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 4 of those fights were outside of Argentina, losing all of those fights, 3 of them for a world title.
Ballas has had troubles after boxing with alcoholism and drug addiction. He was jailed once for robbery. After that he started recovering and has taken part of 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) | 1990-09-14 | Chascomús, Argentina | |
| 119 | Draw | 104–9–6 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-09-07 | Monte Maíz, Argentina | |
| 118 | Win | 104–9–5 | Sergio Andrés Carlevaris | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-08-31 | Trenque Lauquen, Argentina | |
| 117 | Draw | 103–9–5 | Luis Américo Díaz | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-08-10 | Cutral Có, Argentina | |
| 116 | Win | 103–9–4 | Luis Américo Díaz | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-08-03 | Daireaux, Argentina | |
| 115 | Win | 102–9–4 | José Luis Barrios | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-07-13 | Gualeguaychú, Argentina | |
| 114 | Win | 101–9–4 | José Luis Barrios | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-07-06 | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 113 | Win | 100–9–4 | Luis Américo Díaz | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-06-10 | Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina | |
| 112 | Win | 99–9–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-05-11 | Laboulaye, Argentina | |
| 111 | Win | 98–9–4 | José Luis Barrios | PTS | 10 (10) | 1990-05-11 | Las Flores, Argentina | |
| 110 | Loss | 97–9–4 | Joao Cardoso | RTD | 5 (10) | 1989-05-01 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 109 | Win | 97–8–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1989-03-10 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 108 | Loss | 96–8–4 | Ignacio Lindor Gorriti | KO | 3 (10) | 1989-01-07 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 107 | Win | 96–7–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1988-12-16 | Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentina | |
| 106 | Win | 95–7–4 | Jesús Antonio Moreno | TD | 5 (10) | 1988-11-26 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 105 | Win | 94–7–4 | Raúl Ojeda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1988-11-11 | Río Tercero, Argentina | |
| 104 | Win | 93–7–4 | Ramón Norberto Retamozo | PTS | 12 (12) | 1988-10-15 | Pergamino, Argentina | Won vacant Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 103 | Win | 92–7–4 | Héctor Luis Patri | PTS | 10 (10) | 1988-08-12 | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 102 | Win | 91–7–4 | Ramón Alfredo Carrizo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1988-07-16 | Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 101 | Win | 90–7–4 | Ramón Alfredo Carrizo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1988-05-20 | Río Gallegos, Argentina | |
| 100 | Loss | 89–7–4 | Sugar Baby Rojas | TKO | 4 (12) | 1987-10-24 | Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | For WBC super-flyweight title |
| 99 | Win | 89–6–4 | José Rufino Narváez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-08-14 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 98 | Loss | 88–6–4 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-06-13 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 97 | Win | 88–5–4 | Eloy Alca | PTS | 12 (12) | 1987-05-15 | San Juan, Argentina | Retained South American super flyweight title |
| 96 | Win | 87–5–4 | José Antonio Badilla | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-04-10 | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 95 | Win | 86–5–4 | José Antonio Badilla | PTS | 10 (10) | 1987-03-21 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 94 | Win | 85–5–4 | Jaime Miranda | TKO | 5 (10) | 1987-02-06 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 93 | Win | 84–5–4 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 12 (12) | 1986-12-06 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained South American super-flyweight title |
| 92 | Win | 83–5–4 | Paulo Ribeiro | TKO | 6 (12) | 1986-11-14 | Villa María, Argentina | Won South American super-flyweight title |
| 91 | Draw | 82–5–4 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-08-30 | Pabellon Verde, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 90 | Win | 82–5–3 | Ramón Horacio Albers | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-08-15 | Concepción, Argentina | |
| 89 | Draw | 81–5–3 | Adrián Daniel Román | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-07-11 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 88 | Loss | 81–5–2 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 12 (12) | 1986-04-11 | Salta, Argentina | Lost Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 87 | Win | 81–4–2 | Ramón Horacio Albers | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-03-14 | Justiniano Posse, Argentina | |
| 86 | Win | 80–4–2 | Patricio Jesús Gil | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-02-28 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 85 | Win | 79–4–2 | Ramón Horacio Albers | TKO | 4 (10) | 1985-12-13 | Justiniano Posse, Argentina | |
| 84 | Win | 78–4–2 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 12 (12) | 1985-11-15 | Villa María, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 83 | Loss | 77–4–2 | Lucio Omar López | TKO | 5 (10) | 1985-06-08 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 82 | Win | 77–3–2 | Rubén Osvaldo Condori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-05-17 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 81 | Win | 76–3–2 | Guillermo Manríquez | TKO | 7 (10) | 1985-05-03 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 80 | Draw | 75–3–2 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 12 (12) | 1985-03-09 | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 79 | Win | 75–3–1 | Juan Alberto Ivalo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1985-02-15 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 78 | Win | 74–3–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | KO | 4 (10) | 1984-11-23 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 77 | Win | 73–3–1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1984-11-09 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 76 | Win | 72–3–1 | José Rufino Narváez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1984-10-13 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 75 | Win | 71–3–1 | Félix Ramón Colman | PTS | 12 (12) | 1984-09-06 | Mendoza, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 74 | Win | 70–3–1 | Juan Carlos Cortés | MD | 12 (12) | 1984-04-07 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 73 | Win | 69–3–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1984-03-16 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 72 | Win | 68–3–1 | Juan Alberto Ivalo | RTD | 7 (10) | 1984-02-17 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 71 | Win | 67–3–1 | Luis Alberto Ocampo | PTS | 12 (12) | 1983-11-13 | Posadas, Argentina | Won vacant Argentine super-flyweight title |
| 70 | Win | 66–3–1 | Alberto R. Pereyra | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-09-16 | Corrientes, Argentina | |
| 69 | Loss | 65–3–1 | Juan Carlos Cortés | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-08-19 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 68 | Win | 65–2–1 | Armando Brígido Romero | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-07-15 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 67 | Win | 64–2–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | TKO | 2 (10) | 1983-07-02 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 66 | Win | 63–2–1 | Roberto Rogelio Condori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-06-17 | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 65 | Win | 62–2–1 | Armando Brígido Romero | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-06-03 | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 64 | Win | 61–2–1 | Félix Ramón Colman | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-05-12 | Posadas, Argentina | |
