Gaspar "Indio" Ortega (born October 31, 1935) was a Mexican professional
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and is considered one of the best
Welterweight
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boxers from
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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
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Sonora
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, Mexico.
On June 3, 1961 Gaspar lost to
Emile Griffith
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, the bout would be his first shot at a World Championship.
Retirement
In 1995 Ortega was elected into the
World Boxing Hall of Fame
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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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Boxers from Baja California
Sportspeople from Mexicali
Mexican people of indigenous peoples descent
Welterweight boxers
1935 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
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