Manuel Ortiz was an American professional boxer. He was a bantamweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 9 months, and 15 days, Ortiz amassed a record of 100-28-3, which includes 54 wins via KO, 11 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1996.
Manuel Ortiz was born in Corona, California, United States on July 2, 1916. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on February 25, 1938 against Benny Goldberg. Ortiz lost to Goldberg via 4 round points decision. Not a good start!
Ortiz became a world champion at the age of 26 after 51 professional fights. He challenged Lou Salica for the The Ring bantamweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Ortiz' last fight was a points decision loss to Enrique Esqueda at age 39, on December 10, 1955.
Some of Manuel Ortiz' best fights were against Kenny Lindsay, Luis Castillo, Leonardo Lopez, Lupe Cordoza, and Harold Dade. For a complete list of Ortiz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Manuel Ortiz".
Ortiz has 28 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Manuel Ortiz Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
131 | Dec 10, 1955 | 39 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
130 | Aug 16, 1955 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
129 | Jul 22, 1955 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
128 | Jun 10, 1955 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
127 | Mar 13, 1953 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
126 | Sep 03, 1951 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
125 | Jul 17, 1951 | 35 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
124 | Jun 02, 1951 | 34 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
123 | Mar 03, 1951 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
122 | Jan 26, 1951 | 34 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
121 | Dec 05, 1950 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
120 | Nov 10, 1950 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
119 | May 31, 1950 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
118 | Mar 07, 1950 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
117 | Nov 14, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
116 | Oct 26, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
115 | Oct 03, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
114 | Aug 29, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
113 | Jul 23, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
112 | Jul 16, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
111 | Jul 09, 1949 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
110 | Jun 29, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
109 | Jun 25, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
108 | May 20, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
107 | May 15, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
106 | Apr 26, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
105 | Mar 29, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
104 | Mar 01, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
103 | Jan 01, 1949 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
102 | Dec 14, 1948 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
101 | Oct 29, 1948 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
100 | Sep 28, 1948 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
99 | Jul 04, 1948 | 32 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
98 | May 25, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
97 | Apr 27, 1948 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
96 | Dec 20, 1947 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
95 | Oct 15, 1947 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
94 | May 30, 1947 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
93 | Mar 11, 1947 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
92 | Jan 06, 1947 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
91 | Oct 22, 1946 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
90 | Jul 12, 1946 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
89 | Jun 10, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
88 | May 22, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
87 | Apr 22, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
86 | Mar 19, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | draw | PTS 15 |
85 | Feb 25, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
84 | Feb 15, 1946 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
83 | Nov 20, 1945 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
82 | Nov 12, 1945 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
81 | Nov 02, 1945 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
80 | Jan 26, 1945 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
79 | Jan 12, 1945 | 28 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
78 | Nov 22, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
77 | Nov 14, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
76 | Sep 30, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
75 | Sep 12, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
74 | Aug 29, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
73 | Jul 17, 1944 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
72 | Jun 29, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
71 | May 19, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
70 | Apr 04, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
69 | Mar 14, 1944 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
68 | Nov 23, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
67 | Oct 01, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
66 | Sep 04, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
65 | Aug 13, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
64 | Jul 12, 1943 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
63 | Jun 25, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
62 | May 26, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
61 | Apr 28, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
60 | Apr 16, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
59 | Apr 02, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
58 | Mar 10, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
57 | Jan 27, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
56 | Jan 01, 1943 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
55 | Oct 30, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
54 | Oct 09, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
53 | Sep 25, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
52 | Aug 07, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
51 | Jul 03, 1942 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
50 | May 30, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
49 | May 08, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
48 | Mar 06, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
47 | Jan 02, 1942 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
46 | Nov 21, 1941 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
45 | Nov 07, 1941 | 25 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
44 | Aug 08, 1941 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
43 | Jun 06, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
42 | May 14, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
41 | May 09, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Apr 04, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
39 | Mar 14, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Feb 11, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
37 | Jan 10, 1941 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
36 | Oct 26, 1940 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
35 | Oct 10, 1940 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
34 | May 18, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
33 | Apr 20, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Apr 05, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
31 | Mar 21, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
30 | Jan 30, 1940 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
29 | Dec 14, 1939 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
28 | Dec 05, 1939 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
27 | Oct 24, 1939 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Oct 17, 1939 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
25 | Sep 15, 1939 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
24 | Aug 08, 1939 | 23 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
23 | Jun 09, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
22 | May 04, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Apr 11, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Mar 14, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
19 | Jan 02, 1939 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
18 | Dec 06, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Nov 08, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
16 | Oct 21, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Sep 30, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Sep 23, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
13 | Aug 15, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
12 | Aug 05, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |
11 | Jul 05, 1938 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
10 | Jun 27, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
9 | Jun 24, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
8 | Jun 06, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Jun 03, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
6 | May 17, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
5 | May 03, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Apr 14, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Mar 25, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Mar 11, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Feb 25, 1938 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 4 |