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Giovani Segura is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

professional boxer in the light flyweight

Light flyweight

- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...

division. He is The Ring

The Ring (magazine)

The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...

light flyweight champion and former WBA

World Boxing Association

The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

and WBO

World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

champion. Ring Magazine currently rates Segura as the number nine pound-for-pound

Ring Magazine pound for pound

The Ring Magazine Pound for Pound is the official list of the current pound for pound professional boxing rankings distributed by The Ring.-Top 10 rankings:-See also:* List of current world boxing champions* List of boxing weight classes...

boxer in the world.

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

Carlos Tamara

Carlos José Tamara Paternina is a Colombian professional boxer, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the second round by Italy's Alfonso Pinto in the Light Flyweight division...

and former champion Daniel Reyes

Daniel Reyes (boxer)

Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres is a professional boxer from Colombia.-Amateur career:Reyes represented Colombia as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games...

WBA Light Flyweight Champion

Giovanni challenged Colombian César Canchila

César Canchila

César Canchila is a boxer from Colombia who fights in the light flyweight division, where he is a former WBO Latino and WBA Fedelatin champion. He was born in the small town of Cereté on March 15, 1982 and currently resides in Montería...

for the Interim WBA

World Boxing Association

Light Flyweight

Light flyweight

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

Juanito Rubillar

Juanito Rubillar is a Filipino professional boxer and current WBC Continental Americas light flyweight champions....

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.

Segura vs. Calderon I & II

On August 28, 2010 Giovani fought undefeated WBO

World Boxing Organization

Light Flyweight

Light flyweight

champion Iván Calderón

Ivan Calderón (boxer)

Iván Calderón Marrero is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Calderón represented Puerto Rico in international competitions and attended the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. On May 3, 2003, he won the World Boxing Organization's minimumweight championship when he defeated Eduardo...

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

World Boxing Organization

and The Ring's
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...

Light Flyweight

Light flyweight

Championships. In his next fight, he defeated former champion Manuel Vargas via 7th round stoppage.

Giovani Segura and Iván Calderón would both 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.

Professional record

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|28 Wins (24 knockouts), 1 Losses, 1 Draw
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Brian Viloria

Brian Viloria is a Filipino-American professional boxer He is the reigning WBO Flyweight champion. He also won the WBC Light Flyweight and IBF Junior Flyweight titles...

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Eddy Zuniga
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Iván Calderón

Ivan Calderón (boxer)

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Manuel Vargas
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Iván Calderón

Ivan Calderón (boxer)

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Ronald Ramos
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Walter Tello
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Sonny Boy Jaro
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Juanito Rubillar

Juanito Rubillar is a Filipino professional boxer and current WBC Continental Americas light flyweight champions....

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César Canchila

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César Canchila

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Wilfrido Valdez
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Daniel Reyes

Daniel Reyes (boxer)

Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres is a professional boxer from Colombia.-Amateur career:Reyes represented Colombia as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games...

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Jesus Martinez
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Carlos Tamara

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Jair Jimenez
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Valentin Leon
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Francisco Arce

Francisco Arce Armenta

Francisco Arce Armenta is a Mexican professional boxer in the Super Bantamweight division. He's a former IBF Latino Super Flyweight champion and is the current NABF Super Bantamweight Champion...

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Juan Carlos Perez
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Benjamin Garcia
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Juan Javier Lagos
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Francisco Soto
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Roberto Gomez
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Felipe Rivas
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Jose Antonio Rico
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Saidi Warandu
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Mynor Marquez
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Vicente Maroquin
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Benjamin Garcia
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|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw|| 1–0–1 || align=left|

Benjamin Garcia
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Jesus Valadez
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