Gustavo Ballas

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Gustavo Ballas
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Born (1958-02-10) February 10, 1958 (age 66)
Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina
Other namesMandrake
Statistics
Weight(s) Super flyweight
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Stance Orthodox
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.

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Professional career

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

120 fights105 wins9 losses
By knockout295
By decision754
By disqualification10
Draws6
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
120Win105–9–6José Luis BarriosKO6 (10)1990-09-14Chascomús, Argentina
119Draw104–9–6Raúl OjedaPTS10 (10)1990-09-07Monte Maíz, Argentina
118Win104–9–5Sergio Andrés CarlevarisPTS10 (10)1990-08-31Trenque Lauquen, Argentina
117Draw103–9–5Luis Américo DíazPTS10 (10)1990-08-10Cutral Có, Argentina
116Win103–9–4Luis Américo DíazPTS10 (10)1990-08-03Daireaux, Argentina
115Win102–9–4José Luis BarriosPTS10 (10)1990-07-13Gualeguaychú, Argentina
114Win101–9–4José Luis BarriosPTS10 (10)1990-07-06Pehuajó, Argentina
113Win100–9–4Luis Américo DíazPTS10 (10)1990-06-10Veinticinco de Mayo, Argentina
112Win99–9–4Raúl OjedaPTS10 (10)1990-05-11Laboulaye, Argentina
111Win98–9–4José Luis BarriosPTS10 (10)1990-05-11Las Flores, Argentina
110Loss97–9–4Joao CardosoRTD5 (10)1989-05-01São Paulo, Brazil
109Win97–8–4Raúl OjedaPTS10 (10)1989-03-10Mar del Plata, Argentina
108Loss96–8–4Ignacio Lindor GorritiKO3 (10)1989-01-07Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
107Win96–7–4Raúl OjedaPTS10 (10)1988-12-16Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentina
106Win95–7–4Jesús Antonio MorenoTD5 (10)1988-11-26Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
105Win94–7–4Raúl OjedaPTS10 (10)1988-11-11Río Tercero, Argentina
104Win93–7–4Ramón Norberto RetamozoPTS12 (12)1988-10-15Pergamino, ArgentinaWon vacant Argentine super-flyweight title
103Win92–7–4Héctor Luis PatriPTS10 (10)1988-08-12Viedma, Argentina
102Win91–7–4Ramón Alfredo CarrizoPTS10 (10)1988-07-16Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Argentina
101Win90–7–4Ramón Alfredo CarrizoPTS10 (10)1988-05-20Río Gallegos, Argentina
100Loss89–7–4 Sugar Baby Rojas TKO4 (12)1987-10-24Tamiami Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida, U.S.For WBC super-flyweight title
99Win89–6–4José Rufino NarváezPTS10 (10)1987-08-14Villa María, Argentina
98Loss88–6–4Rubén Osvaldo CondoriPTS10 (10)1987-06-13Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
97Win88–5–4Eloy AlcaPTS12 (12)1987-05-15San Juan, ArgentinaRetained South American super flyweight title
96Win87–5–4José Antonio BadillaPTS10 (10)1987-04-10La Rioja, Argentina
95Win86–5–4José Antonio BadillaPTS10 (10)1987-03-21Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
94Win85–5–4Jaime MirandaTKO5 (10)1987-02-06Mar del Plata, Argentina
93Win84–5–4Rubén Osvaldo CondoriPTS12 (12)1986-12-06Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained South American super-flyweight title
92Win83–5–4Paulo RibeiroTKO6 (12)1986-11-14Villa María, ArgentinaWon South American super-flyweight title
91Draw82–5–4Juan Carlos CortésPTS10 (10)1986-08-30Pabellon Verde, Córdoba, Argentina
90Win82–5–3Ramón Horacio AlbersPTS10 (10)1986-08-15Concepción, Argentina
89Draw81–5–3Adrián Daniel RománPTS10 (10)1986-07-11Córdoba, Argentina
88Loss81–5–2Rubén Osvaldo CondoriPTS12 (12)1986-04-11Salta, ArgentinaLost Argentine super-flyweight title
