Manuel Ortiz Record
| Total Fights | 131 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 100 |
| Losses | 28 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 6 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 19 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 11 |
| KO Wins | 54 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
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What is Manuel Ortiz' boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 17 years and nine months, Manuel Ortiz fought 131 times with 100 wins, 28 losses, and 3 draws.
Ortiz retired from professional boxing with a record of 100-28-3, which included six bantamweight world-title wins and 19 successful title defense fights. He had a 41.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 54 of his total 131 fights being knockout wins, 11 of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Ortiz' career was a 8th round TKO loss to Manny Ortega, which was not a world title fight.
His last fight was a 10 round PTS defeat to Enrique Esqueda on December 10, 1955.
Some of Ortiz' best fights and notable victories include wins over Lou Salica, Lupe Cordoza, Joe Robleto, Leonardo Lopez, Luis Castillo, Kenny Lindsay, and Jackie Jurich.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Dec 10, 1955 | 39 | Enrique Esqueda | Loss | PTS |
| 130 | Aug 16, 1955 | 39 | Papelero Sanchez | Win | KO3 |
| 129 | Jul 22, 1955 | 39 | Memo Valero | Win | KO3 |
| 128 | Jun 10, 1955 | 38 | Manuel Hernandez | Win | KO4 |
| 127 | Mar 13, 1953 | 36 | Manuel Hernandez | Win | TKO6 |
| 126 | Sep 3, 1951 | 35 | Eddie Chavez | Loss | UD |
| 125 | Jul 17, 1951 | 35 | Jackie Graves | Loss | UD |
| 124 | Jun 2, 1951 | 34 | Tirso Del Rosario | Loss | PTS |
| 123 | Mar 3, 1951 | 34 | Bonnie Espinosa | Win | KO8 |
| 122 | Jan 26, 1951 | 34 | Lauro Salas | Loss | MD |
| 121 | Dec 5, 1950 | 34 | Eddie Chavez | Loss | SD |
| 120 | Nov 10, 1950 | 34 | Jackie McCoy | Win | UD |
| 119 | May 31, 1950 | 33 | Vic Toweel | Loss * | PTS |
| 118 | Mar 7, 1950 | 33 | Harold Dade | Win | SD |
| 117 | Nov 14, 1949 | 33 | Theo Medina | Win | PTS |
| 116 | Oct 26, 1949 | 33 | Jackie Paterson | Win | PTS |
| 115 | Oct 3, 1949 | 33 | Ronnie Clayton | Loss | PTS |
| 114 | Aug 29, 1949 | 33 | Jimmy Cooper | Loss | MD |
| 113 | Jul 23, 1949 | 33 | Tony Vazquez | Win | KO4 |
| 112 | Jul 16, 1949 | 33 | Memo Valero | Win | KO7 |
| 111 | Jul 9, 1949 | 33 | Leonardo Lopez | Win | KO5 |
| 110 | Jun 29, 1949 | 32 | Beto Carvajal | Win | PTS |
| 109 | Jun 25, 1949 | 32 | Beto Couary | Loss | PTS |
| 108 | May 20, 1949 | 32 | Pinky Peralta | Win | TKO5 |
| 107 | May 15, 1949 | 32 | Baby Mickey | Win | KO5 |
| 106 | Apr 26, 1949 | 32 | Lauro Salas | Win | UD |
| 105 | Mar 29, 1949 | 32 | Henry Davis | Loss | UD |
| 104 | Mar 1, 1949 | 32 | Dado Marino | Win * | UD |
| 103 | Jan 1, 1949 | 32 | Jose Cardenas | Win | UD |
| 102 | Dec 14, 1948 | 32 | Maxie Docusen | Loss | UD |
| 101 | Oct 29, 1948 | 32 | Buddy Jacklich | Win | KO8 |
