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Flash Elorde
Super Featherweight

Flash Elorde

Bogo, Cebu, Philippines

89Wins 27Losses 2Draws 31KOs

Career: 1952 – 1971

Biography

Gabriel “Flash” Elorde (March 25, 1935 – January 2, 1985) was a Filipino southpaw who became a national icon and one of the country’s greatest boxers. Rising from poverty in Cebu, he captured the lineal super featherweight title in 1960 and later the inaugural WBC and WBA super featherweight titles in 1963, holding them for a record seven years. Known for his speed and eskrima-inspired footwork, Elorde defended his crown ten times and fought legends like Sandy Saddler and Carlos Ortiz. He retired with a record of 118 fights, 89 wins (33 by KO), 27 losses, and 2 draws. Beyond the ring, he became a film actor, commercial endorser, and cultural figure. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993, Elorde remains celebrated as the Philippines’ greatest super featherweight champion and a pioneer of Filipino boxing.

World Titles

  • RING / WBA / WBC Unified World Super Featherweight Won Feb 16, 1963 · Lost Jun 15, 1967 (MD Loss) · MD Yoshiaki Numata
  • NBA (WBA) NBA (WBA) World Super Featherweight Won Mar 16, 1960 · Lost Feb 16, 1963 (Elevated) · KO 7 Harold Gomes

Regional & Other Belts

  • OPBF OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Lightweight Won Aug 4, 1962 · Lost Jun 9, 1966
  • OPBF OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Lightweight Won Mar 2, 1958 · Lost Apr 30, 1962
  • Philippines Philippines GAB Super Featherweight Won Oct 23, 1957 · Lost Oct 23, 1958
  • OPBF OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Lightweight Won Apr 27, 1957 · Lost Jun 23, 1957
  • Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Won Mar 16, 1957 · Lost May 3, 1959
  • Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Won Aug 18, 1954 · Lost Jun 15, 1955
  • OPBF OPBF Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation Bantamweight Won Oct 18, 1952 · Lost Jul 1, 1954
  • Philippines Philippines GAB Bantamweight Won Jul 26, 1952 · Lost Jul 26, 1953