87Win81–4–2Ramón Horacio AlbersPTS10 (10)1986-03-14Justiniano Posse, Argentina
86Win80–4–2Patricio Jesús GilPTS10 (10)1986-02-28Mar del Plata, Argentina
85Win79–4–2Ramón Horacio AlbersTKO4 (10)1985-12-13Justiniano Posse, Argentina
84Win78–4–2Juan Carlos CortésPTS12 (12)1985-11-15Villa María, ArgentinaRetained Argentine super-flyweight title
83Loss77–4–2Lucio Omar LópezTKO5 (10)1985-06-08Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
82Win77–3–2Rubén Osvaldo CondoriPTS10 (10)1985-05-17Villa María, Argentina
81Win76–3–2Guillermo ManríquezTKO7 (10)1985-05-03Mendoza, Argentina
80Draw75–3–2Juan Carlos CortésPTS12 (12)1985-03-09Comodoro Rivadavia, ArgentinaRetained Argentine super-flyweight title
79Win75–3–1Juan Alberto IvaloPTS10 (10)1985-02-15Mar del Plata, Argentina
78Win74–3–1Luis Adolfo GerezKO4 (10)1984-11-23Mendoza, Argentina
77Win73–3–1Rodolfo RodríguezPTS10 (10)1984-11-09Mendoza, Argentina
76Win72–3–1José Rufino NarváezPTS10 (10)1984-10-13Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
75Win71–3–1Félix Ramón ColmanPTS12 (12)1984-09-06Mendoza, ArgentinaRetained Argentine super-flyweight title
74Win70–3–1Juan Carlos CortésMD12 (12)1984-04-07Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaRetained Argentine super-flyweight title
73Win69–3–1Luis Adolfo GerezPTS10 (10)1984-03-16Mar del Plata, Argentina
72Win68–3–1Juan Alberto IvaloRTD7 (10)1984-02-17Mar del Plata, Argentina
71Win67–3–1Luis Alberto OcampoPTS12 (12)1983-11-13Posadas, ArgentinaWon vacant Argentine super-flyweight title
70Win66–3–1Alberto R. PereyraPTS10 (10)1983-09-16Corrientes, Argentina
69Loss65–3–1Juan Carlos CortésPTS10 (10)1983-08-19Córdoba, Argentina
68Win65–2–1Armando Brígido RomeroPTS10 (10)1983-07-15Córdoba, Argentina
67Win64–2–1Luis Adolfo GerezTKO2 (10)1983-07-02Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
66Win63–2–1Roberto Rogelio CondoriPTS10 (10)1983-06-17Rosario, Argentina
65Win62–2–1Armando Brígido RomeroPTS10 (10)1983-06-03Santa Rosa, Argentina
64Win61–2–1Félix Ramón ColmanPTS10 (10)1983-05-12Posadas, Argentina
63Win60–2–1Roberto Rogelio CondoriPTS10 (10)1983-04-15San Juan, Argentina
62Win59–2–1Raúl CuevasPTS10 (10)1983-03-05San Luis, Argentina
61Win58–2–1Adrián Daniel RománPTS10 (10)1982-12-11Buenos Aires, Argentina
60Loss57–2–1 Jiro Watanabe RTD9 (15)1982-07-29 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanFor WBA World super flyweight title
59Win57–1–1Rodolfo RodríguezPTS10 (10)1982-05-22Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
58Win56–1–1José Froilán NievaKO3 (10)1982-05-07Mendoza, Argentina
57Win55–1–1José Antonio GómezPTS10 (10)1982-04-23San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
56Win54–1–1Héctor Ramón BarretoTKO10 (10)1982-03-26Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
55Loss53–1–1 Rafael Pedroza SD15 (15)1981-12-05 Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, PanamaLost WBA super-flyweight title
54Win53–0–1Sok-Chul BaeTKO8 (15)1981-09-12Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon Inaugural WBA super-flyweight title
53Win52–0–1Héctor Ramón BarretoPTS10 (10)1981-08-14Córdoba, Argentina
52Win51–0–1Roberto Rogelio CondoriTKO9 (10)1981-07-24La Banda, Argentina
51Win50–0–1Héctor Ramón BarretoPTS10 (10)1981-06-27San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
50Win49–0–1Luis Adolfo GerezPTS10 (10)1981-06-06Córdoba, Argentina
49Win48–0–1Jackal MaruyamaTKO11 (12)1981-05-09Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
48Win47–0–1Félix Ramón ColmanPTS10 (10)1981-04-03Córdoba, Argentina
