Gabriel Elorde
Titles: junior lightweight champion 1960-1967
Record: 88-25-2 (34 K.O's)
Born: March 25, 1935 in Bogo, Cebu, Philippines
Years active: 1951-1971
Nickname: Flash
Elorde is the hero of the modern-day Filipino fan and almost singlehandedly
helped to legitimize the jr. lightweight division. The youngest of 15
children he would begin to box for pay at the age of 16 and within a year
had won the national bantamweight title. Elorde was a solidly built
southpaw whose major asset were his fast hands and good body attack. Before
Elorde became a attraction on the world stage he was already a national
hero in the Philippines wining national and Asian titles from bantamweight
to lightweight. In his first 14 fights he suffered 2 defeats and 1 draw
before coming into his own. He defeated Tanny Campo and Hiroshi Horiguchi
both in 12 round decisions to win the Philippine and Asian bantamweight
titles. Elorde became a attraction on the world scene when he twice fought
Sandy Saddler in foul ridden fights. The first fight saw Elorde wear down
Saddler in the heat of Manila in a over the weight match which meant the
title was not at stake. The second of fight for the featherweight world
title is considered by many as one of the best fights of the 50's and saw
Saddler win via a 13th round TKO due to a cut over Elorde's eye. At the
time of the stoppage Elorde was ahead on points. For the next 2 years
Elorde fought in America and Asia waiting for a title shot. Elorde won
the jr. featherweight title by stopping Harold Gomes over 7 rounds in
Quezon city in 1960, in a return bout it took him less than 2 minutes to
dispatch of Gomes. Elorde went on to make 10 successful defenses,
including several in Manilla. During his reign Elorde twice lost in
attempts to win the lightweight title from Carlos Ortiz, loosing both
bouts by 14th round TKO's. Still at jr. lightweight he ruled with style
and took on all comers. Good fighters such as John Bizzaro, Ismael Laguna,
Joey Lopes, Rene Barrientos all fell to Elorde. The title reign of Elorde
came to a end at the hands of Yoshiaki Numata over 15 rounds in the
challengers home town. Elorde took a year of before returning but his best
days were clearly behind him and lost his next 3 bouts, still he fought on
until the age of 36. Elorde became a leading promoter in the Philippines
working with his father in law. Elorde became a chain smoker in retirement
and died of lung cancer in 1985 at the age of 49.
Gabriel Elorde
Career record: 88-27-2
1951
Jun 16 Kid Gonzaga Cebu City, Philippines KO 4
Jun 23 Young Basiliano Cebu City, Philippines KO 3
Jun 30 Mike Sanchez Cebu City, Philippines W 5
Jul 14 Kid Santos Cebu City, Philippines KO 5
Jul 28 Star Mercado Cebu City, Philippines KO 1
Aug 11 Fighting Chavez Cebu City, Philippines KO 1
Aug 20 Fighting Chavez Cebu City, Philippines KO 7
Sep 8 Little Patilla Cebu City, Philippines KO 6
Sep 15 Star Flores Cebu City, Philippines W 10
Oct 16 Kid Independence Cebu City, Philippines KO by 10
Dec 1 Lucky Strike Cebu City, Philippines KO 5
1952
Jan 30 Tenejeros Boy Davao City, Philippines W 8
Feb 24 Little Dundee Davao City, Philippines L 8
Mar 16 Tommy Romulo Davao City, Philippines D 10
May 3 Bennny Escobar Caloocan, Philippines W 8
May 10 Paulito Escarlan Caloocan, Philippines W 6
May 31 Tanny Campo Caloocan, Philippines W 8
Jul 26 Tanny Campo Manila W 12
Aug 12 Little Dundee Davao City, Philippines KO 4
Oct 18 Hiroshi Horigushi Tokyo W 12
Nov 18 Akiyoshi Akanuma Tokyo D 10
1953
Feb 18 Willie Brown Manila KO 4
Mar 15 Al Cruz Manila W 10
May 20 Larry Bataan Manila L 12
Jul 6 Akiyoshi Akanuma Tokyo W 12
Aug 8 Shigeji Kaneko Tokyo L 10
Oct 8 Noburo Tanaka Tokyo W 10
Nov 25 Masashi Akiyama Tokyo L 10
1954
Jan 21 Kiyoaki Nakanishi Tokyo W 10
Apr 21 Hiroshi Okawa Tokyo W 10
Jun 29 Shigeji Kaneko Tokyo L 12
Aug 5 Roy Higa Tokyo W 10
Aug 18 Tommy Romulo Manila W 12
