Firpo Segura
Mexican boxer (1907-1968)
- Born
- 10 November 1907, Mexico City
- Died
- 15 January 1968
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, boxer
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.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.