Ceferino Jóven
Ceferino is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ceferino Garcia (1912–1981), champion boxer born in Naval, Biliran, Philippines * Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861–1936), Spanish Roman Catholic catechist and activist for Spanish Romani causes * Ceferino Labarda (born 1981), bantamweight boxer from Argentina * Ceferino Namuncurá (1886–1905), saintly religious student venerated in northern Patagonia and throughout Argentina * Ceferino Peroné (1924–2015), Argentine cyclist * Ceferino Quintana (1894–1977), American politician See also * Zeferino * Zephyrinus {{given name ...
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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. Early life Ceferino Garcia was the son of Fortunato Garcia and Pascuala Montano and was the oldest of six children. He never completed first grade and indulged rather frequently in gambling. At 17, he was feared by so 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 fir ...
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