| 100 | Sep 28, 1948 | 32 | Lauro Salas | Loss | UD |
| 99 | Jul 4, 1948 | 32 | Memo Valero | Win * | KO8 |
| 98 | May 25, 1948 | 31 | Henry Davis | Win | SD |
| 97 | Apr 27, 1948 | 31 | Joey Dolan | Win | RTD6 |
| 96 | Dec 20, 1947 | 31 | Tirso Del Rosario | Win * | PTS |
| 95 | Oct 15, 1947 | 31 | Manny Ortega | Loss | TKO8 |
| 94 | May 30, 1947 | 30 | David Kui Kong Young | Win * | SD |
| 93 | Mar 11, 1947 | 30 | Harold Dade | Win * | UD |
| 92 | Jan 6, 1947 | 30 | Harold Dade | Loss * | UD |
| 91 | Oct 22, 1946 | 30 | Carlos Chavez | Loss | UD |
| 90 | Jul 12, 1946 | 30 | David Kui Kong Young | Win | KO7 |
| 89 | Jun 10, 1946 | 29 | Jackie Jurich | Win * | KO11 |
| 88 | May 22, 1946 | 29 | Kenny Lindsay | Win * | KO5 |
| 87 | Apr 22, 1946 | 29 | Horace Leftwich | Win | UD |
| 86 | Mar 19, 1946 | 29 | Carlos Chávez | Draw | PTS |
| 85 | Feb 25, 1946 | 29 | Luis Castillo | Win * | KO13 |
| 84 | Feb 15, 1946 | 29 | Eli Golindo | Win | TKO4 |
| 83 | Nov 20, 1945 | 29 | Proctor Heinhold | Win | PTS |
| 82 | Nov 12, 1945 | 29 | Jose Andreas | Win | UD |
| 81 | Nov 2, 1945 | 29 | Horace Leftwich | Win | PTS |
| 80 | Jan 26, 1945 | 28 | Bert White | Win | KO7 |
| 79 | Jan 12, 1945 | 28 | Jose Gonzalez | Win | MD |
| 78 | Nov 22, 1944 | 28 | Lorenzo Safora | Win | PTS |
| 77 | Nov 14, 1944 | 28 | Luis Castillo | Win * | TKO9 |
| 76 | Sep 30, 1944 | 28 | Carlos Chávez | Win | SD |
| 75 | Sep 12, 1944 | 28 | Luis Castillo | Win * | TKO4 |
| 74 | Aug 29, 1944 | 28 | Enrique Bolanos | Win | TKO6 |
| 73 | Jul 17, 1944 | 28 | Willie Pep | Loss | UD |
| 72 | Jun 29, 1944 | 27 | Larry Bolvin | Win | UD |
| 71 | May 19, 1944 | 27 | Pee Wee Lewis | Win | TKO9 |
| 70 | Apr 4, 1944 | 27 | Tony Olivera | Win * | UD |
| 69 | Mar 14, 1944 | 27 | Ernesto Aguilar | Win * | UD |
| 68 | Nov 23, 1943 | 27 | Benny Goldberg | Win * | UD |
| 67 | Oct 1, 1943 | 27 | Leonardo Lopez | Win * | KO4 |
| 66 | Sep 4, 1943 | 27 | Fillo Gonzalez | Win | KO5 |
| 65 | Aug 13, 1943 | 27 | Leonardo Lopez | Win | UD |
| 64 | Jul 12, 1943 | 27 | Joe Robleto | Win * | TKO7 |
| 63 | Jun 25, 1943 | 26 | Tony Olivera | Win | TKO7 |
| 62 | May 26, 1943 | 26 | Joe Robleto | Win * | UD |
| 61 | Apr 28, 1943 | 26 | Lupe Cordoza | Win * | KO6 |
| 60 | Apr 16, 1943 | 26 | Joe Robleto | Win | PTS |
| 59 | Apr 2, 1943 | 26 | Pedro Ramirez | Win | KO6 |
| 58 | Mar 10, 1943 | 26 | Lou Salica | Win * | TKO11 |
| 57 | Jan 27, 1943 | 26 | George Freitas | Win * | TKO10 |
| 56 | Jan 1, 1943 | 26 | Kenny Lindsay | Win * | UD |
| 55 | Oct 30, 1942 | 26 | Nat Corum | Win | TKO6 |
| 54 | Oct 9, 1942 | 26 | Nat Corum | Win | PTS |
| 53 | Sep 25, 1942 | 26 | Bobby Carroll | Win | KO5 |
| 52 | Aug 7, 1942 | 26 | Lou Salica | Win * | UD |
| 51 | Jul 3, 1942 | 26 | Elwood Romero | Win | TKO6 |
| 50 | May 30, 1942 | 25 | Leonardo Lopez | Win | TKO10 |
| 49 | May 8, 1942 | 25 | Kenny Lindsay | Win | KO6 |
| 48 | Mar 6, 1942 | 25 | Little Pancho | Win | KO7 |
| 47 | Jan 2, 1942 | 25 | Tony Olivera | Win | MD |