47Win46–0–1Jaime MirandaTKO8 (10)1981-03-21Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
46Win45–0–1Ramón RodríguezTKO6 (10)1981-03-06Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
45Win44–0–1Jaime MirandaPTS10 (10)1981-02-05Villa María, Argentina
44Win43–0–1Jorge VargasKO5 (10)1981-01-23Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
43Win42–0–1Ramón RodríguezTKO8 (10)1980-12-11Mendoza, Argentina
42Win41–0–1 Alfonso López PTS10 (10)1980-11-22Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
41Win40–0–1 Rafael Pedroza PTS10 (10)1980-10-04Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
40Win39–0–1Miguel Ángel LazartePTS10 (10)1980-09-19Mendoza, Argentina
39Win38–0–1Ramón RodríguezTKO10 (10)1980-09-05Córdoba, Argentina
38Win37–0–1Héctor VelázquezKO2 (10)1980-06-27San Juan, Argentina
37Win36–0–1Ramón RodríguezDQ9 (10)1980-06-06Villa María, Argentina
36Win35–0–1Jorge AguilarPTS10 (10)1980-05-16Mendoza, Argentina
35Win34–0–1Rodolfo RodríguezPTS10 (10)1980-04-19Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
34Win33–0–1Juan AravenaTKO7 (10)1980-04-03Villa María, Argentina
33Win32–0–1Rigoberto MarcanoPTS10 (10)1980-03-08Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
32Win31–0–1José RicardKO6 (10)1980-02-08Mar del Plata, Argentina
31Win30–0–1Miguel Ángel LazartePTS10 (10)1979-12-06Villa María, Argentina
30Win29–0–1John MezaKO3 (10)1979-11-16Mendoza, Argentina
29Win28–0–1 Santos Laciar PTS10 (10)1979-11-03Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
28Win27–0–1Paulo RibeiroTKO8 (10)1979-10-19Mendoza, Argentina
27Win26–0–1Jose CardozoKO3 (10)1979-10-05Villa María, Argentina
26Win25–0–1Hector VelazquezPTS10 (10)1979-09-07Villa María, Argentina
25Draw24–0–1Jose Rufino NarvaezPTS10 (10)1979-08-24Mendoza, Argentina
24Win24–0Carlos HuilliKO3 (10)1979-07-06Villa María, Argentina
23Win23–0Jose Luis LopezPTS10 (10)1979-05-03Mendoza, Argentina
22Win22–0Esteban Apolinario BustosPTS10 (10)1979-04-18Villa María, Argentina
21Win21–0Miguel Angel LazartePTS10 (10)1979-02-02Mar del Plata, Argentina
20Win20–0Angel Lois FernandezPTS10 (10)1978-12-16Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
19Win19–0Carlos Ramon EscalantePTS10 (10)1978-11-03Villa María, Argentina
18Win18–0Jose Roque IbirisPTS10 (10)1978-10-21 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
17Win17–0Juan Carlos RiosPTS10 (10)1978-09-14Villa María, Argentina
16Win16–0Angel Lois FernandezPTS10 (10)1978-09-01Mendoza, Argentina
15Win15–0Luis Adolfo GerezPTS10 (10)1978-08-04Villa María, Argentina
14Win14–0Hugo Jose EmerPTS10 (10)1978-07-07Villa María, Argentina
13Win13–0Hector Ramon BarretoPTS10 (10)1978-05-12Mendoza, Argentina
12Win12–0Enrique Hector NavarroPTS10 (10)1978-04-21Mendoza, Argentina
11Win11–0Reynaldo RomeroPTS10 (10)1978-04-07Villa María, Argentina
10Win10–0Manuel Enrique QuinterosKO3 (10)1977-12-20Godoy Cruz, Argentina
9Win9–0Felipe Santiago RojasPTS10 (10)1977-12-02Villa María, Argentina
8Win8–0Jose Martin DeviaRTD5 (10)1977-11-18Mendoza, Argentina
7Win7–0Alberto Orlando MartinPTS10 (10)1977-11-04Villa María, Argentina
6Win6–0Hector Hugo LopezPTS8 (8)1977-10-07Mendoza, Argentina
5Win5–0Rodolfo TrujilloTKO2 (8)1977-09-02Mendoza, Argentina
4Win4–0Carlos Ramon BaezPTS8 (8)1977-08-12Mendoza, Argentina
3Win3–0Manuel Enrique QuinterosPTS8 (8)1977-07-15Mendoza, Argentina
2Win2–0Felix Humberto RuartePTS6 (6)1977-04-27Mendoza, Argentina
1Win1–0Raul AnchagnaTKO5 (6)1976-12-01Mendoza, Argentina

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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