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Gaspar "Indio" Ortega (born October 31, 1935) was a Mexican professional boxer[1] and is considered one of the best Welterweight boxers from Mexico.[2]

Gaspar "Indio" Ortega
Statistics
Real name	Gaspar Ortega
Nickname(s)	El Indio
Weight(s)	Light middleweight Welterweight
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1935-10-31) October 31, 1935 (age 86) Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	176
Wins	131
Wins by KO	69
Losses	39
Draws	6
No contests	0

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]

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.

External links

• Gaspar Ortega at IMDb
• Boxing record for Gaspar Ortega from BoxRec (registration required)

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