| 46 | Nov 21, 1941 | 25 | Johnny Grady | Win | PTS |
| 45 | Nov 7, 1941 | 25 | Donnie Maes | Win | SD |
| 44 | Aug 8, 1941 | 25 | Tony Olivera | Loss | PTS |
| 43 | Jun 6, 1941 | 24 | Lou Transparenti | Win | KO7 |
| 42 | May 14, 1941 | 24 | Chucho Llanes | Win | PTS |
| 41 | May 9, 1941 | 24 | Carlos Chávez | Win | PTS |
| 40 | Apr 4, 1941 | 24 | Carlos Chávez | Draw | PTS |
| 39 | Mar 14, 1941 | 24 | Lupe Cordoza | Win | TKO8 |
| 38 | Feb 11, 1941 | 24 | Joe Robleto | Win | TKO6 |
| 37 | Jan 10, 1941 | 24 | Rush Dalma | Win | KO3 |
| 36 | Oct 26, 1940 | 24 | Carlos Manzano | Win | KO6 |
| 35 | Oct 10, 1940 | 24 | Panchito Villa | Win | TKO7 |
| 34 | May 18, 1940 | 23 | Panchito Villa | Loss | PTS |
| 33 | Apr 20, 1940 | 23 | Panchito Villa | Win | PTS |
| 32 | Apr 5, 1940 | 23 | Jackie Jurich | Win | TKO9 |
| 31 | Mar 21, 1940 | 23 | Andy Vasquez | Win | TKO5 |
| 30 | Jan 30, 1940 | 23 | Little Dado | Draw | PTS |
| 29 | Dec 14, 1939 | 23 | Elwood Romero | Win | PTS |
| 28 | Dec 5, 1939 | 23 | Cyril Joseph | Win | KO5 |
| 27 | Oct 24, 1939 | 23 | Horace Mann | Win | PTS |
| 26 | Oct 17, 1939 | 23 | Donnie Maes | Loss | PTS |
| 25 | Sep 15, 1939 | 23 | Lou Salica | Loss | PTS |
| 24 | Aug 8, 1939 | 23 | Bobby Leyvas | Loss | PTS |
| 23 | Jun 9, 1939 | 22 | Jackie Jurich | Loss | PTS |
| 22 | May 4, 1939 | 22 | Sammy LaPorte | Win | TKO7 |
| 21 | Apr 11, 1939 | 22 | Tommy Cobb | Win | PTS |
| 20 | Mar 14, 1939 | 22 | Jackie Jurich | Win | TKO7 |
| 19 | Jan 2, 1939 | 22 | Small Montana | Loss | PTS |
| 18 | Dec 6, 1938 | 22 | Bernie Reyes | Win | PTS |
| 17 | Nov 8, 1938 | 22 | David Kui Kong Young | Loss | PTS |
| 16 | Oct 21, 1938 | 22 | Richie Lemos | Win | PTS |
| 15 | Sep 30, 1938 | 22 | Richie Lemos | Win | PTS |
| 14 | Sep 23, 1938 | 22 | Kent Martinez | Win | KO1 |
| 13 | Aug 15, 1938 | 22 | Tony Navarro | Win | KO3 |
| 12 | Aug 5, 1938 | 22 | Benny Goldberg | Loss | PTS |
| 11 | Jul 5, 1938 | 22 | Pablo Dano | Loss | PTS |
| 10 | Jun 27, 1938 | 21 | Reuben Ayon | Win | TKO5 |
| 9 | Jun 24, 1938 | 21 | Frenchy Savidan | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Jun 6, 1938 | 21 | Joe Rickey | Win | TKO3 |
| 7 | Jun 3, 1938 | 21 | Sammy LaPorte | Win | PTS |
| 6 | May 17, 1938 | 21 | Santos Hugo | Win | TKO4 |
| 5 | May 3, 1938 | 21 | General Padilla | Win | TKO4 |
| 4 | Apr 14, 1938 | 21 | Serio Mendoza | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Mar 25, 1938 | 21 | Frenchy Savidan | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Mar 11, 1938 | 21 | Tony Navarro | Win | PTS |
| 1 | Feb 25, 1938 | 21 | Benny Goldberg | Loss | PTS |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Manuel Ortiz was an American professional boxer. He was born in Corona, California, United States on July 2, 1916. He was a bantamweight world champion. He died on May 31, 1970 at the age of 53 years. Ortiz was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1996. His professional boxing career spanned more than 17 years — from 1938 to 1955.
