Sport & Note

Ceferino GARCIA

Male

Middleweight, Philippines, based in USA, Los Angeles, California
Born: August 26, 1906, Naval, Biliran, Philippines
Died: January 1, 1981, San Diego, California, USA
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,68
(some source report 5ft 6in, mt 1,67)

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1923
= May 5	Pedro del Mundo	Manila, Philippines	Draw 6
1924-1925 Inactive
1926
= May 29	Irineo Flores	Manila, Philippines	Draw 12
= July 3	Irineo Flores	Manila, Philippines	Draw 12
+ Sept. 4	Harry Stone	Manila, Philippines	W 12
- Sept. 18	Irineo Flores	Manila, Philippines	L 12
1927
+ Feb. 26	Ignacio Fernandez	Manila, Philippines	W 12
+ July 9	Irineo Flores	Manila, Philippines	W 12
1928
+ Feb. 18	Luis Logan	Manila, Philippines	W 12
+ Aug. 4	Joe Hall	Manila, Philippines	WDQ 6
= Oct. 3	Irineo Flores	Fort Stotsenburg, Sapang	Draw 10
+ Nov. 26	Joe Sacramento	Manila, Philippines	KO 4
- Dec. 22	Jimmy Hill	Manila, Philippines	L 12
1929-1930 Inactive
1931
+ Mar. 7	Joe Hall	Manila, Philippines	W 12
+ Apr. 18	Frank Malinao	Manila, Philippines	W 12
+ July 18	Ignacio Fernandez	Manila, Philippines	W 12
+ Nov. 14	Tony Gora	Manila, Philippines	W 10
1932
+ Jan. 19	Alfredo Gaona	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 4
+ Jan. 26	David Velasco	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 19	Vearl Whitehead	Hollywood, United States	TKO 7
- Mar. 11	Tommy Herman	Stockton, United States	TKO by 10
+ Apr. 1	Joe Saldivar	Pismo Beach, United States	KO 1
- Apr. 12	Young Corbett III	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ May 6	David Velasco	Pismo Beach, United States	W 10
- May 18	Freddie Steele	Seattle, United States	KO by 2
- May 24	Joey Goodman	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ June 22	Oakland Jimmy Duffy	Oakland, United States	TKO 7
= July 13	Jimmy Britt	Seattle, United States	Draw 6
+ Sept. 2	Tommy King	Hollywood, United States	W 10
- Sept. 20	Freddie Steele	Los Angeles, United States	KO by 2
= Oct. 10	Tommy King	San Francisco, United States	Draw 10
- Oct. 25	Young Corbett III	Fresno, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 22	Andy DiVodi	Fresno, United States	KO 4
1933
- Jan. 20	Tommy King	San Francisco, United States	L 10
+ Jan. 27	Cowboy Charlie Cobb	San Diego, United States	TKO 5
+ Feb. 10	Johnny Romero	San Diego, United States	KO 8
California State Welterweight Title
+ Mar. 3	Frankie Diaz	San Diego, United States	KO 2
California State Welterweight Title
+ Mar. 10	Johnny Romero	San Diego, United States	W 10
= Mar. 24	Mike Payan	San Diego, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 12	Ray Macias	Wilmington, United States	KO 1
+ Apr. 19	Tommy Huffman	Wilmington, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 28	Howard Fritz	San Diego, United States	TKO 8
+ May 9	Leonard Bennett	Seattle, United States	W 6
- May 29	Eddie Ran	Los Angeles, United States	LDQ 3
+ July 3	Johnny Martinez	Stockton, United States	KO 5
- July 11	Kid Azteca	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ July 18	Lloyd Smith	Stockton, United States	KO 4
- July 25	Kid Azteca	Los Angeles, United States	TKO by 8
+ Aug. 25	Eddie Frisco	Hollywood, United States	TKO 7
+ Sept. 22	Meyer Grace	Hollywood, United States	KO 10
California State Welterweight Title
+ Oct. 13	King Tut	Hollywood, United States	KO 7
California State Welterweight Title
- Oct. 27	Andy Callahan	San Francisco, United States	L 10
+ Nov. 25	Vincent Martinez	Los Angeles, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 12	Baby Joe Gans	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 22	Mike Payan	San Diego, United States	W 10
1934
+ Jan. 16	Bobby Pacho	Los Angeles, United States	KO 3
+ Feb. 9	Paulie Walker	Hollywood, United States	W 10
California State Welterweight Title
+ Mar. 6	Eddie Cerda	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 6
+ Mar. 23	Tommy Herman	Pismo Beach, United States	KO 2
- Apr. 10	Young Peter Jackson	Los Angeles, United States	KO by 3
California State Welterweight Title
+ Apr. 20	Baby Sal Sorio	Watsonville, United States	KO 4
+ May 18	Johnny Martinez	Watsonville, United States	TKO 3
+ June 1	Billy Boggs	Hollywood, United States	TKO 5
+ June 14	Tommy Herman	Sacramento, United States	KO 3
+ July 3	Andy DiVodi	Stockton, United States	KO 1
+ July 27	Mike Payan	Hollywood, United States	TKO 1
+ Aug. 9	Jimmy Evans	Sacramento, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 1	Joe Glick	Pismo Beach, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 11	Tony Roccaforte	Fresno, United States	KO 2
+ Sept. 24	Flash Butler	Bakersfield, United States	KO 2
