Gaspar "Indio" Ortega (born October 31, 1935) was a Mexican professional boxer and is considered one of the best Welterweight boxers from Mexico.Jack Cavanaugh, "Ortega Is Still Making Contact in the Ring," New York Times, May 2, 1999.
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.
On June 3, 1961 Gaspar lost to Emile Griffith, the bout would be his first shot at a World Championship.
One of his opponents, American boxer Billy Bello, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on July 20, 1963, only two weeks after losing a split decision to Ortega at a televised fight held at the Madison Square Garden in New York; Bello was 19. Their bout had taken place on July 6,
Retirement In 1995 Ortega was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes176Loss Charley ShipesPTS10Sep 25, 1965175Loss131–38–6 Henry AldrichUD10Aug 17, 1965174Loss131–37–6 Manuel AvitiaPTS10Jul 31, 1965173Loss131–36–6 Ted WhitfieldUD10May 25, 1965172Loss131–35–6 Manuel GonzalezPTS10Mar 23, 1965171Loss131–34–6 Brian CurvisPTS10Feb 23, 1965170Draw131–33–6 Marshall WellsPTS10Jan 20, 1965169Loss131–33–5 Sandro MazzinghiTKO7 (10)Nov 6, 1964168Loss131–32–5 Gabe TerronezUD10Sep 29, 1964167Loss131–31–5 Stan HarringtonUD12Sep 8, 1964166Draw131–30–5 Gene BryantSD10Aug 4, 1964165Win131–30–4 Cecil MottUD10Jun 27, 1964164Win130–30–4 Kilio BarringoKO1 (10)Jun 20, 1964163Win129–30–4 Joe ArmorosaKO2 (10)Jun 15, 1964162Win128–30–4 Mike TunneyUD10Jun 13, 1964161Win127–30–4 Nando ArtegaPTS10Jun 6, 1964160Win126–30–4 Juan RodriguezPTS10May 30, 1964159Win125–30–4 Felipe MendozaPTS10May 25, 1964158Win124–30–4 Kid RojasKO4 (10)May 23, 1964157Win123–30–4 Willie RossTKO5 (10), May 19, 1964156Win122–30–4 Juan RodriguezKO3 (10)May 16, 1964155Win121–30–4 Felipe MendozaKO5 (10)May 14, 1964154Win120–30–4 Kid AyalaKO4 (10)May 13, 1964153Win119–30–4 Francisco CancioPTS10May 11, 1964152Win118–30–4 Sixto DiazKO4 (10)May 8, 1964151Win117–30–4 Joe AriasKO2 (10)May 6, 1964150Win116–30–4 Carlos AriasKO2 (10)May 4, 1964149Win115–30–4 Victor DelgadoKO2 (10)Apr 29, 1964148Win114–30–4 Manuel GarciaKO2 (10)Apr 26, 1964147Win113–30–4 Carlos DiegoKO3 (10)Apr 24, 1964146Win112–30–4 Joe Louis HargroveTKO4 (10), Apr 22, 1964145Loss111–30–4 Stan HarringtonUD10Mar 17, 1964144Win111–29–4 Domenico TiberiaPTS10Feb 28, 1964143Loss110–29–4 Francois PavillaPTS10Feb 10, 1964142Win110–28–4 Memo LopezPTS10Jan 22, 1964141Win109–28–4 Luis GardunoUD10Jan 13, 1964140Win108–28–4 Kid RayoUD10Dec 11, 1963139Win107–28–4 Aristeo ChavarinUD10Dec 4, 1963138Loss106–28–4 Nino BenvenutiPTS10Oct 18, 1963137Win106–27–4 Ricardo RayPTS10Sep 25, 1963136Win105–27–4 Bobby PencerPTS10Sep 23, 1963135Win104–27–4 Willie GarciaKO2 (10)Sep 17, 1963134Win103–27–4 Freddie MoraKO6 (10)Sep 15, 1963133Draw102–27–4 Tony NoriegaPTS10Sep 13, 1963132Win102–27–3 Manny OchoaPTS10Aug 18, 1963131Win101–27–3 Kildo