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Carlos Ortiz Record

61-7-1
Total Fights70
Wins61
Losses7
Draws1
No-Contests1
Title Wins8
Title Defenses11
Title-Fight KOs9
KO Wins30
KO Losses1
Carlos Ortiz Record & Stats
Carlos Ortiz' Record
Carlos Ortiz' boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Carlos Ortiz' boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 17 years and seven months, Carlos Ortiz fought 70 times with 61 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw.

      Ortiz retired from professional boxing with a record of 61-7-1, which included two world-championship elevations, eight world-title wins, and 11 successful title defense fights at two weight classes — lightweight and super-lightweight. He had a 43.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 30 of his total 70 fights being knockout wins, nine of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Ortiz' career was a 6th round RTD loss to Ken Buchanan, which was not a world title fight.

      His last fight was a 6th round RTD defeat to Ken Buchanan on September 20, 1972.

      Some of Ortiz' best fights and notable victories include wins over five Hall-of-Famers (Ismael Laguna, Sugar Ramos, Flash Elorde, Joe Brown, and Duilio Loi), Battling Torres, Teruo Kosaka, Kenny Lane, and Dick Divola.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      70Sep 20, 197236Ken BuchananLossRTD6
      69Aug 1, 197235Johnny CopelandWinKO3
      68Jun 3, 197235Gerardo FerratWinTKO3
      67May 1, 197235Greg PotterWinUD
      66Mar 20, 197235Junior VarneyWinTKO7
      65Feb 19, 197235Leo DiFioreWinKO2
      64Jan 31, 197235Ivelaw EastmanWinTKO2
      63Jan 20, 197235Terry RondeauWinTKO4
      62Jan 8, 197235Bill WhittenburgWinKO7
      61Dec 1, 197135Jimmy LigonsWinTKO3
      60Nov 21, 196933Edmundo LeiteWinMD
      59Jun 29, 196831Carlos Teo CruzLoss *SD
      58Aug 16, 196730Ismael LagunaWin *UD
      57Jul 1, 196730Sugar RamosWin *TKO4
      56Nov 28, 196630Flash ElordeWin *TKO14
      55Oct 22, 196630Sugar RamosWin *TKO5
      54Jun 20, 196629Johnny BizzarroWin *TKO12
      53Apr 7, 196629Nicolino LoccheDrawMD
      52Nov 13, 196529Ismael LagunaWin *UD
      51Apr 10, 196528Ismael LagunaLoss *MD
      50Dec 14, 196428Dick DivolaWinTKO1
      49Apr 11, 196427Kenny LaneWin *UD
      48Feb 15, 196427Flash ElordeWin *TKO14
      47Oct 22, 196327Maurice CullenWinPTS
      46Sep 18, 196327Pete AceraWinTKO7
      45Apr 7, 196326Doug VaillantWin *TKO13
      44Dec 3, 196226Teruo KosakaWin *KO5
      43Nov 7, 196226Kazuo TakayamaWinUD
      42Aug 1, 196225Arthur PersleyWinUD
      41Apr 21, 196225Joe BrownWin *UD
      40Nov 18, 196125Paolo RosiWinUD
      39Sep 2, 196124Doug VaillantWinUD
      38May 10, 196124Duilio LoiLoss *UD
      37Feb 2, 196124Cisco AndradeWinUD
      36Sep 1, 196023Duilio LoiLoss *MD
      35Jun 15, 196023Duilio LoiWin *SD
      34Feb 4, 196023Battling TorresWin *KO10
      33Jun 12, 195922Kenny LaneWin *TKO2
      32Apr 13, 195922Len MatthewsWinTKO6
      31Dec 31, 195822Kenny LaneLossMD
      30Oct 28, 195822Dave CharnleyWinPTS
      29Sep 19, 195822Johnny BussoWinUD
      28Jun 27, 195821Johnny BussoLossSD
      27May 9, 195821Joey LopesWinUD
      26Feb 28, 195821Tommy TibbsWinUD
      25Sep 23, 195721Harry BellWinUD
      24May 29, 195720Felix ChioccaWinUD
      23May 7, 195720Ike VaughnWinUD
      22Apr 9, 195720Lou FilippoWinTKO7
      21Mar 2, 195720Lou FilippoNCND
      20Jan 23, 195720Bobby RogersWinUD
      19Dec 31, 195620Gale KerwinWinUD
      18Dec 15, 195620Philip KimWinTKO9
      17Oct 27, 195620Mickey NorthrupWinUD
      16Jul 30, 195619Tommy SalemWinSD
      15May 25, 195619Tommy SalemWinPTS
      14Feb 17, 195619Ray PortillaWinPTS
      13Jan 9, 195619Ray PortillaWinUD
      12Dec 10, 195519Charley TitoneWinTKO2
      11Nov 12, 195519Lem MillerWinPTS
      10Oct 29, 195519Al DuarteWinTKO4
      9Oct 3, 195519Leroy GrahamWinKO2
      8Sep 19, 195519Hector RodriguezWinKO2
      7Aug 22, 195518Armand BushWinPTS
      6Aug 10, 195518Tony DeColaWinPTS
      5Jun 24, 195518Jimmy DeMuraWinPTS
      4May 30, 195518Juan PachecoWinKO2
      3May 13, 195518Danny RobertsWinKO3
      2Feb 28, 195518Morris HodnettWinTKO1
      1Feb 14, 195518Harry BellWinKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Carlos Ortiz was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 9, 1936. He was a lightweight world champion. He died on June 13, 2022 at the age of 85 years. Ortiz was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991. His professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years — from 1955 to 1972.

