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Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (March 25, 1935 – January 2, 1985) was a Filipino professional boxer. He won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960. He won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960.
Gabriel Elorde: WBC 1967-06-15 1967-12-14 Yoshiaki Numata: WBC 1967-12-14 1969-01-18-Stripped Hiroshi Kobayashi: WBC 1969-02-15 1970-04-05 Rene Barrientos:
Elorde is the surname of the following people: Gabriel Elorde (1935–1985), Filipino boxer; Juan Martin Elorde (born 1984), Filipino boxer, grandson of Gabriel; Juan Miguel Elorde (born 1986), Filipino boxer, grandson of Gabriel, brother of Juan Martin; Nico Elorde, Filipino basketball player, grandson of Gabriel, brother of Juan Miguel and ...
Gabriel "Flash" Elorde still holds the record for longest reign in the super featherweight or junior lightweight (130 lbs.) division – 7 years, 2 months and 29 days with 10 title defenses. [20] His success was due to his innovative footwork and maneuvers which he learned from training Balintawak Eskrima with his father "Tatang" Elorde who was ...
June 15, 1967– Japanese Yoshiaki Numata ended Flash Elorde's seven-year reign as world junior lightweight champion by defeating the Filipino by split decision over 15 rounds in their title fight in Tokyo. Elorde with ten successful title defenses was the longest reigning champion in the history of the division.
Juan Miguel Elorde (born 25 October 1986) is a Filipino boxer. He is the reigning WBO Asia Pacific super bantamweight champion [ 1 ] and goes undefeated since he won the championship title in 2015. He is currently ranked no. 4 WBO Super Bantamweight division. [ 1 ]
Juan Martin Elorde is the eldest of the three sons of Johnny Elorde, and the grandson of Gabriel Elorde. His brother Juan Miguel Elorde is also a boxer. The other is Nico Elorde, a professional Basketball player in the Philippines playing in the PBA. Elorde and his brothers were introduced to boxing by his father as a way to induce discipline. [1]
Upon his return to Cotabato, Barrientos saw upon Gabriel "Flash" Elorde's world title fight against Harold Gomes at a movie house and was fascinated by the sport of prizefighting especially that Elorde became world champion that time. He turned pro on October 2, 1962, knocking out Charlie (Carlito) Kid in the second round.