Nov 20 Katsumi Kosaka Manila KO 8
Nov 27 Masashi Akiyama Manila W 10
1955
Jan 12 Masashi Akiyama Tokyo L 10
Apr 15 Severo Fuentes Manila W 10
Jun 15 Leo Alonzo Manila L 12
Jul 20 Sandy Saddler Manila W 10
Oct 3 Shigeji Kaneko Tokyo L 10
1956
Jan 18 Sandy Saddler San Francisco TKO by 13
(For World Featherweight Title)
Apr 23 Cleo Lane San Francisco KO 1
May 8 Chico Rosa Stockton, CA W 10
Jun 11 Gil Velarde San Francisco KO 7
Jun 26 Cecil Schoonmaker Stockton, CA KO 9
Jul 24 Dave Gallardo San Jose, CA W 10
Aug 22 Miguel Berrios San Francisco L 10
Oct 16 Luke Sandoval San Jose, CA KO 2
Nov 9 Miguel Berios New York L 10
1957
Feb 5 Hidemi Wada Osaka, Japan KO 5
Mar 16 Tommy Romulo Manila W 12
Apr 27 Hideto Kobayashi Nagoya, Japan W 12
Jun 23 Omsap Laempapha Bangkok L 12
Aug 4 Salika Yontrakit Bangkok KO 3
Sep 24 Shigeji Kaneko Tokyo L 10
Oct 23 Leo Alonzo Manila W 12
1958
Mar 2 Hiroshi Okawa Tokyo W 12
May 3 Javellana Kid Manila W 12
Jun 10 Ike Chestnut Honolulu W 10
Sep 2 Hisao Kobayashi Tokyo W 12
Nov 15 Keiichi Ichikawa Manila KO 6
Dec 27 Kiyoaki Nakanishi Manila KO 3
1959
Feb 6 Takeo Sugimori Tokyo W 12
Feb 23 Paolo Rosi San Francisco L 10
Mar 31 Teddy Davis Stockton, CA W 10
May 25 Sonny Leon Caracas, Venezuela W 10
Jun 15 Vicente Rivas Caracas, Venezuela L 10
Jul 29 Solomon Boysaw Cleveland L 10
Oct 7 Hisao Kobayashi Tokyo W 12
Nov 26 Isami Ikeyama Tokyo KO 4
Dec 15 Nursery Kid Manila W 10
1960
Mar 16 Harold Gomes Quezon City, Philippines KO 7
(Wins World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Jul 9 Hachiro Ito Manila KO 5
Aug 17 Harold Gomes San Francisco KO 1
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Oct 17 Sakuzi Shinozawa Manila W 12
Dec 16 Vicente Rivas Manila W 10
1961
Mar 19 Joey Lopes Manila W 15
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
May 31 Giordano Campari Manila W 10
Sep 2 Teruo Kosaka Manila W 12
Dec 16 Sergio Caprari Manila KO 1
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
1962
Mar 10 Somkiat Katmuangyon Manila KO 2
Apr 30 Teruo Kosaka Tokyo L 12
Jun 23 Auburn Copeland Manila W 15
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Aug 4 Teruo Kosaka Cebu City, Philippines W 12
Nov 17 Isarasak Puntainorasing Manila KO 3
Dec 21 Solomon Boysaw Manila W 10
1963
Feb 16 Johnny Bizzarro Manila W 15
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Jun 1 Tsunstomi Miyamoto Manila KO 9
Aug 3 Love Allotey Manila W 10
Nov 16 Love Allotey Quezon City, Philippines W D.Q 11
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
1964
Feb 15 Carlos Ortiz Manila KO by 14
(For World Lightweight Title)
May 8 Tadashi Matsumoto Manila W 12
Jul 27 Teruo Kosaka Tokyo KO 12
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Nov 21 Kang-Il Suh Manila W 12
1965
Feb 27 Rene Barrientos Manila W 12
Jun 5 Teruo Kosaka Quezon City, Philippines KO 15
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Aug 5 Frankie Narvaez New York W 10
Dec 4 Kang-Il Suh Manila W 15
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
1966
Mar 19 Ismael Laguna Tokyo W 10
Jun 9 Yoshiaki Numata Tokyo L 12
Aug 7 Percy Hayles Quezon City, Philippines W 10
Oct 22 Vicente Derado Quezon City, Philippines W 15
(Retains World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Nov 28 Carlos Ortiz New York KO by 14
(For World Lightweight Title)
1967
Feb 2 Kang-Il Suh Manila W 10
Apr 25 Fujio Mikami Honolulu W 10
Jun 15 Yoshiaki Numata Tokyo L 15
(Loses World Jr. Lightweight Title)
Oct 28 Akihisa Someya Manila L 10
1969
Feb 15 Eugenio Espinoza Quito, Ecuador L 10
Apr 26 Jaguar Kakizawa Quezon City, Philippines L 10
1970
Apr 10 Mongai Munchai Manila KO 5
May 16 Isao Ichihara Davao City, Philippines KO 9
Jun 27 Kenji Iwata Manila W 10
Aug 28 Cisco Andrade Manila KO 5
Oct 31 Tatsunao Mitsuyama Quezon City, Philippines W 10
Dec 18 Isao Ichihara Manila L 10
1971
Feb 14 Isao Ichihara Quezon City, Philippines KO 6
May 20 Hiroyuki Murakami Tokyo L 10