RodriguezKO5 (10)Aug 12, 1963130Win100–27–3 Jimmy DurpeyPTS10Aug 4, 1963129Win99–27–3 Al MendezKO1 (10)Jul 28, 1963128Win98–27–3 Alberto PerezKO5 (10)Jul 20, 1963127Win97–27–3 Billy BelloSD10Jul 6, 1963126Win96–27–3 Al VillaKO2 (10)Jun 9, 1963125Win95–27–3 Mike DiazKO4 (10)Jun 4, 1963124Win94–27–3 Danny BrownKO3 (10)Jun 2, 1963123Win93–27–3 Everardo ArmentaKO4 (10)May 17, 1963122Win92–27–3 Jose DiazKO3 (10)Apr 20, 1963121Draw91–27–3 Alvaro GutierrezPTS10Mar 9, 1963120Win91–27–2 Beto GerardoKO7 (10)Feb 26, 1963119Win90–27–2 Pedro TorresKO2 (10)Feb 10, 1963118Win89–27–2 Charley ScottUD10Jan 28, 1963117Win88–27–2 Tony NoriegaPTS10Dec 3, 1962116Win87–27–2 Mel BarkerMD10Nov 15, 1962115Win86–27–2 Stan HarringtonRTD7 (10)Oct 23, 1962114Loss85–27–2 Bob FosmireUD10Sep 22, 1962113Win85–26–2 Charley 'Tombstone' SmithKO5 (10), Sep 10, 1962112Win84–26–2 Juan LopezKO5 (10)Aug 5, 1962111Win83–26–2 Charley 'Tombstone' SmithPTS10Jul 24, 1962110Win82–26–2 Tony ReyesKO2 (10)Jul 22, 1962109Win81–26–2 Al DuarteKO3 (10)Jul 21, 1962108Loss80–26–2 Charley 'Tombstone' SmithSD10Jul 2, 1962107Win80–25–2 Camilo FloresKO6 (10)Jun 24, 1962106Win79–25–2 Teddy ArnoldKO6 (10)Jun 23, 1962105Win78–25–2 Everardo ArmentaPTS10Jun 12, 1962104Win77–25–2 Carey MaceKO5 (10)Jun 4, 1962103Win76–25–2 Mike CoronaKO3 (10)Jun 2, 1962102Win75–25–2 Federico PayanKO2 (10)May 29, 1962101Win74–25–2 Arnie Cota RoblesPTS10May 19, 1962100Win73–25–2 Trinidad VelozTKO4 (10), May 15, 196299Win72–25–2 Jimmy DavisUD10May 5, 196298Win71–25–2 Bernardo VelezKO6 (10)Apr 30, 196297Loss70–25–2 Joey LimasUD10Apr 23, 196296Loss70–24–2 Charley ScottUD10Jan 6, 196295Win70–23–2 Charlie WrightTKO3 (10)Dec 22, 196194Win69–23–2 Bobby BrownKO4 (10)Dec 13, 196193Win68–23–2 Negro VelozKO2 (10)Dec 5, 196192Loss67–23–2 Frankie RamirezUD10Nov 28, 196191Win67–22–2 Kid RayoMD10Oct 24, 196190Win66–22–2 Tony ColemanKO3 (10)Oct 16, 196189Win65–22–2 Kid RayoUD10Sep 29, 196188Win64–22–2 Negro VelozKO4 (10)Sep 20, 196187Win63–22–2 Georgie HartKO4 (10)Sep 13, 196186Win62–22–2 Federico PayanKO2 (10)Sep 10, 196185Win61–22–2 Negro VelozKO5 (10)Sep 7, 196184Win60–22–2 Reybon StubbsKO3 (10)Sep 2, 196183Win59–22–2 Bobby BrownKO5 (10)Aug 22, 196182Loss58–22–2 Emile GriffithTKO12 (15), Jun 3, 196181Win58–21–2 Benny 'Kid' ParetUD10Feb 25, 196180Loss57–21–2 Carmen BasilioUD10Jan 7, 196179Loss57–20–2 Kid RayoPTS10Nov 28, 196078Loss57–19–2 Luis Federico ThompsonUD10Oct 29, 196077Win57–18–2 Kid RayoUD10Oct 11, 196076Win56–18–2 Karl Heinz GuderRTD6 (10)Sep 13, 196075Win55–18–2 Enrique EsquedaPTS10Aug 27, 196074Win54–18–2 Johnny GonsalvesUD10Jul 6, 196073Win53–18–2 Karl Heinz GuderUD10May 26, 196072Win52–18–2 Armando MunizSD10May 17, 196071Loss51–18–2 Emile GriffithSD10Feb 12, 196070Win51–17–2 Stan HarringtonUD10Jan 8, 196069Loss50–17–2 Florentino FernándezSD10Oct 30, 195968Loss50–16–2 Florentino FernándezUD10Sep 11, 