| 63 | Win | 60–2–1 | Roberto Rogelio Condori | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-04-15 | San Juan, Argentina | |
| 62 | Win | 59–2–1 | Raúl Cuevas | PTS | 10 (10) | 1983-03-05 | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 61 | Win | 58–2–1 | Adrián Daniel Román | PTS | 10 (10) | 1982-12-11 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 60 | Loss | 57–2–1 | Jiro Watanabe | RTD | 9 (15) | 1982-07-29 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | For WBA World super flyweight title |
| 59 | Win | 57–1–1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1982-05-22 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 58 | Win | 56–1–1 | José Froilán Nieva | KO | 3 (10) | 1982-05-07 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 57 | Win | 55–1–1 | José Antonio Gómez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1982-04-23 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 56 | Win | 54–1–1 | Héctor Ramón Barreto | TKO | 10 (10) | 1982-03-26 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 55 | Loss | 53–1–1 | Rafael Pedroza | SD | 15 (15) | 1981-12-05 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Lost WBA super-flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 53–0–1 | Sok-Chul Bae | TKO | 8 (15) | 1981-09-12 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Won Inaugural WBA super-flyweight title |
| 53 | Win | 52–0–1 | Héctor Ramón Barreto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-08-14 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 52 | Win | 51–0–1 | Roberto Rogelio Condori | TKO | 9 (10) | 1981-07-24 | La Banda, Argentina | |
| 51 | Win | 50–0–1 | Héctor Ramón Barreto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-06-27 | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 50 | Win | 49–0–1 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-06-06 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 49 | Win | 48–0–1 | Jackal Maruyama | TKO | 11 (12) | 1981-05-09 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 48 | Win | 47–0–1 | Félix Ramón Colman | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-04-03 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 47 | Win | 46–0–1 | Jaime Miranda | TKO | 8 (10) | 1981-03-21 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 46 | Win | 45–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | TKO | 6 (10) | 1981-03-06 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 45 | Win | 44–0–1 | Jaime Miranda | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-02-05 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 44 | Win | 43–0–1 | Jorge Vargas | KO | 5 (10) | 1981-01-23 | Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina | |
| 43 | Win | 42–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | TKO | 8 (10) | 1980-12-11 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 42 | Win | 41–0–1 | Alfonso López | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-11-22 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 41 | Win | 40–0–1 | Rafael Pedroza | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-10-04 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 40 | Win | 39–0–1 | Miguel Ángel Lazarte | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-09-19 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 39 | Win | 38–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | TKO | 10 (10) | 1980-09-05 | Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 38 | Win | 37–0–1 | Héctor Velázquez | KO | 2 (10) | 1980-06-27 | San Juan, Argentina | |
| 37 | Win | 36–0–1 | Ramón Rodríguez | DQ | 9 (10) | 1980-06-06 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 36 | Win | 35–0–1 | Jorge Aguilar | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-05-16 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 35 | Win | 34–0–1 | Rodolfo Rodríguez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-04-19 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Juan Aravena | TKO | 7 (10) | 1980-04-03 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 | Rigoberto Marcano | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-03-08 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 | José Ricard | KO | 6 (10) | 1980-02-08 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Miguel Ángel Lazarte | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-12-06 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 30 | Win | 29–0–1 | John Meza | KO | 3 (10) | 1979-11-16 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Santos Laciar | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-11-03 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 28 | Win | 27–0–1 | Paulo Ribeiro | TKO | 8 (10) | 1979-10-19 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 27 | Win | 26–0–1 | Jose Cardozo | KO | 3 (10) | 1979-10-05 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Hector Velazquez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-09-07 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 25 | Draw | 24–0–1 | Jose Rufino Narvaez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-08-24 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Carlos Huilli | KO | 3 (10) | 1979-07-06 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Jose Luis Lopez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-05-03 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Esteban Apolinario Bustos | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-04-18 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Miguel Angel Lazarte | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-02-02 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Angel Lois Fernandez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-12-16 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Carlos Ramon Escalante | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-11-03 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jose Roque Ibiris | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-10-21 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Juan Carlos Rios | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-09-14 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Angel Lois Fernandez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-09-01 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Luis Adolfo Gerez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-08-04 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Hugo Jose Emer | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-07-07 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Hector Ramon Barreto | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-05-12 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Enrique Hector Navarro | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-04-21 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Reynaldo Romero | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-04-07 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Manuel Enrique Quinteros | KO | 3 (10) | 1977-12-20 | Godoy Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Felipe Santiago Rojas | PTS | 10 (10) | 1977-12-02 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jose Martin Devia | RTD | 5 (10) | 1977-11-18 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alberto Orlando Martin | PTS | 10 (10) | 1977-11-04 | Villa María, Argentina | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Hector Hugo Lopez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1977-10-07 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Rodolfo Trujillo | TKO | 2 (8) | 1977-09-02 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Carlos Ramon Baez | PTS | 8 (8) | 1977-08-12 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Manuel Enrique Quinteros | PTS | 8 (8) | 1977-07-15 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Felix Humberto Ruarte | PTS | 6 (6) | 1977-04-27 | Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Raul Anchagna | TKO | 5 (6) | 1976-12-01 | Mendoza, Argentina |
See also[edit]
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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