On December 10, 1955, a 39-year-old Manuel Ortiz (100-27-3, 54 KOs) and Enrique Esqueda met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Enrique Esqueda via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 100-28-3.
On September 3, 1951, a 35-year-old Manuel Ortiz (96-26-3, 50 KOs) and Eddie Chavez met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Eddie Chavez via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 96-27-3.
On July 17, 1951, a 35-year-old Manuel Ortiz (96-25-3, 50 KOs) and Jackie Graves met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Jackie Graves via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 96-26-3.
On June 2, 1951, a 34-year-old Manuel Ortiz (96-24-3, 50 KOs) and Tirso Del Rosario met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Tirso Del Rosario via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 96-25-3.
On January 26, 1951, a 34-year-old Manuel Ortiz (95-23-3, 49 KOs) and Lauro Salas met in the ring for the 3rd time,.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Lauro Salas via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 95-24-3.
On December 5, 1950, a 34-year-old Manuel Ortiz (95-22-3, 49 KOs) and Eddie Chavez met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 25 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Eddie Chavez via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 95-23-3.
On May 31, 1950, the 33-year-old The Ring bantamweight world champion, Manuel Ortiz (94-21-3, 49 KOs), faced Vic Toweel, in a title defense fight.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
Manuel Ortiz was defending his bantamweight The Ring titles against Vic Toweel and lost via points decision in the 15-round bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 94-22-3.
On October 3, 1949, a 33-year-old Manuel Ortiz (91-20-3, 49 KOs) and Ronnie Clayton met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Ronnie Clayton via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 91-21-3.
On August 29, 1949, a 33-year-old Manuel Ortiz (91-19-3, 49 KOs) and Jimmy Cooper met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 6 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Jimmy Cooper via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 91-20-3.
On June 25, 1949, a 32-year-old Manuel Ortiz (87-18-3, 46 KOs) and Beto Couary met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Beto Couary via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 87-19-3.
On March 29, 1949, a 32-year-old Manuel Ortiz (84-17-3, 44 KOs) and Henry Davis met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Henry Davis via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 84-18-3.
On December 14, 1948, a 32-year-old Manuel Ortiz (82-16-3, 44 KOs) and Maxie Docusen met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Maxie Docusen via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 82-17-3.
On September 28, 1948, a 32-year-old Manuel Ortiz (81-15-3, 43 KOs) and Lauro Salas met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Lauro Salas via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 81-16-3.
On October 15, 1947, a 31-year-old Manuel Ortiz (77-14-3, 41 KOs) and Manny Ortega met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 15 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Manny Ortega via TKO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 77-15-3.
On January 6, 1947, the 30-year-old The Ring bantamweight world champion, Manuel Ortiz (75-13-3, 41 KOs), faced Harold Dade, in a title defense fight.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
Manuel Ortiz was defending his bantamweight The Ring titles against Harold Dade and lost via unanimous decision in the 15-round bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 75-14-3.
On October 22, 1946, a 30-year-old Manuel Ortiz (75-12-3, 41 KOs) and Carlos Chavez met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Carlos Chavez via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 75-13-3.
On July 17, 1944, a 28-year-old Manuel Ortiz (59-11-2, 32 KOs) and a 21-year-old Willie Pep (74-1, 24 KOs) met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 18 days. Pep was on a 12-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 days.
Willie Pep defeated Manuel Ortiz via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Pep improves his record to 75-1, while Ortiz adds a loss to his record at 59-12-2.
On August 8, 1941, a 25-year-old Manuel Ortiz (31-10-2, 17 KOs) and Tony Olivera met in the ring in a bantamweight bout.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Tony Olivera via points decision in the 10-round bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 31-11-2.
On May 18, 1940, a 23-year-old Manuel Ortiz (23-9-1, 11 KOs) and Panchito Villa met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Panchito Villa via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 23-10-1.
On October 17, 1939, a 23-year-old Manuel Ortiz (17-8, 8 KOs) and Donnie Maes met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 2 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Donnie Maes via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 17-9.
On September 15, 1939, a 23-year-old Manuel Ortiz (17-7, 8 KOs) and Lou Salica met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 7 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Lou Salica via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 17-8.
On August 8, 1939, a 23-year-old Manuel Ortiz (17-6, 8 KOs) and Bobby Leyvas met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 30 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Bobby Leyvas via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 17-7.
On June 9, 1939, a 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz (17-5, 8 KOs) and Jackie Jurich met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a flyweight bout.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 5 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Jackie Jurich via points decision in the 10-round flyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 17-6.
On January 2, 1939, a 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz (14-4, 6 KOs) and Small Montana met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Small Montana via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 14-5.
On November 8, 1938, a 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz (13-3, 6 KOs) and David Kui Kong Young met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 37% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 18 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to David Kui Kong Young via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-4.
On August 5, 1938, a 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz (9-2, 4 KOs) and Benny Goldberg met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Benny Goldberg via points decision in the 4-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 9-3.
On July 5, 1938, a 22-year-old Manuel Ortiz (9-1, 4 KOs) and Pablo Dano met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 days.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Pablo Dano via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 9-2.
On February 25, 1938, a 21-year-old Manuel Ortiz (debutant) and Benny Goldberg met in the ring.
Manuel Ortiz lost to Benny Goldberg via points decision in the 4-round fight, making an unsuccessful professional debut.