Ceferino Garcia was born in Naval, Biliran, Philippine Islands on August 26, 1906. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on May 5, 1923 against Pedro del Mundo. The fight ended in a draw.
Garcia got his first shot at a world title at the age of 31 after 128 professional fights. On September 23, 1937 Garcia challenged Barney Ross' The Ring welterweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
Garcia's last fight was a points decision loss to Bill McDowell at age 38, on January 15, 1945.
Some of Ceferino Garcia's best fights were against Henry Armstrong (HOFer) and Kid Azteca. For a complete list of Garcia's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ceferino Garcia".
Garcia has 30 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ceferino Garcia Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
162 | Jan 15, 1945 | 38 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
161 | Oct 16, 1944 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
160 | Oct 06, 1944 | 38 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
159 | Sep 25, 1944 | 38 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
158 | Feb 24, 1942 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
157 | Dec 01, 1941 | 35 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
156 | Sep 15, 1941 | 35 | ![]() | draw | TD 8 |
155 | Aug 19, 1941 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
154 | Jul 11, 1941 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
153 | Sep 12, 1940 | 34 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
152 | May 23, 1940 | 33 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
151 | Apr 24, 1940 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
150 | Mar 01, 1940 | 33 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
149 | Dec 23, 1939 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 13 |
148 | Oct 02, 1939 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
147 | Aug 08, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
146 | Jul 04, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
145 | Jun 15, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
144 | Apr 21, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
143 | Mar 28, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
142 | Mar 17, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
141 | Feb 22, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
140 | Feb 07, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
139 | Jan 27, 1939 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
138 | Nov 25, 1938 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
137 | Jul 25, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
136 | Jul 04, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
135 | Jun 17, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
134 | May 06, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
133 | Mar 25, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
132 | Mar 19, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
131 | Mar 12, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
130 | Feb 18, 1938 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
129 | Sep 23, 1937 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
128 | Jul 22, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
127 | Jun 11, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
126 | May 21, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
125 | May 07, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
124 | Mar 23, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
123 | Feb 23, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
122 | Feb 05, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
121 | Jan 12, 1937 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
120 | Dec 18, 1936 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
119 | Oct 30, 1936 | 30 | ![]() | draw | PTS 15 |
118 | Sep 11, 1936 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
117 | Aug 11, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
116 | Jul 17, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
115 | Jun 09, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
114 | May 08, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
113 | Mar 27, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
112 | Mar 02, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
111 | Feb 07, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
110 | Jan 13, 1936 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
109 | Nov 29, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
108 | Nov 20, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
107 | Nov 12, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
106 | Oct 23, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
105 | Oct 18, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
104 | Sep 13, 1935 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
103 | Aug 16, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
102 | Jul 19, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
101 | Jul 04, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
100 | Jun 21, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
99 | May 31, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
98 | May 17, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
97 | Apr 26, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
96 | Apr 18, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
95 | Mar 26, 1935 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
94 | Dec 07, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
93 | Nov 16, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
92 | Oct 30, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
91 | Sep 28, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
90 | Sep 24, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
89 | Sep 11, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
88 | Sep 01, 1934 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
87 | Aug 09, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
86 | Jul 27, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
85 | Jul 03, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
84 | Jun 14, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
83 | Jun 01, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
82 | May 18, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
81 | May 04, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
80 | Apr 20, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
79 | Apr 10, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |
78 | Mar 23, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
77 | Mar 06, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
76 | Feb 09, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
75 | Jan 16, 1934 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
74 | Dec 22, 1933 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
73 | Dec 12, 1933 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
72 | Nov 25, 1933 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
71 | Oct 27, 1933 | 27 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
70 | Oct 13, 1933 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
69 | Sep 22, 1933 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
68 | Aug 25, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
67 | Jul 25, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
66 | Jul 18, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
65 | Jul 11, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
64 | Jul 03, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
63 | May 29, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | loss | DQ 3 |
62 | May 09, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
61 | Apr 28, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
60 | Apr 19, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
59 | Apr 12, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
58 | Mar 24, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
57 | Mar 10, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
56 | Mar 03, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
55 | Feb 10, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
54 | Jan 27, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
53 | Jan 20, 1933 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
52 | Nov 22, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
51 | Oct 25, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
50 | Sep 20, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
49 | Sep 02, 1932 | 26 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
48 | Jul 13, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | draw | MD 6 |
47 | Jun 22, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
46 | May 24, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
45 | May 18, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
44 | May 06, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
43 | Apr 12, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
42 | Apr 01, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
41 | Mar 11, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
40 | Feb 19, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
39 | Jan 26, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
38 | Jan 19, 1932 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
37 | Nov 14, 1931 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
36 | Jul 18, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
35 | May 16, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | DQ 9 |
34 | Apr 18, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
33 | Mar 07, 1931 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
32 | Dec 22, 1928 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
31 | Nov 26, 1928 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
30 | Oct 03, 1928 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
29 | Aug 04, 1928 | 21 | ![]() | win | DQ 6 |
28 | Apr 28, 1928 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
27 | Feb 18, 1928 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
26 | Dec 10, 1927 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
25 | Nov 26, 1927 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
24 | Jul 09, 1927 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
23 | Jun 18, 1927 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
22 | May 07, 1927 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
21 | Feb 26, 1927 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
20 | Dec 18, 1926 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
19 | Nov 06, 1926 | 20 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
18 | Sep 18, 1926 | 20 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
17 | Sep 04, 1926 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
16 | Jul 03, 1926 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
15 | May 29, 1926 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
14 | Mar 06, 1926 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
13 | Feb 06, 1926 | 19 | ![]() | win | DQ 3 |
12 | Jan 16, 1926 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
11 | Jan 02, 1926 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Dec 19, 1925 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
9 | Nov 14, 1925 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
8 | Oct 31, 1925 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Oct 17, 1925 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
6 | Oct 03, 1925 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Jun 28, 1924 | 17 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
4 | Jun 14, 1924 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
3 | Sep 22, 1923 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | May 12, 1923 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | May 05, 1923 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |