Gaspar Ortega
Gaspar "Indio" Ortega | |
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| Born | Gaspar Ortega October 31, 1935 |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Other names | El Indio |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight Welterweight |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Reach | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 176 |
| Wins | 131 |
| Wins by KO | 69 |
| Losses | 39 |
| Draws | 6 |
| No contests | 0 |
Gaspar "Indio" Ortega (born October 31, 1935 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) was a Mexican professional boxer[1] and is considered one of the best Welterweight boxers from Mexico.[2]
Pro career
In January 1953, Ortega was only seventeen years old when he won his pro debut against Miguel Ocana in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico.[3]
World Welter Championship
On June 3, 1961 Gaspar lost to Emile Griffith, the bout would be his first shot at a World Championship.[4]
Retirement
In 1995 Ortega was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/ortega-g.htm
- ^ Jack Cavanaugh, "Ortega Is Still Making Contact in the Ring," New York Times, May 2, 1999.
- ^ http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=112943
- ^ http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=12792
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110717031736/http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/henryseehof.pl?502. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
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Further reading
- Troy Rondinone, Friday Night Fighter: Gaspar "Indio" Ortega and the Golden Age of Television Boxing. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2013.
External links
- Gaspar Ortega at IMDb
- Boxing record for Gaspar Ortega from BoxRec (registration required)
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