Gustavo Ballas
Gustavo Ballas | |
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Born | Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina | February 10, 1958
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 |
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By knockout | 29 | 5 |
By decision | 75 | 4 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 6 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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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]
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