Gustavo Ballas
Gustavo Ballas | |
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 Photograph of Ballas | |
| Born | February 10, 1958 Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina |
| Other names | Mandrake |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 120 |
| Wins | 105 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 6 |
Gustavo Ballas (born February 10, 1958) is an Argentine retired super flyweight boxer who fought from 1976 until 1990. He retired with a record of 105 wins (29 KOs), 9 losses and 6 draws.
Professional career
[edit]Ballas fought mainly in Argentina. In 1979 he managed to outpoint future multi champion Santos Benigno Laciar in what is a still remembered fight in Argentina
On September 12, 1981 he became the first ever WBA world super flyweight champion by defeating Sok-Chul Bae by TKO 8 in Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ballas lost the title on his next fight, against Rafael Pedroza in Panama.[1] He was unsuccessful on two other attempts at winning the super flyweight title, one from the WBA against Japanese boxer Jiro Watanabe,[2] and another one for the WBC.
Although he fought 120 times in his career, only four of those fights, all of which he lost, were outside of Argentina, three of them for a world title.
Ballas had trouble after boxing with alcoholism and drug addiction; he was jailed once for robbery. He later started recovering, and has taken part in anti-drugs campaigns.
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 120 fights | 105 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 29 | 5 |
| By decision | 75 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 6 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Win | 105–9–6 | José Luis Barrios | KO | 6 (10) | Sep 14, 1990 | Chascomús, Argentina | |
| 119 | Draw | 104–9–6 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1990 | Monte Maíz, Argentina | |
| 118 | Win | 104–9–5 | Sergio Andrés Carlevaris | PTS | 10 | Aug 31, 1990 | Trenque Lauquen, Argentina | |
| 117 | Draw | 103–9–5 | Luis Américo Díaz | PTS | 10 | Aug 10, 1990 | Cutral Có, Argentina | |
| 116 | Win | 103–9–4 | Luis Américo Díaz | PTS | 10 | Aug 3, 1990 | Daireaux, Argentina | |
| 115 | Win | 102–9–4 | José Luis Barrios | PTS | 10 | Jul 13, 1990 | Gualeguaychú, Argentina | |
| 114 | Win | 101–9–4 | José Luis Barrios | PTS | 10 | Jul 6, 1990 | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 113 | Win | 100–9–4 | Luis Américo Díaz | PTS | 10 | Jun 10, 1990 | Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina | |
| 112 | Win | 99–9–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 | May 11, 1990 | Laboulaye, Argentina | |
| 111 | Win | 98–9–4 | José Luis Barrios | PTS | 10 | May 4, 1990 | Las Flores, Argentina | |
| 110 | Loss | 97–9–4 | Joao Cardoso | RTD | 5 (10) | May 1, 1989 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 109 | Win | 97–8–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1989 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 108 | Loss | 96–8–4 | Ignacio Lindor Gorriti | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 7, 1989 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 107 | Win | 96–7–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 | Dec 16, 1988 | Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentina | |
| 106 | Win | 95–7–4 | Jesús Antonio Moreno | TD | 5 (10) | Nov 26, 1988 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 105 | Win | 94–7–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1988 | Río Tercero, Argentina | |
| 104 | Win | 93–7–4 | Ramón Norberto Retamozo | PTS | 12 | Oct 15, 1988 | Pergamino, Argentina | Won vacant Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 103 | Win | 92–7–4 | Héctor Luis Patri | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1988 | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 102 | Win | 91–7–4 | Ramón Alfredo Carrizo | PTS | 10 | Jul 16, 1988 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 101 | Win | 90–7–4 | Ramón Alfredo Carrizo | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1988 | Río Gallegos, Argentina | |
| 100 | Loss | 89–7–4 | Sugar Baby Rojas | TKO | 4 (12), 2:39 | Oct 24, 1987 | Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | For WBC super-flyweight title |
| 99 | Win | 89–6–4 | José Rufino Narváez | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1987 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 98 | Loss | 88–6–4 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 10 | Jun 13, 1987 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 97 | Win | 88–5–4 | Eloy Alca | PTS | 12 | May 15, 1987 | San Juan, Argentina | Retained South American super flyweight title |
| 96 | Win | 87–5–4 | José Antonio Badilla | PTS | 10 | Apr 10, 1987 | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 95 | Win | 86–5–4 | José Antonio Badilla | PTS | 10 | Mar 21, 1987 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 94 | Win | 85–5–4 | Jaime Miranda | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 6, 1987 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 93 | Win | 84–5–4 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 12 | Dec 6, 1986 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained South American super-flyweight title |
| 92 | Win | 83–5–4 | Paulo Ribeiro | TKO | 6 (12) | Nov 14, 1986 | Villa María, Argentina | Won South American super-flyweight title |
| 91 | Draw | 82–5–4 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1986 | Pabellon Verde, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 90 | Win | 82–5–3 | Ramón Horacio Albers | PTS | 10 | Aug 15, 1986 | Concepción, Argentina | |
