On November 28, 1966, Carlos Ortiz (48-5-1, 20 KOs), the undisputed lightweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts, defends his undisputed championship against former world champion Gabriel Elorde (81-20-2, 29 KOs).
Carlos Ortiz is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Sugar Ramos, 1 month and 6 days ago. Gabriel Elorde is on a 2-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Vicente Milan Derado, 1 month and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Carlos Ortiz at 99-1 winning odds. Gabriel Elorde really doesn't have much to present against Ortiz.
In the rematch, 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 49-5-1 (21 KOs), while Elorde adds a loss to his record at 81-21-2.