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Gustavo Ballas

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Gustavo Ballas
Photograph of Ballas
Born (1958-02-10) February 10, 1958 (age 66)
Other namesMandrake
Statistics
Weight(s)Super flyweight
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights120
Wins105
Wins by KO29
Losses9
Draws6

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "It was a great weekend for the Pedroza family..." United Press International. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  2. ^ "A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK JULY 26-AUG. 1". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title Argentine
super-flyweight champion

November 13, 1983 – April 11, 1986
Succeeded by
Ruben Condori
South American
super-flyweight champion

November 14, 1986 – 1988
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Ramon Norberto Retamozo
Vacant
Title last held by
Ruben Condori
Argentine
super-flyweight champion

October 15, 1988 – 1989
Stripped
World boxing titles
Inaugural champion WBA super-flyweight champion
September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981
Succeeded by