195967Win50–15–2 Benny 'Kid' ParetSD10Aug 7, 195966Win49–15–2 Ray TerrazasPTS10Jul 13, 195965Win48–15–2 Ray TerrazasTKO10 (10), Jun 16, 195964Loss47–15–2 Rudell StitchUD10May 8, 195963Win47–14–2 Rudell StitchSD10Feb 6, 195962Loss46–14–2 Denny MoyerSD10Jan 2, 195961Loss46–13–2 Don JordanSD12Oct 22, 195860Loss46–12–2 Don JordanSD10Sep 17, 195859Draw46–11–2 Mickey CrawfordSD10Aug 13, 195858Win46–11–1 Mickey CrawfordSD10Jul 11, 195857Win45–11–1 Bobby TerranceUD10May 12, 195856Loss44–11–1 Ralph DupasMD10Feb 5, 195855Loss44–10–1 Isaac LogartUD12Dec 6, 195754Win44–9–1 Kid GavilánSD12Oct 22, 195753Win43–9–1 David CervantesPTS10Sep 24, 195752Loss42–9–1 Kid GavilánUD10Jul 31, 195751Loss42–8–1 Larry BakerSD10Jul 3, 195750Win42–7–1 Isaac LogartSD12May 10, 195749Win41–7–1 Miguel BurciagaKO2 (10)Apr 1, 195748Loss40–7–1 Tony DeMarcoUD10Feb 9, 195747Win40–6–1 Tony DeMarcoSD10Dec 21, 195646Win39–6–1 Tony DeMarcoSD10Nov 23, 195645Win38–6–1 Isaac LogartMD10Oct 17, 195644Win37–6–1 Hardy SmallwoodUD10Sep 10, 195643Win36–6–1 Gene PoirierMD10Jun 11, 195642Loss35–6–1 Hardy SmallwoodUD10Apr 2, 195641Loss35–5–1 Isaac LogartUD10Mar 16, 195640Win35–4–1 Tex GonzalezPTS6Feb 10, 195639Win34–4–1 Tex GonzalezUD6Dec 7, 195538Loss33–4–1 Tex GonzalezSD6Oct 28, 195537Win33–3–1 Juan TejadaUD10Oct 14, 195536Win32–3–1 Frank BombianiPTS4Aug 24, 195535Loss31–3–1 David CervantesPTS12Jun 12, 195534Win31–2–1 Tony EsquivelKO8 (10)May 1, 195533Win30–2–1 Jesse RoblesKO8 (10)Apr 22, 195532Win29–2–1 Tony EsquivelKO3 (10)Apr 16, 195531Win28–2–1 David CervantesKO8 (10)Mar 14, 195530Win27–2–1 Al VillegasKO3 (10)Jan 21, 195529Win26–2–1 Jesus del RayKO3 (10)Dec 24, 195428Win25–2–1 Gavilancillo SonorenseKO3 (10)Dec 19, 195427Loss24–2–1 Tommy BartoPTS8Nov 19, 195426Win24–1–1 Tony CelanoPTS10Sep 20, 195425Draw23–1–1 Tommy BartoPTS4Sep 10, 195424Win23–1 Iggy MaldonadoPTS4Aug 25, 195423Win22–1 Baby FrancoPTS10Jul 24, 195422Loss21–1 David CervantesPTS10Jun 27, 195421Win21–0 Alex CanoKO6 (10)Jan 2, 195420Win20–0 Augustin RosalesPTS10Dec 27, 195319Win19–0 Tuzo JimenezPTS10Dec 13, 195318Win18–0 Roca ReyesPTS6Dec 6, 195317Win17–0 Gavilancillo SonorensePTS8Dec 2, 195316Win16–0 Baby VelozKO2 (8)Nov 7, 195315Win15–0 Ricardo FoxPTS6Oct 12, 195314Win14–0 Esteban RuizKO2 (8)Sep 26, 195313Win13–0 Chalino NavarezPTS8Jul 12, 195312Win12–0 Chalino NavarezPTS8Jul 5, 195311Win11–0 Chamaco OrtizPTS8May 21, 195310Win10–0 Arnoldo GilPTS8May 17, 19539Win9–0 Joe OrtegaKO7 (8)May 10, 19538Win8–0 Kid CharolKO2 (8)Apr 24, 19537Win7–0 Chamaco GarciaKO6 (8)Mar 15, 19536Win6–0 Negro GarciaPTS6Mar 1, 19535Win5–0 Negrito DesilaoKO2 (6)Feb 28, 19534Win4–0 Kid AlegriaKO6 (6)Feb 15, 19533Win3–0 Angel RiosKO1 (6)Jan 24, 19532Win2–0 Tony RojasKO1 (6)Jan 10, 19531Win1–0 Miguel OcanaKO1 (6)Jan 1, 1953
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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