1. Francisco Segura Garcia was a Mexican Boxer, Movie actor and Luchador, or professional wrestler best known under the ring name Firpo Segura, given the name after the Argentine boxer Luis Angel Firpo.
23 Facts About Firpo Segura
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Francisco Firpo Segura was born on November 10,1907, in Barrio de Soto in Colonia Guerrero, Mexico City where he grew with his brother Roberto "Bobby" Firpo Segura.
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Firpo Segura started his boxing training at a relatively early age as well as amateur wrestling.
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Francisco Firpo Segura Garcia died on January 15,1968, due to a heart attack.
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Firpo 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.
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Firpo Segura soon earned the nickname "Firpo" due to his boxing style resembling that of Argentine boxer Luis Angel Firpo, leading him to being billed as "Firpo Mexicano" for some of his fights.
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Firpo Segura trained with Charro Aguayo for his professional wrestling debut, incorporating his boxing background with the lucha libre style of wrestling.
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Firpo Segura made his debut on January 28,1934, in a match against Tony Canales, but sources differ on the outcome of the match.
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One source states that Firpo Segura won the match, while other state that the match went to a draw at first but Firpo Segura got so frustrated with Canales' cheating that he punched him out and was disqualified as a result.
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At the EMLL 2nd Anniversary Show Firpo Segura lost to American Jack Howland in the semi-main event of the show.
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Firpo Segura's popularity kept growing, making him one of the first Mexican established Main Events, getting top billing all over Mexico.
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Early in his lucha libre career Firpo Segura began a long running rivalry with Gorila Macias, that led them to face off all over Mexico, including what was supposed to be a boxing match but ended in a wrestling match instead.
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ON September 2,1938, Firpo Segura defeated Gaona to win his first wrestling championship, the Middleweight Championship.
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In 1940 Firpo Segura defeated Doc Macias, brother of Gorila Macias, in a tournament final to win the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship, underscoring his position as one of the top names of the early days of Lucha Libre.
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Records are not clear on how many, if any successful title defenses Firpo Segura had between 1940 and 1942 when he lost the championship to Ray Duran.
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Firpo Segura regained the championship from Duran in 1943, again with records being unclear on the actual date.
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On January 18,1943, Firpo Segura defeated Enmascarado Rojo, which forced Rojo to unmask and reveal his real name, Miguel King, as per lucha libre traditions.
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At some point in 1943 Firpo Segura became a two-time Mexican National Heavyweight Champion as he defeated Rey Duran to regain the championship.
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On March 28,1944, Firpo Segura won yet another mask as he defeated El Chimpance in a Lucha de Apuestas match in Guadalajara, Jalisco, forcing his opponent to unmask.
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Firpo Segura put his heavyweight championship on the line in one of the featured matches for the EMLL 13th Anniversary Show, losing the championship to the American Steve Morgan.
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Firpo Segura regained the championship in March, 1947 to become a three time champion.
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Firpo Segura retired from wrestling a few months later, early in 1955.
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Firpo Segura appeared in a number of Mexican films over the years, including a number of Luchador films.