Feb 26 Ignacio Fernandez           Manila, Philippines              W 12
          -Some sources report "D 12"
Jul  9 Irineo Flores               Manila, Philippines              W 12

1928
Feb 18 Luis Logan                  Manila, Philippines              W 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the Philippines
Aug  4 Joe Hall                    Manila, Philippines             WF  6
Oct  3 Irineo Flores               Luzon, Philippines               D 10
Nov 26 Joe Sacramento              Manila, Philippines             KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 5"
Dec 22 Jimmy Hill                  Manila, Philippines              L 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the Philippines

1931
Mar  7 Joe Hall                    Manila, Philippines              W 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the Philippines
Apr 18 Frank Malinao               Manila, Philippines              W 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the Philippines
Jul 18 Ignacio Fernandez           Manila, Philippines              W 12
Nov 14 Tony Gora                   Manila, Philippines              W 10

1932
Jan 19 Alfredo Gaona               Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  4
Jan 26 David Velasco               Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Feb 19 Vearl Whitehead             Hollywood, Ca                   TK  7
Mar 11 Tommy Herman                Stockton, Ca                    LK 10
Apr  1 Joe Saldivar                Pismo Beach, Ca                 KO  1
Apr 12 Young Corbett III           Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
May  6 David Velasco               Pismo Beach, Ca                  W 10
May 18 Freddie Steele              Seattle, Wa                     LK  2
May 24 Joey Goodman                Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Jun 22 "Oakland" Jimmy Duffy       Oakland, Ca                     TK  7
          -Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca"
Jul 13 Jimmy Britt                 Seattle, Wa                      D  6
Sep  2 Tommy King                  Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Sep 20 Freddie Steele              Los Angeles, Ca                 LK  2
Oct 10 Tommy King                  San Francisco, Ca                D 10
Oct 25 Young Corbett III           Fresno, Ca                       L 10
Nov 22 Andy Divodi                 Fresno, Ca                      KO  4
          -Some sources report "KO 2"

1933
Jan 20 Tommy King                  San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Jan 27 "Cowboy" Charlie Cobb       San Diego, Ca                   TK  5
Feb 10 Johnny "Bandit" Romero      San Diego, Ca                   KO  8
          -Welterweight Championship of California
Mar  3 Frankie Diaz                San Diego, Ca                   KO  2
Mar 10 Johnny "Bandit" Romero      San Diego, Ca                    W 10
Mar 24 "Indian" Mike Payan         San Diego, Ca                    D 10
Apr  1 Tommy Huffman               Wilmington, Ca                   W 10
Apr 12 Ray Macias                  Wilmington, Ca                  KO  1
Apr 28 Howard Fritz                San Diego, Ca                   TK  8
May  9 Leonard Bennett             Seattle, Wa                      W  6
May 29 Eddie Ran                   Los Angeles, Ca                 LF  3
          -Some sources report 5/20/33
Jul  3 Johnny Martinez             Stockton, Ca                    KO  5
Jul 11 Kid Azteca                  Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Jul 18 Lloyd Smith                 Stockton, Ca                    KO  4
Jul 25 Kid Azteca                  Los Angeles, Ca                 LT  8
Aug 25 Eddie Frisco                Hollywood, Ca                   TK  7
Sep 22 Meyer Grace                 Hollywood, Ca                   KO 10
          -Some sources report 9/23/33
Oct 13 King Tut                    Hollywood, Ca                   KO  7
Oct 27 Andy Callahan               San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Nov 25 Vincent Martinez            Los Angeles, Ca                  W  6
Dec 12 "Baby" Joe Gans             Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Dec 22 "Indian" Mike Payan         San Diego, Ca                    W 10
1934
Jan 16 Bobby Pacho                 Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  3
Feb  9 Paulie Walker               Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Mar  6 Eddie Cerda                 Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  6
Mar 23 Tommy Herman                Pismo Beach, Ca                 KO  2
Apr 10 "Young" Peter Jackson       Los Angeles, Ca                 LK  3
Apr 20 "Baby" Sal Sorio            Watsonville, Ca                 KO  4
May 18 Johnny Martinez             Watsonville, Ca                 KO  3
Jun  1 Billy Boggs                 Hollywood, Ca                   TK  5
Jun 14 Tommy Herman                Sacramento, Ca                  KO  3
Jul  3 Andy Divodi                 Stockton, Ca                    KO  1
          -Some sources report 7/07/34
Jul 27 "Indian" Mike Payan         Hollywood, Ca                   TK  1
Aug  9 Jimmy Evans                 Sacramento, Ca                   W 10
Sep  3 Joe Glick                   Pismo Beach, Ca                 KO  2
          -Some sources report 9/02/34
Sep 11 Tony Roccaforte             Fresno, Ca                      KO  2
Sep 28 Erwin "Bud" Bige            Watsonville, Ca                 KO  2
Oct 30 Bep van Klaveren            Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Nov 16 Manuel Victoria             Watsonville, Ca                 KO  3
Dec  7 Bep van Klaveren            Hollywood, Ca                    L 10

