Andrés Balsa
Spanish boxer
- Born
- 11 March 1883, Mugardos
- Died
- December 1973, Madrid
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Sport
- boxing, association football
- Occupation
- boxer, association football coach
Andrés Balsa Antón (11 March 1883 – 16 December 1973) was a Spanish boxer, professional wrestler, and football manager, taking charge over Celta de Vigo, Deportivo de La Coruña, and Valencia CF in the 1920s and 1930s.
He had a brief acting career, playing the role of Ursus in the Italian film Quo Vadis?, but he is best remembered for his fight against Jack Dempsey in 1921.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.