| 89 | Draw | 81–5–3 | Adrián Daniel Román | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1986 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 88 | Loss | 81–5–2 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 12 | Apr 11, 1986 | Salta, Argentina | Lost Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 87 | Win | 81–4–2 | Ramón Horacio Albers | PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1986 | Justiniano Posse, Argentina | |
| 86 | Win | 80–4–2 | Patricio Jesús Gil | PTS | 10 | Feb 28, 1986 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 85 | Win | 79–4–2 | Ramón Horacio Albers | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 13, 1985 | Justiniano Posse, Argentina | |
| 84 | Win | 78–4–2 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 12 | Nov 15, 1985 | Villa María, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 83 | Loss | 77–4–2 | Lucio Omar López | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 8, 1985 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 82 | Win | 77–3–2 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 10 | May 17, 1985 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 81 | Win | 76–3–2 | Guillermo Manríquez | TKO | 7 (10) | May 3, 1985 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 80 | Draw | 75–3–2 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 12 | Mar 9, 1985 | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 79 | Win | 75–3–1 | Juan Alberto Ivalo | PTS | 10 | Feb 15, 1985 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 78 | Win | 74–3–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 23, 1984 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 77 | Win | 73–3–1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | PTS | 10 | Nov 9, 1984 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 76 | Win | 72–3–1 | José Rufino Narváez | PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1984 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 75 | Win | 71–3–1 | Félix Ramón Colman | PTS | 12 | Sep 6, 1984 | Mendoza, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 74 | Win | 70–3–1 | Juan Carlos Cortés | MD | 12 | Apr 7, 1984 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 73 | Win | 69–3–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1984 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 72 | Win | 68–3–1 | Juan Alberto Ivalo | RTD | 7 (10) | Feb 17, 1984 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 71 | Win | 67–3–1 | Luis Alberto Ocampo | PTS | 12 | Nov 13, 1983 | Posadas, Argentina | Won vacant Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 70 | Win | 66–3–1 | Alberto R. Pereyra | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1983 | Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 69 | Loss | 65–3–1 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1983 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 68 | Win | 65–2–1 | Armando Brígido Romero | PTS | 10 | Jul 15, 1983 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 67 | Win | 64–2–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | TKO | 2 (10) | Jul 2, 1983 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 66 | Win | 63–2–1 | Roberto Rogelio Condori | PTS | 10 | Jun 17, 1983 | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 65 | Win | 62–2–1 | Armando Brígido Romero | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1983 | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 64 | Win | 61–2–1 | Félix Ramón Colman | PTS | 10 | May 12, 1983 | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 63 | Win | 60–2–1 | Roberto Rogelio Condori | PTS | 10 | Apr 15, 1983 | San Juan, Argentina | |
| 62 | Win | 59–2–1 | Raúl Cuevas | PTS | 10 | Mar 5, 1983 | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 61 | Win | 58–2–1 | Adrián Daniel Román | PTS | 10 | Dec 11, 1982 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 60 | Loss | 57–2–1 | Jiro Watanabe | RTD | 9 (15), 3:00 | Jul 29, 1982 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | For WBA super-flyweight title |
| 59 | Win | 57–1–1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1982 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 58 | Win | 56–1–1 | José Froilán Nieva | KO | 3 (10) | May 7, 1982 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 57 | Win | 55–1–1 | José Antonio Gómez | PTS | 10 | Apr 23, 1982 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 56 | Win | 54–1–1 | Héctor Ramón Barreto | TKO | 10 (10) | Mar 26, 1982 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 55 | Loss | 53–1–1 | Rafael Pedroza | SD | 15 | Dec 5, 1981 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Lost WBA super-flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 53–0–1 | Sok-Chul Bae | TKO | 8 (15), 2:38 | Sep 12, 1981 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won inaugural WBA super-flyweight title |
| 53 | Win | 52–0–1 | Héctor Ramón Barreto | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1981 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 52 | Win | 51–0–1 | Roberto Rogelio Condori | TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 24, 1981 | La Banda, Argentina | |
