Gabriel Elorde
Filipino boxer (1935–1985)
フラッシュ・エロルデ
- Born
- 25 March 1935, Bogo
- Died
- 2 January 1985, Quezon City
- Citizenship
- Philippines
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- super featherweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 88 wins, 27 losses
Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (March 25, 1935 – January 2, 1985) was a Filipino professional boxer. He won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960. In 1963, he won the inaugural WBC and WBA super featherweight titles. He holds the record at super featherweight division for the longest title reign, spanning seven years. Elorde is considered one of the best Filipino boxers of all time along with eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and Pancho Villa, flyweight champion in the 1920s. He was much beloved in the Philippines as a sports and cultural icon, being the first Filipino international boxing champion since middleweight champion Ceferino Garcia.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1993
- The Ring World Junior Lightweight Champion
- WBA World Super Featherweight Champion
- WBC World Super Featherweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q983128 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.