Firpo

Firpo

Firpo may refer to any of the following:

*Luis Firpo, the noted Argentinian boxer.

or the following people or organizations, all of which were nicknamed "Firpo" because of a perceived resemblance to Luis Firpo, or to honour Luis Firpo's memory:

*Guido Bardelli, a.k.a. Young Firpo, a boxer in the US northwest in the 1920s and 1930s.
*Juan Kachmanian, who wrestled under the name Pampero Firpo
*Frederick "Firpo" Marberry, major league baseball's first prominent relief pitcher.
*C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, the Salvadoran football (soccer) club.

It may also refer to:

*Roberto Firpo, an Argentine tango pianist, composer and bandleader.


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