Ceferino Garcia
Appearance
Ceferino Garcia | |
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Born | Ceferino Garcia August 26, 1912 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Other names | Bolo Punch |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 142 |
Wins | 102 |
Wins by KO | 67 |
Losses | 28 |
Draws | 12 |
No contests | 0 |
Ceferino Garcia (born 26 August, 1912 — died 1 January, 1981) was a champion boxer born in the Tondo, Manila, Philippines. García has record of 102-28-12 with 67 knockouts. His number of victories are the most ever achieved by a Philippine boxer. 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.