Gaspar Ortega

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]

Gaspar "Indio" Ortega
Statistics
Real nameGaspar Ortega
Nickname(s)El Indio
Weight(s)Light Middleweight
Welterweight
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Nationality Mexican
Born (1935-10-31) October 31, 1935
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights176
Wins131
Wins by KO69
Losses39
Draws6
No contests0

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

Further reading

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


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