On February 15, 1964, Carlos Ortiz (42-4, 16 KOs), the undisputed lightweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against Puerto Rican challenger, Gabriel Elorde (71-18-2, 27 KOs).
Carlos Ortiz is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate; his last fight was a points decision win over Maurice Cullen, 3 months and 24 days ago. Gabriel Elorde is on a 8-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, with his last fight being a undefined win over Love Alottey, 2 months and 30 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.7-10.3 in favor of Carlos Ortiz. Gabriel Elorde may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Carlos Ortiz stopped Flash Elorde via TKO in the 14th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles. Ortiz improves his record to 43-4 (17 KOs), while Elorde adds a loss to his record at 71-19-2.