1935
Mar 26 "Baby" Joe Gans             Stockton, Ca                    KO  1
Apr 18 Al Manfredo                 Sacramento, Ca                   L 10
Apr 26 Guy McKinney                Pismo Beach, Ca                 KO  1
May 17 Al Manfredo                 Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
May 31 Meyer Grace                 Watsonville, Ca                 KO  1
Jun 21 Al Romero                   Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Jul  4 Sammy O'Dell                Stockton, Ca                    KO  5
Jul 19 "Baby" Joe Gans             Pismo Beach, Ca                 KO  3
Aug 16 Sammy Brown                 Fresno, Ca                      KO  3
          -Some sources report 8/20/35
Sep 13 Barney Ross                 San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Oct 18 Joe Bernal                  San Francisco, Ca                W 10
Oct 23 Gordon Wallace              Vancouver, BC, Canada            D 10
Nov 12 Otto Blackwell              Portland, Or                     W 10
Nov 20 Gordon Wallace              Vancouver, BC, Canada            W 12
Nov 29 Barney Ross                 Chicago, Il                      L 10

1936
Jan 13 Al Manfredo                 Oakland, Ca                      L 10
Feb  7 Gordon Wallace              Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Mar  2 Jackie Burke                Ogden, Ca                        D 10
Mar 27 Lou Halper                  Hollywood, Ca                   TK  6
May  8 Jackie Burke                Hollywood, Ca                   TK  8
Jun  9 "Young" Peter Jackson       Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Jul 17 Kid Azteca                  Hollywood, Ca                   KO  5
Aug 11 Leon Zorrita                Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  5
Sep 11 Cleto Locatelli             New York, NY                     W 10
Oct 30 Isidoro "Izzy" Jannazzo     New York, NY                     D 15
Dec 18 Ray Acosta                  Stockton, Ca                    KO  1

1937
Jan 12 Otto Blackwell              Stockton, Ca                    KO  1
Feb  5 Chief Paris                 Hollywood, Ca                   KO  4
Feb 23 Glen Lee                    Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10
Mar 23 Jack Wade                   San Jose, Ca                    KO  1
May  7 Phil McQuillan              Watsonville, Ca                 KO  2
May 21 George Salvadore            Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Jun 11 Phil Furr                   Hollywood, Ca                    W 10
Jul 22 Bobby Pacho                 New York, NY                    TK  9
Sep 23 Barney Ross                 New York, NY                     L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1938
Jan  1 Otto Blackwell              Pismo Beach, Ca                 KO  2
Jan 28 Mickey Serrian              Hollywood, Ca                   KO  2
Feb 18 Manuel Victoria             San Diego, Ca                   KO  4
Mar 12 Otto Blackwell              Honolulu, Oahu, Hi              KO  7
Mar 25 Tony Roccaforte             Honolulu, Oahu, Hi              KO  1
May  6 Glen Lee                    Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Jun 17 Frankie Blair               Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  3
Jul  4 Jackie Burke                Stockton, Ca                    KO  4
Jul 25 Jackie Burke                Ogden, Ut                       TK  2
Nov 25 Henry Armstrong             New York, NY                     L 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1939
Jan 27 Dick Foster                 Hollywood, Ca                   TK  8
Feb  7 Al Trulmans                 San Jose, Ca                    KO  2
Feb 22 Lloyd Marshall              San Francisco, Ca                W 10
Mar 17 Lloyd Marshall              San Francisco, Ca               TK  5
Mar 28 Chief Paris                 Stockton, Ca                    KO  3
          -Some sources report 3/27/39
Apr 21 Al Romero                   Hollywood, Ca                   TK 10
Jun 15 Walter "Popeye" Woods       New York, NY                    KO  4
          -Some sources report 6/14/39
Jul  4 Bobby Pacho                 Stockton, Ca                     W 10
          -Some sources report 7/01/39
Aug  8 Bobby Pacho                 Los Angeles, Ca                 KO  5
Oct  2 Fred Apostoli               New York, NY                    KO  7
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Dec 23 Glen Lee                    Manila, Philippines             TK 13
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)

1940
Mar  1 Henry Armstrong             Los Angeles, Ca                  D 10
          -Some sources report Middleweight Championship of the World
Apr 24 Allen Matthews              Kansas City, Mo                 TK  4
May 23 Ken Overlin                 New York, NY                     L 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
          (as recognized by New York state)
Jul  6 Al "Red" Moffett            Milford, Ct                      L  6
Sep 12 Steve Belloise              New York, NY                     L 10

1941
Jul 11 Jimmy Casino                Hollywood, Ca                   TK  8
Aug 19 Bobby Pacho                 Fresno, Ca                      KO  3
Sep 15 Billy Soose                 Los Angeles, Ca                 TD  8
          -This bout was declared a "Technical Draw";
          Soose received a cut eye and the referee
          stopped the bout
Dec  1 Anton Christoforidis        Cleveland, Oh                    L 10

1942
Feb 24 "California" Jackie Wilson  Los Angeles, Ca                  L 10

1944
Sep 25 Willie Johnson              Ocean Park, Ca                  TK 10
Oct  6 Kid Azteca                  Mexico City, Mexico              W 10
Oct 16 George Baratko              Houston, Tx                     KO  3

1945
Jan 15 "Wild" Bill McDowell        Houston, Tx                      L 10


*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1934
Sep 24 Flash Butler                Bakersfield, Ca                 KO  2

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization

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