Firpo Segura
Mexican boxer (1907-1968)
Francisco Segura García (November 10, 1907 – January 15, 1968) was a Mexican actor, boxer, professional wrestler best known under the ring name Firpo Segura, given the name after the Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo. As a boxer he held both the Mexican Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Championship and as a professional wrestler he won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship on four occasions and the Mexican National Middleweight Championship once. Segura became one of the first Mexican born stars of professional wrestling history and is at times referred to as the "First Idol of Mexican Professional Wrestling" being one of the first Mexican born wrestlers to receive top billing in events.
Personal life
Francisco Segura was born on November 10, 1907, in Barrio de Soto in Colonia Guerrero, Mexico City where he grew with his brother Roberto "Bobby" Segura. Segura started his boxing training at a relatively early age as well as amateur wrestling. Segura's son would later become a luchador (professional wrestler), billed as Carlos Segura. Francisco Segura García died on January 15, 1968, due to a heart attack.
Boxing career (1926–1935)
Segura made his boxing debut on September 25, 1926, at the age of 18, boxing to a draw against Jose Verduzco in an eight-round bout. He soon earned the nickname "Firpo" due to his boxing style resembling that of Argentine boxer Luis Ángel Firpo, leading him to being billed as "Firpo Mexicano" for some of his fights. To supplement his income from boxing Segura worked as a shoemaker and later on as a baker's assistant as well.
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