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

Contents

• 1 Pro career
• 2 Retirement
• 3 Footnotes
• 4 Further reading
• 5 External links

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.

Retirement

In 1995 Ortega was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

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)