Carlos Ortiz (61-7-1, 30) was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 9, 1936. At the age of 18 years on February 14, 1955, he made his professional boxing debut against Harry Bell, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 41st career fight at 25 years old, Ortiz became a lightweight world champion on April 21, 1962 after defeating Joe Brown via 15-round unanimous decision to win the The Ring title.
Ortiz' last fight was a 6th-round retirement loss to Ken Buchanan at age 36 on September 20, 1972. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Carlos Ortiz' best fights have been against Ismael Laguna, Sugar Ramos, Flash Elorde, Nicolino Locche and Kenny Lane. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Carlos Ortiz".
Ortiz has 7 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Ortiz Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70  | Sep 20, 1972 36 years 61-7-1 (30) | 27 years, 2 months 43-2 (15) | 6 | RTD | Loss | |
69 | Aug 1, 1972 35 years, 10 months 61-6-1 (30) | Johnny Copeland | 3 | KO | Win | |
68 | Jun 3, 1972 35 years, 8 months 60-6-1 (29) | Gerardo Ferrat | 3 | TKO | Win | |
67 | May 1, 1972 35 years, 7 months 59-6-1 (28) | Greg Potter | 10 | UD | Win | |
66 | Mar 20, 1972 35 years, 6 months 58-6-1 (28) | Junior Varney | 7 | TKO | Win | |
65 | Feb 19, 1972 35 years, 5 months 57-6-1 (27) | Leo DiFiore | 2 | KO | Win | |
64 | Jan 31, 1972 35 years, 4 months 56-6-1 (26) | Ivelaw Eastman | 2 | TKO | Win | |
63 | Jan 20, 1972 35 years, 4 months 55-6-1 (25) | Terry Rondeau | 4 | TKO | Win | |
62 | Jan 8, 1972 35 years, 3 months 54-6-1 (24) | Bill Whittenburg | 7 | KO | Win | |
61 | Dec 1, 1971 35 years, 2 months 53-6-1 (23) | Jimmy Ligons | 3 | TKO | Win | |
60 | Nov 21, 1969 33 years, 2 months 52-6-1 (22) | Edmundo Leite | 10 | MD | Win | |
59 | Jun 29, 1968 31 years, 9 months 51-6-1 (22) | Carlos Teo Cruz | LT | 15 | SD | Loss Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
58  | Aug 16, 1967 30 years, 11 months 51-5-1 (22) | 24 years, 1 month 47-4-1 (30) | LT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
57  | Jul 1, 1967 30 years, 9 months 50-5-1 (22) | 25 years, 6 months 50-3-3 (36) | LT | 4 | TKO | Win Won WBC Defended WBA, The Ring Vacant |
56  | Nov 28, 1966 30 years, 2 months 49-5-1 (21) | 31 years, 8 months 81-20-2 (29) | LT | 14 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
55 | Oct 22, 1966 30 years, 1 months 48-5-1 (20) | 24 years, 10 months 50-2-3 (36) | LT | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
54 | Jun 20, 1966 29 years, 9 months 47-5-1 (19) | Johnny Bizzarro | LT | 12 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
53  | Apr 7, 1966 29 years, 6 months 46-5-1 (18) | 26 years, 7 months 61-2-12 (9) | 10 | MD | Draw | |
52 | Nov 13, 1965 29 years, 2 months 46-5 (18) | 22 years, 4 months 40-2-1 (26) | LT | 15 | UD | Win Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
51 | Apr 10, 1965 28 years, 7 months 45-5 (18) | 21 years, 9 months 38-2 (25) | LT | 15 | MD | Loss Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
50 | Dec 14, 1964 28 years, 3 months 45-4 (18) | Dick Divola | 1 | TKO | Win | |
49 | Apr 11, 1964 27 years, 7 months 44-4 (17) | Kenny Lane | LT | 15 | UD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
48 | Feb 15, 1964 27 years, 5 months 43-4 (17) | 28 years, 10 months 71-18-2 (27) | LT | 14 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
47 | Oct 22, 1963 27 years, 1 months 42-4 (16) | Maurice Cullen | 10 | PTS | Win | |
46 | Sep 18, 1963 27 years 41-4 (16) | Pete Acera | 7 | TKO | Win | |
45 | Apr 7, 1963 26 years, 6 months 40-4 (15) | Doug Vaillant | LT | 13 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
44 | Dec 3, 1962 26 years, 2 months 39-4 (14) | Teruo Kosaka | LT | 5 | KO | Win Defended WBA, The Ring |
