Gaspar Ortega | |
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Real name | Gaspar Ortega |
Nickname(s) | El Indio |
Rated at | Light Middleweight Welterweight |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Reach | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | October 31, 1935 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 Ortega (born October 31, 1935 in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico) was a Mexican professional boxer[1] and is considered one of the best Welterweight boxer's from Mexico.[2][3]
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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.[4]
On June 3, 1961 Gaspar lost to Emile Griffith, the bout would be his first shot at a World Championship.[5]
In 1995 Ortega was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.[6]