Garcia vs. Lee, 1939. A promotional poster of the World Middleweight Title bout between Ceferino Garcia and Glen Lee in Manila, which was eventually fought on December 23, 1939. Garcia defended his title via a technical knockout of Lee in the 13th out of the 15-round match. Referee Jack Dempsey (former heavyweight champion) stopped the bout a few seconds before the round was due to end, as Lee rose groggily from his second knockdown of the round. Lee had been down for eight, and then nine, times. A light drizzle fell throughout the fight and made the canvas flooring slippery. This is the first world title bout ever held in the Philippine Islands.

Ceferino Garcia, the inventor of the "bolo punch" and world boxing middleweight champion in 1939-40, is shown in this photograph with his son, Ceferino Jr. (Photograph courtesy of Andrea Garcia Hursala, daughter of Ceferino, Jr.)