43 | Nov 7, 1962 26 years, 1 months 38-4 (13) | Kazuo Takayama | 10 | UD | Win | |
42 | Aug 1, 1962 25 years, 10 months 37-4 (13) | Arthur Persley | 10 | UD | Win | |
41 | Apr 21, 1962 25 years, 7 months 36-4 (13) | Joe Brown | LT | 15 | UD | Win Won The Ring |
40 | Nov 18, 1961 25 years, 2 months 35-4 (13) | Paolo Rosi | 10 | UD | Win | |
39 | Sep 2, 1961 24 years, 11 months 34-4 (13) | Doug Vaillant | 10 | UD | Win | |
38 | May 10, 1961 24 years, 8 months 33-4 (13) | Duilio Loi | SLT | 15 | UD | Loss |
37 | Feb 2, 1961 24 years, 4 months 33-3 (13) | Cisco Andrade | 10 | UD | Win | |
36 | Sep 1, 1960 23 years, 11 months 32-3 (13) | Duilio Loi | SLT | 15 | MD | Loss |
35 | Jun 15, 1960 23 years, 9 months 32-2 (13) | Duilio Loi | SLT | 15 | SD | Win |
34 | Feb 4, 1960 23 years, 4 months 31-2 (13) | Battling Torres | SLT | 10 | KO | Win |
33 | Jun 12, 1959 22 years, 9 months 30-2 (12) | Kenny Lane | SLT | 2 | TKO | Win |
32 | Apr 13, 1959 22 years, 7 months 29-2 (11) | Len Matthews | 6 | TKO | Win | |
31 | Dec 31, 1958 22 years, 3 months 28-2 (10) | Kenny Lane | 10 | MD | Loss | |
30 | Oct 28, 1958 22 years, 1 months 28-1 (10) | Dave Charnley | 10 | PTS | Win | |
29 | Sep 19, 1958 22 years 27-1 (10) | Johnny Busso | 10 | UD | Win | |
28 | Jun 27, 1958 21 years, 9 months 26-1 (10) | Johnny Busso | 10 | SD | Loss | |
27 | May 9, 1958 21 years, 8 months 26-0 (10) | Joey Lopes | 10 | UD | Win | |
26 | Feb 28, 1958 21 years, 5 months 25-0 (10) | Tommy Tibbs | 10 | UD | Win | |
25 | Sep 23, 1957 21 years 24-0 (10) | Harry Bell | 10 | UD | Win | |
24 | May 29, 1957 20 years, 8 months 23-0 (10) | Felix Chiocca | 10 | UD | Win | |
23 | May 7, 1957 20 years, 7 months 22-0 (10) | Ike Vaughn | 10 | UD | Win | |
22 | Apr 9, 1957 20 years, 7 months 21-0 (10) | Lou Filippo | 7 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Mar 2, 1957 20 years, 5 months 20-0 (9) | Lou Filippo | 9 | ND | NC | |
20 | Jan 23, 1957 20 years, 4 months 20-0 (9) | Bobby Rogers | 10 | UD | Win | |
19 | Dec 31, 1956 20 years, 3 months 19-0 (9) | Gale Kerwin | 10 | UD | Win | |
18 | Dec 15, 1956 20 years, 3 months 18-0 (9) | Philip Kim | 9 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Oct 27, 1956 20 years, 1 months 17-0 (8) | Mickey Northrup | 10 | UD | Win | |
16 | Jul 30, 1956 19 years, 10 months 16-0 (8) | Tommy Salem | 10 | SD | Win | |
15 | May 25, 1956 19 years, 8 months 15-0 (8) | Tommy Salem | 6 | PTS | Win | |
14 | Feb 17, 1956 19 years, 5 months 14-0 (8) | Ray Portilla | 8 | PTS | Win | |
13 | Jan 9, 1956 19 years, 4 months 13-0 (8) | Ray Portilla | 8 | UD | Win | |
12 | Dec 10, 1955 19 years, 3 months 12-0 (8) | Charley Titone | 2 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Nov 12, 1955 19 years, 2 months 11-0 (7) | Lem Miller | 8 | PTS | Win | |
10 | Oct 29, 1955 19 years, 1 months 10-0 (7) | Al Duarte | 4 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Oct 3, 1955 19 years 9-0 (6) | Leroy Graham | 2 | KO | Win | |
8 | Sep 19, 1955 19 years 8-0 (5) | Hector Rodriguez | 2 | KO | Win | |
7 | Aug 22, 1955 18 years, 11 months 7-0 (4) | Armand Bush | 6 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Aug 10, 1955 18 years, 11 months 6-0 (4) | Tony DeCola | 6 | PTS | Win | |
5 | Jun 24, 1955 18 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Jimmy DeMura | 6 | PTS | Win | |
4 | May 30, 1955 18 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Juan Pacheco | 2 | KO | Win | |
3 | May 13, 1955 18 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Danny Roberts | 3 | KO | Win | |
2 | Feb 28, 1955 18 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Morris Hodnett | 1 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Feb 14, 1955 18 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Harry Bell | 1 | KO | Win |
