Benny (Kid) Paret vs. Gaspar Ortega (2nd meeting)

Benny Kid Paret 155 lbs lost to Gaspar Ortega 149 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1961-02-25
• Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: Jimmy Wilson 3-4
• Judge: Frankie Van 4-6
• Judge: Dick Young 3-5

"Gaspar Ortega scored an upset unanimous 10 round decision last night over world welterweight champion Benny (Kid) Paret in a non-title bout. The decision in the nationally televised slugfest was a popular one with the Olympic Auditorium crowd, estimated at 3,000. Ortega at first stayed in close with Paret, but in the middle rounds held the champion at a distance and connected with good looping rights to the jaw. Ortega's fast left jab also was very effective in slowing down Paret. The only blood drawn came in the 8th round, when Ortega suffered a cut on his left eyebrow from what appeared to be a butt by Paret. The two welterweights started out at the opening bell as if it were a 4 rounder and slugged toe-to-toe and head-to-head throughout. Paret was booed loudly in the 1st round when he hit Ortega with a right below the belt. Again in the 2nd round, referee Jimmy Wilson warned the Cuban to keep his punches up as the crowd roared." -United Press International

• Between the 2nd and 3rd rounds, the pro-Ortega crowd became so incensed by the low blows by Paret, they doused the champion with beer in his corner.