Filipino World Boxing Champions

Ceferino Montano Garcia (August 26, 1906 – January 1, 1981) was a Filipino professional boxer and the only fighter from the Philippines to capture a world middleweight championship…

Eleuterio “Little Dado” Zapanta (January 1, 1916 – July 7, 1965) was a Filipino flyweight and bantamweight boxer from Negros Occidental. Active in the 1930s and early 1940s, he ros…

Small Montana (born Benjamin Jamito Gan, February 24, 1913 – August 4, 1976) was a Filipino flyweight boxer from Bacolod, Negros Occidental. Standing 5’4” and fighting as an orthod…

Francisco “Pancho Villa” Guilledo (August 1, 1901 – July 14, 1925) was a Filipino flyweight legend and the first Asian world boxing champion, capturing the World Flyweight title in…