Giovani Segura Aguilar (born 1 April 1982) is a Mexican
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
. He is a former
WBA,
WBO,
Lineal and
''The Ring'' magazine light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
champion.
Amateur career
Giovani began boxing at the age of 15 and had an amateur record of 38–4.
Professional career
Segura made his professional debut on March 28, 2003. He accumulated a record of 18–0–1, which included wins against future champion
Carlos Tamara and former champion
Daniel Reyes.
WBA Light Flyweight Champion
Giovanni challenged Colombian
César Canchila for the
Interim WBA Light Flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
title. Segura lost the bout by unanimous decision, but subsequently claimed the interim title by knocking out Canchila in a rematch on March 14, 2009.
He was elevated to full champion on June 5, 2009. Segura defended his newly acquired title on July 25, 2009 by stopping
Juanito Rubillar in six rounds. On November 21, 2009, he defended his title against Sonny Boy Jaro by first round knock out. On February 20, 2010, he defended his title for a third time against
Walter Tello
Walter Tello (born 13 October 1986) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He challenged for the WBO interim title in 2009 and the WBA title in 2010, both at mini flyweight.
Professional career
Tello made hi ...
.
Segura vs. Calderon I & II
On August 28, 2010 Giovani fought undefeated
WBO Light Flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
champion
Iván Calderón in a unification bout. Segura went on to knock out Calderón in the eighth round, successfully unifying his WBA title with the Puerto Rican's
WBO and Lineal
Light Flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920, ...
Championships. In his next fight, he defeated former champion
Manuel Vargas via 7th round stoppage.
Segura and Iván Calderón would meet again in April 2011. Segura won the rematch by third round knockout. Following that victory, Segura vacated his titles in order to move up to the Flyweight division where he was KO by Brian Viloria.
[Christ, Scott. (2011-04-22]
Segura Going to 112, Golden Boy Working on July 30 PPV
Bad Left Hook. Retrieved on 2011-08-12.
Professional boxing record
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, Win
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, 3 (8)
, Jun 18, 2016
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, 37
, Loss
, 32–4–1
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Juan Francisco Estrada
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, TKO
, 11 (12)
, Sep 6, 2014
, align=left,
, align=left,
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, 36
, Win
, 32–3–1
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Felipe Salguero
, TKO
, 10 (10)
, Apr 5, 2014
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, align=left,
, - align=center
, 35
, Win
, 31–3–1
, align=left,
Hernán Márquez
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, KO
, 12 (12)
, Nov 2, 2013
, align=left,
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, 34
, Win
, 30–3–1
, align=left,
Jonathan Gonzalez
, KO
, 4 (10)
, Aug 17, 2013
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, 33
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Edgar Sosa
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, Win , , 29–2–1 , , align=left,
Omar Salado
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, 31
, Loss , , 28–2–1 , , align=left,
Brian Viloria
Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980) is a retired American professional boxer of Filipino descent. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion. His nickname of "The Hawa ...
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, 30
, Win , , 28–1–1 , , align=left, Eddy Zuniga
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, 29
, Win , , 27–1–1 , , align=left,
Iván Calderón
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, 28
, Win , , 26–1–1 , , align=left,
Manuel Vargas
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, 27
, Win , , 25–1–1 , , align=left,
Iván Calderón
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, 26
, Win , , 24–1–1 , , align=left, Ronald Ramos
, RTD, , 4 (10) , , Apr 27, 2010, , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 25
, Win , , 23–1–1 , , align=left,
Walter Tello
Walter Tello (born 13 October 1986) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He challenged for the WBO interim title in 2009 and the WBA title in 2010, both at mini flyweight.
Professional career
Tello made hi ...
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, Win , , 22–1–1 , , align=left, Sonny Boy Jaro
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, 23
, Win , , 21–1–1 , , align=left,
Juanito Rubillar
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, 22
, Win , , 20–1–1 , , align=left,
César Canchila
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, 21
, , , 19–1–1 , , align=left,
César Canchila
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, align=left,
, - align=center
, 20
, Win , , 19–0–1 , , align=left, Wilfrido Valdez
, KO, , 1 (10), , Oct 26, 2007 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 19
, Win , , 18–0–1 , , align=left,
Daniel Reyes
, KO, , 1 (12), , Jun 8, 2007, , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 18
, Win , , 17–0–1 , , align=left, Jesus Martinez
, TKO, , 5 (12) , , Feb 16, 2007, , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 17
, Win , , 16–0–1 , , align=left,
Carlos Tamara
, UD, , 12, , Nov 3, 2006 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 16
, Win , , 15–0–1 , , align=left, Jair Jimenez
, TKO, , 4 (12) , , Sep 18, 2006 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 15
, Win , , 14–0–1 , , align=left, Valentin Leon
, KO, , 3 (10) , , May 5, 2006 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 14
, Win , , 13–0–1 , , align=left,
Francisco Arce
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, 13
, Win , , 12–0–1 , , align=left, Juan Carlos Perez
, KO, , 1 (8), , Jan 20, 2006 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 12
, Win , , 11–0–1 , , align=left, Benjamin Garcia
, SD, , small, 8 , , Nov 25, 2005 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 11
, Win , , 10–0–1 , , align=left, Juan Javier Lagos
, KO, , 6 (8) , , Oct 7, 2005, , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 10
, Win , , 9–0–1 , , align=left, Francisco Soto
, TKO, , 5 (8) , , Jun 18, 2005, , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 9
, Win , , 8–0–1 , , align=left, Roberto Gomez
, TKO, , 4 (6) , , May 6, 2005, , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 8
, Win , , 7–0–1 , , align=left, Felipe Rivas
, UD, , 6, , Nov 26, 2004 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 7
, Win , , 6–0–1 , , align=left, Jose Antonio Rico
, TKO, , 1 (8), , Apr 23, 2004 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 6
, Win , , 5–0–1 , , align=left, Saidi Warandu
, TKO, , 1 (4), , Jan 20, 2004, , align=left,
, align=left,
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, 5
, Win , , 4–0–1 , , align=left, Mynor Marquez
, TKO, , 1 (4) , , Dec 6, 2003, , align=left,
, align=left,
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, 4
, Win , , 3–0–1 , , align=left, Vicente Maroquin
, KO, , 1 (4) , , Nov 21, 2003 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 3
, Win , , 2–0–1 , , align=left, Benjamin Garcia
, KO, , 1 (4), , Jul 19, 2003 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 2
, Draw, , 1–0–1 , , align=left, Benjamin Garcia
, SD, , 4 , , Jul 5, 2003 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, 1
, Win , , 1–0 , , align=left, Jesus Valadez
, UD, , 4, , Mar 28, 2003 , , align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
See also
*
List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accre ...
*
List of world light-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world light-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-flyweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Assoc ...
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from Guerrero
People from Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero
Flyweight boxers
World light-flyweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
World Boxing Organization champions
The Ring (magazine) champions