Gaspar Ortega

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Gaspar "Indio" Ortega
Statistics
Real name Gaspar Ortega
Nickname(s) El Indio
Rated at Light Middleweight
Welterweight
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Nationality Mexico Mexican
Born (1935-10-31) October 31, 1935 (age 89)
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
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

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Further reading

  • Troy Rondinone, Friday Night Figher: Gaspar "Indio" Ortega and the Golden Age of Television Boxing. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2013.

External links


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  1. http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/ortega-g.htm
  2. Jack Cavanaugh, "Ortega Is Still Making Contact in the Ring," New York Times, May 2, 1999.
  3. http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=112943
  4. http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=12792
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