      Ortiz made his professional boxing debut against Harry Bell at the age of 18 on February 14, 1955, defeating Bell via 1st round KO. He went on to win 19 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 8 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on June 12, 1959 after 32 professional fights, against Kenny Lane for the super-lightweight NBA (vacant) and NYSAC titles. He defeated Lane via 2nd round TKO to become the super-lightweight champion of the world.

      Carlos Ortiz was a one-time undisputed lightweight world champion, and won four world titles at lightweight. He was elevated as world champion twice. For all the details about Ortiz' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Ortiz had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Scottish boxer Ken Buchanan at 36 years of age, on September 20, 1972. Ortiz lost the fight via 6th round RTD.

      Championships

      Ortiz had a total of 18 world-title fights, which includes winning eight world titles and 11 successful title defenses. He won 14 of these fights and lost four.

      Title Wins

      Carlos Ortiz fought for lightweight world titles in four fights and won three of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won four lightweight belts. He was elevated as world champion twice, by WBA and WBC.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Nov 13, 1965+Ismael LagunaLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingUD
      Apr 21, 1962Joe BrownLightweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      Jun 12, 1959Kenny LaneSuper-lightweightNBA*, NYSACTKO
      + Became undisputed world champion
      * Vacant title

      Title Defenses

      Carlos Ortiz had 14 world-title defense fights across two weight classes — super-lightweight (x3) and lightweight (x11). He won 11 of them and lost three times.

      Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles DefendedMethod
      Aug 16, 1967Ismael LagunaLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingUD
      Jul 1, 1967Sugar RamosLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Nov 28, 1966Flash ElordeLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Oct 22, 1966Sugar RamosLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Jun 20, 1966Johnny BizzarroLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Apr 11, 1964Kenny LaneLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingUD
      Feb 15, 1964Flash ElordeLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Apr 7, 1963Doug VaillantLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingTKO
      Dec 3, 1962Teruo KosakaLightweightNYSAC, WBA, The RingKO
      Jun 15, 1960Duilio LoiSuper-lightweightNBA, NYSACSD
      Feb 4, 1960Battling TorresSuper-lightweightNBA, NYSACKO

      Title Losses

      Carlos Ortiz lost three world-title defense fights, and lost a total of eight titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Jun 29, 1968Carlos Teo CruzLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingSD
      Apr 10, 1965Ismael LagunaLightweightWBA, WBC, The RingMD
      Sep 1, 1960Duilio LoiSuper-lightweightNBA, NYSACMD

      Highlights

      Ortiz fought a total of 70 times during his professional career, which includes 18 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and was known for his great performances in his fights. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.

      • June 12, 1959: Ortiz wins his first world titles by defeating Kenny Lane via 2nd round TKO. He is now the NBA and NYSAC super-lightweight world champion.

      • February 4, 1960: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA and NYSAC super-lightweight titles against Battling Torres, winning the fight via 10th round KO.

      • December 3, 1962: Ortiz successfully defends the NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring lightweight titles against Teruo Kosaka, winning the fight via 5th round KO.

      • February 15, 1964: Ortiz successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles against Flash Elorde, winning the fight via 14th round TKO.

      • November 13, 1965: Ortiz becomes the undisputed lightweight world champion by defeating Ismael Laguna via 15 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight world-champion belts.

      • October 22, 1966: Ortiz successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles against Sugar Ramos, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.

      • November 28, 1966: Ortiz successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles against Flash Elorde, winning the fight via 14th round TKO.

      • July 1, 1967: Ortiz successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles against Sugar Ramos, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.

      • August 16, 1967: Ortiz successfully defends the WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles against Ismael Laguna, winning the fight via 15 round unanimous decision.

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