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.
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 |
Professional career
editBallas 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) | 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
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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