In Popular Culture
The Elorde Sports Center in Paranaque City was founded in 1983 (two years before his death in 1985) was dedicated to him. It hosts boxing matches and future fights.
Author James Ellroy, an avid boxing fan, named a character in his novel American Tabloid after Elorde.
Read more about this topic: Gabriel Elorde
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