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Upset of the Year: Giovani Segura KO 8 Ivan Calderon

By Lem SatterfieldDec 26th 2010 – 6:54PM

A hard-punching, Mexican-born, 28-year-old, WBA junior flyweight (108 pounds) champion, Giovani Segura of Bell Gardens, Calif., went into the hometown of the previously unbeaten, legendary southpaw WBO king Ivan Calderon, a 35-year-old pure boxer who took on the younger man on Aug. 28 at Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales,...

Giovanni Segura-Ivan Calderon II Likely For April 23

By Lem SatterfieldNov 2nd 2010 – 6:09PM

Hard-punching, Mexican-born, WBA and WBO junior flyweight (108 pounds) champion Giovanni Segura (pictured above, on the left) of Bell Gardens, Calif., could fight an April 23 rematch with southpaw Ivan Calderon (above, at far right), a 35-year-old pure boxer whom Segura dethroned as WBO titlist with an eighth-round...

Giovanni Segura: Antonio Margarito Can KO Manny Pacquiao

By Elie SeckbachSep 28th 2010 – 3:08AM

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. Last month, hard-punching, Mexican-born, WBA junior flyweight (108 pounds) champion Giovanni Segura (pictured at right, on the left) of Bell Gardens, Calif., appeared to pose the most...

Giovanni Segura KOs Ivan Calderon in the Eighth Round

By Lem SatterfieldAug 28th 2010 – 8:50PM

Hard-punching, Mexican-born, WBA junior flyweight (108 pounds) champion Giovanni Segura of Bell Gardens, Calif., appeared to pose the most difficult threat to date against southpaw WBO king Ivan Calderon, a 35-year-old pure boxer who took on Segura on his home turf on Saturday night at Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales,...

Ivan Calderon Faces Stiff Test Against Giovanni Segura

By Lem SatterfieldAug 27th 2010 – 4:30PM

Hard-punching, Mexican-born, WBA junior flyweight (108 pounds) Giovanni Segura of Bell Gardens, Calif., could be perhaps the most difficult opponent to date for southpaw WBO king Ivan Calderon, a 35-year-old pure boxer who will take on Segura on his home turf on Saturday night at Coliseo Mario 'Quijote' Morales,...

Background on Ivan Calderon

Iván Calderón Pérez (March 19, 1962 – December 27, 2003), born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player from 1984 to 1993, and was named an All-Star in 1991. He was murdered in a bar in Loiza, Puerto Rico.

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