| 51 | Win | 50–0–1 | Héctor Ramón Barreto | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 1981 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 50 | Win | 49–0–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | PTS | 10 | Jun 6, 1981 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 49 | Win | 48–0–1 | Jackal Maruyama | TKO | 11 (12), 2:11 | May 9, 1981 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 48 | Win | 47–0–1 | Félix Ramón Colman | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1981 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 47 | Win | 46–0–1 | Jaime Miranda | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 21, 1981 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 46 | Win | 45–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 6, 1981 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 45 | Win | 44–0–1 | Jaime Miranda | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1981 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 44 | Win | 43–0–1 | Jorge Vargas | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 23, 1981 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 43 | Win | 42–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 11, 1980 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 42 | Win | 41–0–1 | Alfonso López | PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1980 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 41 | Win | 40–0–1 | Rafael Pedroza | PTS | 10 | Oct 4, 1980 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 40 | Win | 39–0–1 | Miguel Ángel Lazarte | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1980 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 39 | Win | 38–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | TKO | 10 (10) | Sep 5, 1980 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 38 | Win | 37–0–1 | Héctor Velázquez | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 27, 1980 | San Juan, Argentina | |
| 37 | Win | 36–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | DQ | 9 (10) | Jun 6, 1980 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 36 | Win | 35–0–1 | Jorge Aguilar | PTS | 10 | May 16, 1980 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | PTS | 10 | Apr 19, 1980 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Juan Aravena | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 3, 1980 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Rigoberto Marcano | PTS | 10 | Mar 8, 1980 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 | José Ricard | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 8, 1980 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Miguel Ángel Lazarte | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1979 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 30 | Win | 29–0–1 | John Meza | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 16, 1979 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Santos Laciar | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1979 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 28 | Win | 27–0–1 | Paulo Ribeiro | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 19, 1979 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 27 | Win | 26–0–1 | Jose Cardozo | KO | 3 (10) | Oct 5, 1979 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Hector Velazquez | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1979 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 25 | Draw | 24–0–1 | Jose Rufino Narvaez | PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1979 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Carlos Huilli | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 6, 1979 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Jose Luis Lopez | PTS | 10 | May 3, 1979 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Esteban Apolinario Bustos | PTS | 10 | Apr 18, 1979 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Miguel Angel Lazarte | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1979 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Angel Lois Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Dec 16, 1978 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Carlos Ramon Escalante | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1978 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jose Roque Ibiris | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1978 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Juan Carlos Rios | PTS | 10 | Sep 14, 1978 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Angel Lois Fernandez | PTS | 10 | Sep 1, 1978 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1978 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Hugo Jose Emer | PTS | 10 | Jul 7, 1978 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Hector Ramon Barreto | PTS | 10 | May 12, 1978 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Enrique Hector Navarro | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1978 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Reynaldo Romero | PTS | 10 | Apr 7, 1978 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Manuel Enrique Quinteros | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 20, 1977 | Godoy Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Felipe Santiago Rojas | PTS | 10 | Dec 2, 1977 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jose Martin Devia | RTD | 5 (10) | Nov 18, 1977 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alberto Orlando Martin | PTS | 10 | Nov 4, 1977 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Hector Hugo Lopez | PTS | 8 | Oct 7, 1977 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Rodolfo Trujillo | TKO | 2 (8) | Sep 2, 1977 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Carlos Ramon Baez | PTS | 8 | Aug 12, 1977 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Manuel Enrique Quinteros | PTS | 8 | Jul 15, 1977 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Felix Humberto Ruarte | PTS | 6 | Apr 27, 1977 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Raul Anchagna | TKO | 5 (6) | Dec 1, 1976 | Mendoza, Argentina |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "It was a great weekend for the Pedroza family..." United Press International. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK JULY 26-AUG. 1". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Gustavo Ballas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Gustavo Ballas - CBZ Profile