Luis Ángel Firpo
Heavyweight · Argentina

Luis Ángel Firpo

Photo: George Grantham Bain (1865–1944), Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

Updated · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia

Luis Ángel Firpo was a heavyweight boxer from Argentina, born Oct 11, 1894. Luis Ángel Firpo last fought Arturo Godoy on Jul 11, 1936 and lost by RTD in round 3 of 12.

Also: Луїс Фірпо · Фирпо Луис · لويس انجيل فيربو
+5 moreルイス・アンヘル・フィルポ · Luis A. Firpo · Luis Angel Firpo · Luis Firpo · Луис Фирпо
BornOct 11, 1894
DiedAug 7, 1960
Country🇦🇷 Argentina
StanceOrthodox
Height189 cm
NicknameEl Toro Salvaje de las Pampas
DebutJul 12, 1923
Career1923–1936
Rounds boxed13
Born inJunín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Boxerbook ratinginactive since Jul 1936Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 4

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Arturo Godoy 🇨🇱
RTD 3/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
1936-07-11 ›
✓ one source

The record

Known bouts: 4, 1923–1936

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

L
Arturo Godoy 🇨🇱
RTD 3/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Firpo — · Godoy 40-5-3
1936-07-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Harry Wills 🇺🇸
12 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Firpo — · Wills 82-7-7
1924-09-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Jack Dempsey 🇺🇸
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
TKO 2/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Firpo — · Dempsey 66-4-10
1923-09-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Jess Willard 🇺🇸
KO 8/12 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Firpo — · Willard 25-6-2
1923-07-12 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Luis Ángel Firpo fight last?
Luis Ángel Firpo last fought Arturo Godoy on Jul 11, 1936 and lost by RTD in round 3 of 12.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 5881 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/5881. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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