Fight Record

117 bouts
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundVenue
May 20, 1971 Hiroyuki Murakami D UD 10 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Apr 1, 1971 Shunkichi Suemitsu D UD 10 Somewhere in, Manila
Feb 14, 1971 Isao Ichihara D KO 6/10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Dec 18, 1970 Isao Ichihara D SD 10 Recreation Center, Agana
Oct 31, 1970 Tatsunao Mitsuyama D UD 10 Somewhere in, Davao City
Aug 28, 1970 Chico Andrade D TKO 5/10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Jun 27, 1970 Kenji Iwata D UD 10 Somewhere in, Manila
May 16, 1970 Isao Ichihara D KO 9/10 CYO Gym, Davao City
Mar 1, 1970 Munchai Rorfortor D TKO 5/10 Somewhere in
Apr 26, 1969 Jaguar Kakizawa D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Feb 16, 1969 Eugenio Espinoza D UD 10 Somewhere in, Quito
Oct 28, 1967 Akihisa Someya D MD 10 Somewhere in, Manila
Jun 15, 1967 Yoshiaki Numata D MD — Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Apr 25, 1967 Fujio Mikami D SD 10 Honolulu International Center, Honolulu
Nov 28, 1966 Carlos Ortiz D KO 14/15 Madison Square Garden, New York
Oct 22, 1966 Vicente Derado D MD — Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Aug 7, 1966 Percy Hayles D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Jun 9, 1966 Yoshiaki Numata D UD 12 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo
Mar 19, 1966 Ismael Laguna D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Dec 4, 1965 Kang Il Suh D UD — Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Aug 4, 1965 Frankie Narvaez D SD 10 Madison Square Garden, New York
Jun 5, 1965 Teruo Kosaka D KO 15 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Nov 21, 1964 Kang Il Suh D MD 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Jul 27, 1964 Teruo Kosaka D TKO 12 Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
May 9, 1964 Takashi Matsumoto D UD 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Feb 15, 1964 Carlos Ortiz D TKO 14 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Nov 16, 1963 Love Allotey D DQ 11 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Aug 3, 1963 Love Allotey D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Jun 1, 1963 Tsunetomi Miyamoto D TKO 9/12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Feb 16, 1963 Johnny Bizzarro D UD — Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Dec 21, 1962 Solomon Boysaw D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Nov 17, 1962 Isarasak Puntainorasing D TKO 3/12 Somewhere in, Manila
Aug 4, 1962 Teruo Kosaka D UD 12 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
Jun 23, 1962 Auburn Copeland D MD — Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Apr 30, 1962 Teruo Kosaka D SD 12 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Mar 10, 1962 Somkiat Kiatmuangyom D KO 2/12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Dec 16, 1961 Sergio Caprari D TKO 1/15 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Sep 2, 1961 Teruo Kosaka D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
May 31, 1961 Giordano Campari D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Mar 19, 1961 Joey Lopes D UD 1 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Dec 16, 1960 Vicente Rivas D UD 10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Oct 17, 1960 Sakuji Shinozawa D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Aug 17, 1960 Harold Gomes D KO 1 Cow Palace, Daly City
Jul 9, 1960 Hachiro Ito D TKO 5/10 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Mar 16, 1960 Harold Gomes D KO 7 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Dec 15, 1959 Bert Somodio D UD 10 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Nov 26, 1959 Isami Ikeyama D RTD 4/10 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo
Oct 7, 1959 Hisao Kobayashi D UD 12 Somewhere in
Jul 29, 1959 Solomon Boysaw D UD 10 Arena, Cleveland
Jun 15, 1959 Vicente Rivas D UD 10 Somewhere in, Caracas
May 25, 1959 Sonny Leon D UD 10 Nuevo Circo, Caracas
Mar 31, 1959 Teddy Davis D UD 10 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton
Feb 23, 1959 Paolo Rosi D SD 10 Cow Palace, Daly City
Feb 6, 1959 Takeo Sugimori D UD 12 Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo
Dec 27, 1958 Kiyoaki Nakanishi D TKO 4/10 Somewhere in, Davao City
Nov 15, 1958 Keiichi Ishikawa D RTD 6/12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Sep 2, 1958 Hisao Kobayashi D UD 12 Somewhere in
Jun 10, 1958 Ike Chestnut D UD 10 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
May 3, 1958 Javellana Kid D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Mar 2, 1958 Hiroshi Okawa D UD 12 Somewhere in
Oct 23, 1957 Leo Alonzo D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Sep 24, 1957 Shigeji Kaneko D MD 10 Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo
Aug 3, 1957 Salika Yontrakit D KO 3/10 Somewhere in, Bangkok
Jun 23, 1957 Omsap Laemfapha D UD 12 Somewhere in, Bangkok
Apr 27, 1957 Hideto Kobayashi D UD 12 Somewhere in, Nagoya
Mar 16, 1957 Tommy Romulo D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Feb 5, 1957 Hidemi Wada D KO 5/10 Somewhere in, Osaka
Nov 9, 1956 Miguel Berrios D UD 10 Madison Square Garden, New York
Oct 16, 1956 Luke Sandoval D KO 2/10 San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose
Aug 22, 1956 Miguel Berrios D SD 10 San Francisco Gardens, San Francisco
Jul 24, 1956 Dave Gallardo D UD 10 San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose
Jun 26, 1956 Cecil Schoonmaker D KO 9/10 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton
Jun 11, 1956 Gil Velarde D TKO 7/10 San Francisco Gardens, San Francisco
May 8, 1956 Chico Rosa D UD 10 Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton
Apr 23, 1956 Cleo Lane D TKO 1/10 San Francisco Gardens, San Francisco
Jan 18, 1956 Sandy Saddler D TKO 13/15 Cow Palace, Daly City
Oct 3, 1955 Shigeji Kaneko D UD 10 Somewhere in
Jul 20, 1955 Sandy Saddler D UD 10 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Jun 15, 1955 Leo Alonzo D SD 12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Apr 15, 1955 Severino Fuentes D UD 10 Bullfight Arena, Manila
Jan 12, 1955 Masashi Akiyama D UD 10 Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo
Nov 27, 1954 Masashi Akiyama D UD 12 Somewhere in, Manila
Nov 20, 1954 Katsumi Kosaka D TKO 8/12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Nov 2, 1954 Yoichi Hayashi D UD 8 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka
Aug 18, 1954 Tommy Romulo D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Aug 5, 1954 Roy Higa D UD 10 Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo
Jun 29, 1954 Shigeji Kaneko D UD 12 Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo
Apr 21, 1954 Hiroshi Okawa D UD 10 Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Jan 28, 1954 Kiyoaki Nakanishi D UD 10 Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Nov 26, 1953 Masashi Akiyama D UD 10 Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Oct 8, 1953 Noboru Tanaka D UD 10 Korakuen Gym, Tokyo
Aug 8, 1953 Shigeji Kaneko D UD 10 Koshien Baseball Stadium, Nishinomiya
Jul 1, 1953 Akiyoshi Akanuma D UD 12 Korakuen Ice Palace, Tokyo
May 20, 1953 Larry Bataan D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
Mar 15, 1953 Al Cruz D UD 10 Somewhere in, Manila
Feb 17, 1953 Willie Brown D TKO 4/10 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Nov 29, 1952 Akiyoshi Akanuma D UD 10 Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Oct 18, 1952 Hiroshi Horiguchi D SD 12 Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo
Aug 12, 1952 Little Dundee D KO 4/12 Somewhere in, Davao City
Jul 26, 1952 Tanny Campo D UD 12 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
May 31, 1952 Tanny Campo D UD 8 Grace Park Stadium, Caloocan City
May 10, 1952 Paulito Escarlan D UD 6 Grace Park Stadium, Caloocan City
May 3, 1952 Benny Escobar D UD 8 Somewhere in, Caloocan City
Mar 16, 1952 Tommy Romulo D UD 10 Somewhere in, Davao City
Feb 24, 1952 Little Dundee D UD 8 Somewhere in, Davao City
Jan 30, 1952 Tenejeros Boy D UD 8 Somewhere in, Davao City
Dec 1, 1951 Lucky Strike D KO 5 Somewhere in
Oct 16, 1951 Kid Independence D KO 10/10 Somewhere in
Sep 15, 1951 Star Flores D UD 10 Somewhere in
Sep 8, 1951 Little Patilla D KO 6 Somewhere in
Aug 20, 1951 Fighting Chavez D KO 7 Somewhere in
Aug 11, 1951 Fighting Chavez D KO 1 Somewhere in
Jul 28, 1951 Star Mercado D KO 1 Somewhere in
Jul 14, 1951 Kid Santos D KO 5 Somewhere in
Jun 30, 1951 Mike Sanchez D UD 5 Somewhere in
Jun 23, 1951 Young Basiliano D KO 3 Somewhere in
Jun 16, 1951 Kid Gonzaga D KO 4/4 Somewhere in

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