California State Welterweight Title
+ Sept. 28	Erwin Bud Bige	Watsonville, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 30	Bep van Klaveren	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 16	Manuel Victoria	Watsonville, United States	KO 3
- Dec. 7	Bep van Klaveren	Hollywood, United States	L 10
1935
+ Mar. 26	Baby Joe Gans	Stockton, United States	KO 1
California State Welterweight Title
- Apr. 18	Al Manfredo	Sacramento, United States	L 10
+ Apr. 26	Guy McKinney	Pismo Beach, United States	KO 1
+ May 17	Al Manfredo	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ May 31	Meyer Grace	Watsonville, United States	KO 1
+ June 21	Al Romero	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ July 4	Sammy O'Dell	Stockton, United States	KO 5
+ July 19	Baby Joe Gans	Pismo Beach, United States	KO 3
+ Aug. 16	Sammy Brown	Fresno, United States	KO 3
- Sept. 13	Barney Ross	San Francisco, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 18	Joe Bernal	San Francisco, United States	W 10
= Oct. 23	Gordon Wallace	Vancouver, Canada	Draw 10
+ Nov. 12	Otto Blackwell	Portland, United States	W 10
+ Nov. 20	Gordon Wallace	Vancouver, Canada	W 12
- Nov. 29	Barney Ross	Chicago, United States	L 10
1936
- Jan. 13	Al Manfredo	Oakland, United States	L 10
California State Welterweight Title
+ Feb. 7	Gordon Wallace	Hollywood, United States	W 10
= Mar. 2	Jackie Burke	Ogden, United States	Draw 10
+ Mar. 27	Lou Halper	Hollywood, United States	TKO 6
+ May 8	Jackie Burke	Hollywood, United States	TKO 8
+ June 9	Young Peter Jackson	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ July 17	Kid Azteca	Hollywood, United States	KO 5
+ Aug. 11	Leon Zorrita	Los Angeles, United States	KO 5
+ Sept. 11	Cleto Locatelli	New York, United States	W 10
= Oct. 30	Izzy Jannazzo	New York, United States	Draw 15
+ Dec. 18	Ray Acosta	Stockton, United States	KO 1
1937
+ Jan. 12	Otto Blackwell	Stockton, United States	KO 1
+ Feb. 5	Chief Paris	Hollywood, United States	KO 4
- Feb. 23	Glen Lee	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 23	Jack Wade	San Jose, United States	TKO 1
+ May 7	Phil McQuillan	Watsonville, United States	KO 2
+ May 21	George Salvadore	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ June 11	Phil Furr	Hollywood, United States	W 10
+ July 22	Bobby Pacho	New York, United States	TKO 9
- Sept. 23	Barney Ross	New York, United States	L 15
World Welterweight Title
1938
+ Jan. 1	Otto Blackwell	Pismo Beach, United States	KO 2
+ Jan. 28	Mickey Serrian	Hollywood, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 18	Manuel Victoria	San Diego, United States	KO 4
+ Mar. 12	Otto Blackwell	Honolulu, United States	KO 7
+ Mar. 25	Tony Roccaforte	Honolulu, United States	KO 1
+ May 6	Glen Lee	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
+ June 17	Frankie Blair	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 3
+ July 4	Jackie Burke	Stockton, United States	KO 4
+ July 25	Jackie Burke	Ogden, United States	TKO 2
- Nov. 25	Henry Armstrong	New York, United States	L 15
World Welterweight Title
1939
+ Jan. 27	Dick Foster	Hollywood, United States	TKO 8
+ Feb. 7	Al Trulmans	San Jose, United States	KO 2
+ Feb. 22	Lloyd Marshall	San Francisco, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 17	Lloyd Marshall	San Francisco, United States	TKO 5
+ Mar. 28	Chief Paris	Stockton, United States	KO 3
+ Apr. 21	Al Romero	Hollywood, United States	TKO 10
+ June 15	Walter Woods	New York, United States	KO 4
+ July 4	Bobby Pacho	Stockton, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 8	Bobby Pacho	Los Angeles, United States	KO 5
+ Oct. 2	Fred Apostoli	New York, United States	KO 7
World Middleweight Title
+ Dec. 23	Glen Lee	Manila, Philippines	TKO 13
World Middleweight Title
1940
= Mar. 1	Henry Armstrong	Los Angeles, United States	Draw 10
World Middleweight Title
+ Apr. 24	Allen Matthews	Kansas City, United States	TKO 4
- May 23	Ken Overlin	New York, United States	L 15
World Middleweight Title
- Sept. 12	Steve Belloise	New York, United States	L 10
1941
+ July 11	Jimmy Casino	Hollywood, United States	TKO 8
+ Aug. 19	Bobby Pacho	Fresno, United States	KO 3
= Sept. 15	Billy Soose	Los Angeles, United States	L 8
- Dec. 1	Anton Christoforidis	Cleveland, United States	L 10
1942
- Feb. 24	California Jackie Wilson	Los Angeles, United States	L 10
1943 Inactive
1944
+ Sept. 25	Willis Johnson	Santa Monica, United States	TKO 10
+ Oct. 6	Kid Azteca	Mexico City, Mexico	W 10
+ Oct. 16	George Baratko	Houston, United States	KO 3
1945
- Jan. 15	Bill McDowell	Houston, United States	L 10

Summary

Total bouts: 142, Won: 103 (68 inside the limit), Lost: 27 (5 inside the limit), Draw: 11, NC: 0