Giovani Segura Explained

Giovani Segura
Realname:Giovani Segura Aguilar
Nickname:El Guerrero Azteca
Weight:
Height:1.60 m
Reach:168 cm
Birth Date:1 April 1982
Birth Place:Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico
Style:Southpaw
Total:38
Wins:33
Ko:29
Losses:4
Draws:1

Giovani Segura Aguilar (born 1 April 1982) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, Lineal and The Ring magazine light flyweight champion.

Amateur career

Giovani began boxing at the age of 15 and had an amateur record of 38–4.[1]

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 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.[2] [3] 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.[4]

Segura vs. Calderon I & II

On August 28, 2010 Giovani fought undefeated WBO Light Flyweight champion Iván Calderón in a unification bout.[5] [6] 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 Championships.[7] [8] [9] 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.[10] Following that victory, Segura vacated his titles in order to move up to the Flyweight division where he was KO by Brian Viloria.[11]

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
38Win 33–4–1 Ernesto GuerreroKO3 (8)Jun 18, 2016
37Loss32–4–1 Juan Francisco EstradaTKO11 (12)Sep 6, 2014
36Win 32–3–1 Felipe SalgueroTKO10 (10)Apr 5, 2014
35Win 31–3–1 Hernán MárquezKO12 (12)Nov 2, 2013
34Win 30–3–1 Jonathan GonzalezKO4 (10)Aug 17, 2013
33Loss 29–3–1 Edgar SosaUDsmall12 May 18, 2013
32Win 29–2–1 Omar SaladoTKO9 (10)Feb 23, 2013
31Loss 28–2–1 Brian ViloriaTKO8 (12) Dec 10, 2011
30Win 28–1–1 Eddy ZunigaTKO1 (10)May 28, 2011
29Win 27–1–1 Iván CalderónKO3 (12) Apr 2, 2011
28Win 26–1–1 Manuel VargasRTD7 (10)Nov 27, 2010
27Win 25–1–1 Iván CalderónKO8 (12) Aug 28, 2010
26Win 24–1–1 Ronald RamosRTD4 (10) Apr 27, 2010
25Win 23–1–1 Walter TelloTKO3 (12)Feb 20, 2010
24Win 22–1–1 Sonny Boy JaroKO1 (12) Nov 21, 2009
23Win 21–1–1 Juanito RubillarTKO6 (12)Jul 25, 2009
22Win 20–1–1 César CanchilaTKO4 (12)Apr 14, 2009
2119–1–1 César CanchilaUD12 smallJul 26, 2008
20Win 19–0–1 Wilfrido ValdezKO1 (10)Oct 26, 2007
19Win 18–0–1 KO1 (12)Jun 8, 2007
18Win 17–0–1 Jesus MartinezTKO5 (12) Feb 16, 2007
17Win 16–0–1 Carlos TamaraUD12Nov 3, 2006
16Win 15–0–1 Jair JimenezTKO4 (12) Sep 18, 2006
15Win 14–0–1 Valentin LeonKO3 (10) May 5, 2006
14Win 13–0–1 Francisco ArceTKO1 (8) Mar 3, 2006
13Win 12–0–1 Juan Carlos PerezKO1 (8)Jan 20, 2006
12Win 11–0–1 Benjamin GarciaSDsmall8 Nov 25, 2005
11Win 10–0–1 Juan Javier LagosKO6 (8) Oct 7, 2005
10Win 9–0–1 Francisco SotoTKO5 (8) Jun 18, 2005
9Win 8–0–1 Roberto GomezTKO4 (6) May 6, 2005
8Win 7–0–1 Felipe RivasUD6Nov 26, 2004
7Win 6–0–1 Jose Antonio RicoTKO1 (8)Apr 23, 2004
6Win 5–0–1 Saidi WaranduTKO1 (4)Jan 20, 2004
5Win 4–0–1 Mynor MarquezTKO1 (4) Dec 6, 2003
4Win 3–0–1 Vicente MaroquinKO1 (4) Nov 21, 2003
3Win 2–0–1 Benjamin GarciaKO1 (4)Jul 19, 2003
2Draw1–0–1 Benjamin GarciaSD4 Jul 5, 2003
1Win 1–0 Jesus ValadezUD4Mar 28, 2003

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giovani Segura Bio – Top Rank Boxing . Toprank.com . 2010-02-18 . 2011-01-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718230127/http://www.toprank.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=73995&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23700&ATCLID=204890531&Q_SEASON=2010 . 2011-07-18 .
  2. Web site: Giovani Segura – Boxer . Boxrec.com . 2011-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009055621/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=181623&cat=boxer . 2012-10-09 . dead .
  3. Web site: Oficial Web Site >> World Boxing Association . Wbanews.com . 2009-06-05 . 2011-01-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101227071222/http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/news/WBA_Official_Ratings_as_of_May_2009.shtml . 2010-12-27 .
  4. Web site: Boxing Report and Photo Gallery: Giovanni Segura Takes Out Walter Tello . Doghouseboxing.com . 2010-02-21 . 2011-01-28.
  5. Web site: Giovanni Segura is on Track For Calderon Fight Weight – Boxing News . Boxingscene.com . 2011-01-28.
  6. Web site: Giovanni Segura: What Happens When I Clock Calderon? – Boxing News . Boxingscene.com . 2010-07-25 . 2011-01-28.
  7. Web site: Giovani Segura - Lineal Jr. Flyweight Champion. The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  8. Web site: Giovanni Segura KOs Ivan Calderon in the Eighth Round . Boxing FanHouse . 2011-01-28.
  9. Web site: Boxing: Ivan Calderon wilts under Giovani Segura's pressure – ESPN . . 2010-08-30 . 2011-01-28.
  10. http://www.boxingscene.com/giovani-segura-batters-ivan-calderon-ko-three--37723 Giovani Segura Batters Ivan Calderon For The KO in Three – Boxing News
  11. Christ, Scott. (2011-04-22) Segura Going to 112, Golden Boy Working on July 30 PPV. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved on 2011-08-12.