Luis Ángel Firpo

Argentine boxer (1894-1960)

Luis Firpo · ルイス・アンヘル・フィルポ

Born

11 October 1894, Junín

Died

7 August 1960, Buenos Aires

Citizenship

Argentina

Sport

boxing

Discipline

heavyweight

Occupation

boxer

Height

189 cm (6 ft 2 in)

Recorded fight record

31 wins, 4 losses

Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed The Wild Bull of the Pampas. He was the first Latin American in history to challenge for the world heavyweight title. His bout against Jess Willard set a world record for boxing attendance at the time. His 1923 heavyweight title fight against Jack Dempsey was named Ring Magazine Fight of the Year for 1923.

Firpo was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the Old Timer category as part of the class of 2024.

Awards and honours

• International Boxing Hall of Fame 2024

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q1589992 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.