Ortiz made his professional boxing debut against Benny Goldberg at the age of 21 on February 25, 1938, losing to Goldberg via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 9 consecutive fights after this loss, which included 4 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on August 7, 1942 after 51 professional fights, against Lou Salica for the bantamweight NBA and The Ring titles. He defeated Salica via 12 round unanimous decision to become the bantamweight champion of the world.
Manuel Ortiz was a one-time unified bantamweight world champion, and won two world titles at bantamweight. For all the details about Ortiz' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Ortiz had a total of 28 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Enrique Esqueda at 39 years of age, on December 10, 1955. Ortiz lost the fight via 10 round PTS.
Championships
Ortiz had a total of 23 world-title fights, which includes winning six world titles and 19 successful title defenses. He won 21 of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Manuel Ortiz fought for bantamweight world titles in three fights and won all three of them, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won two bantamweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1947 | Harold Dade | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Mar 10, 1943^ | Lou Salica | Bantamweight | NYSAC* | TKO |
| Aug 7, 1942 | Lou Salica | Bantamweight | NBA, The Ring | UD |
Title Defenses
Manuel Ortiz had 21 bantamweight world-title defense fights. He won 19 of them and lost two times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1949 | Dado Marino | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Jul 4, 1948 | Memo Valero | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Dec 20, 1947 | Tirso Del Rosario | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | PTS |
| May 30, 1947 | David Kui Kong Young | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | SD |
| Jun 10, 1946 | Jackie Jurich | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| May 22, 1946 | Kenny Lindsay | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Feb 25, 1946 | Luis Castillo | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Nov 14, 1944 | Luis Castillo | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
| Sep 12, 1944 | Luis Castillo | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
| Apr 4, 1944 | Tony Olivera | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Mar 14, 1944 | Ernesto Aguilar | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Nov 23, 1943 | Benny Goldberg | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Oct 1, 1943 | Leonardo Lopez | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Jul 12, 1943 | Joe Robleto | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | TKO |
| May 26, 1943 | Joe Robleto | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
| Apr 28, 1943 | Lupe Cordoza | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | KO |
| Mar 10, 1943^ | Lou Salica | Bantamweight | NBA, The Ring | TKO |
| Jan 27, 1943 | George Freitas | Bantamweight | NBA, The Ring | TKO |
| Jan 1, 1943 | Kenny Lindsay | Bantamweight | NBA, The Ring | UD |
Title Losses
Manuel Ortiz lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of six titles in these fights.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 1950 | Vic Toweel | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | PTS |
| Jan 6, 1947 | Harold Dade | Bantamweight | NBA, NYSAC, The Ring | UD |
Highlights
Ortiz fought a total of 131 times during his professional career, which includes 23 world-title fights at the bantamweight division. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some incredible performances in his fights. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
August 7, 1942: Ortiz wins his first world titles by defeating Lou Salica via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the NBA and The Ring bantamweight world champion.
March 10, 1943: Ortiz becomes a unified bantamweight world champion by beating Lou Salica via 11th round TKO. He now holds the NBA, The Ring, and NYSAC bantamweight world-champion belts.
April 28, 1943: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Lupe Cordoza, winning the fight via 6th round KO.
July 12, 1943: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Joe Robleto, winning the fight via 7th round TKO.
October 1, 1943: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Leonardo Lopez, winning the fight via 4th round KO.
September 12, 1944: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Luis Castillo, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
November 14, 1944: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Luis Castillo, winning the fight via 9th round TKO.
May 22, 1946: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Kenny Lindsay, winning the fight via 5th round KO.
June 10, 1946: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Jackie Jurich, winning the fight via 11th round KO.
March 11, 1947: Ortiz wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles from Harold Dade, by beating Dade via 15 round unanimous decision.
July 4, 1948: Ortiz successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles against Memo Valero, winning the fight via 8th round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Manuel Ortiz have on his record?
Ortiz knocked out 54 of his 131 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 41.2%. Of his total 100 wins, 54 of them were via KO (54%).
What was Manuel Ortiz' first world title win?
Ortiz' first world-title win were the NBA and The Ring belts at bantamweight. He defeated Lou Salica via 12 round unanimous decision to win the titles.
How many world titles did Manuel Ortiz win?
Ortiz won two world titles at bantamweight.
How many title defenses did Manuel Ortiz make?
Ortiz had a total of 21 title defense fights. He was successful 19 times and lost two times.