Bantamweight · United States
Manuel Ortiz 100-28-3 54 KO · 1938–1955
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Manuel Ortiz was a bantamweight boxer from United States, born Jul 2, 1916. Record 100-28-3 with 54 knockouts over 1938–1955. World titles: WBA bantamweight (1947–1950), WBA bantamweight (1942–1947). Manuel Ortiz last fought Enrique Esqueda on Dec 10, 1955 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Also: Мануель Ортіз · مانويل أورتيز · マヌエル・オルティス
Born Jul 2, 1916
Died May 31, 1970
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 163 cm
Reach 167.5 cm
Debut Feb 25, 1938
Career 1938–1955
Rounds boxed 1106
KO share 54%
Born in Corona, California, United States
Titles WBA bantamweight · 1942–1950
Boxerbook rating 1518 ± 323 · inactive since Dec 1955Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 131
Career record Record
100-28-3, 54 KOs · 1938–1955
Last result L
Enrique Esqueda
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
The record 131 bouts, 1938–1955, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Enrique Esqueda
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 100-27-3 · Esqueda —
W
Papelero Sanchez
KO 3/10 · Plaza de Toros, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 99-27-3 · Sanchez —
W
Memo Valero
KO 3/10 · Campo de Softbol, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 98-27-3 · Valero —
W
Manuel Hernandez
KO 4/10 · Ensenada, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 97-27-3 · Hernandez —
W
Manuel Hernandez
TKO 6/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 96-27-3 · Hernandez —
L
Eddie Chavez
UD 10/10 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 96-26-3 · Chavez —
L
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 96-25-3 · Graves —
L
Tirso Del Rosario
PTS 10/10 · Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, 🇵🇭
Ortiz 96-24-3 · Rosario —
W
KO 8/10 · Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, 🇵🇭
Ortiz 95-24-3 · Espinosa —
L
MD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 95-23-3 · Salas 41-18-6
L
Eddie Chavez
SD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 95-22-3 · Chavez —
W
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 94-22-3 · McCoy —
L
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight title PTS 15/15 · Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Ortiz 94-21-3 · Toweel 13-0-0
W
SD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 93-21-3 · Dade 35-17-6
W
Theo Medina
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Ortiz 92-21-3 · Medina —
W
PTS 10/10 · Hampden Park, Glasgow, 🇬🇧
Ortiz 91-21-3 · Paterson 63-21-3
L
PTS 10/10 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Ortiz 91-20-3 · Clayton —
L
Jimmy Cooper
MD 10/10 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 91-19-3 · Cooper —
W
Tony Vazquez
KO 4 · Tampico, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 90-19-3 · Vazquez —
W
Memo Valero
KO 7/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 89-19-3 · Valero —
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Leonardo Lopez
KO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros, Torreon, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 88-19-3 · Lopez —
W
Beto Carvajal
PTS 10/10 · Merida, Yucatán, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 87-19-3 · Carvajal —
L
Beto Couary
PTS 10/10 · Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 87-18-3 · Couary —
W
Pinky Peralta
TKO 5/10 · Monumental Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 86-18-3 · Peralta —
W
Baby Mickey
KO 5/10 · Sonora, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 85-18-3 · Mickey —
W
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 84-18-3 · Salas 26-12-4
L
Henry Davis
UD 10/10 · Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Ortiz 84-17-3 · Davis —
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Ortiz 83-17-3 · Marino 44-8-1
W
Jose Cardenas
UD 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 82-17-3 · Cardenas —
L
Maxie Docusen
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 82-16-3 · Docusen —
W
Buddy Jacklich
KO 8/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 81-16-3 · Jacklich —
L
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 81-15-3 · Salas 23-8-4
W
Memo Valero
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 8/15 · Plaza de Toros, Mexicali, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 80-15-3 · Valero —
W
Henry Davis
SD 10/10 · Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Ortiz 79-15-3 · Davis —
W
Joey Dolan
RTD 6/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 78-15-3 · Dolan —
W
Tirso Del Rosario
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, 🇵🇭
Ortiz 77-15-3 · Rosario —
L
Manny Ortega
TKO 8/10 · County Coliseum, El Paso, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 77-14-3 · Ortega —
W
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles SD 15/15 · Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Ortiz 76-14-3 · Young —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 75-14-3 · Dade 18-1-2
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 75-13-3 · Dade 16-1-2
L
Carlos Chavez
For vacant USA California State featherweight title UD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 75-12-3 · Chavez —
W
KO 7/10 · Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu
Ortiz 74-12-3 · Young —
W
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 11/15 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 73-12-3 · Jurich —
W
Kenny Lindsay
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 5/15 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 72-12-3 · Lindsay —
W
Horace Leftwich
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 71-12-3 · Leftwich —
D
Carlos Chávez
For vacant USA California State featherweight title PTS 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 71-12-2 · Chávez —
W
Luis Castillo
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 13/15 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 70-12-2 · Castillo —
W
Eli Golindo
TKO 4/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 69-12-2 · Golindo —
W
Proctor Heinhold
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 68-12-2 · Heinhold —
W
Jose Andreas
UD 10/10 · Sportatorium, Dallas, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 67-12-2 · Andreas —
W
Horace Leftwich
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 66-12-2 · Leftwich —
W
Bert White
KO 7/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 65-12-2 · White —
W
Jose Gonzalez
MD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 64-12-2 · Gonzalez —
W
Lorenzo Safora
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 63-12-2 · Safora —
W
Luis Castillo
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 9/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 62-12-2 · Castillo —
W
Carlos Chávez
SD 10/10 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 61-12-2 · Chávez —
W
Luis Castillo
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 4/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 60-12-2 · Castillo —
W
Enrique Bolanos
TKO 6/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 59-12-2 · Bolanos —
L
UD 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 59-11-2 · Pep 74-1-0
W
Larry Bolvin
UD 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 58-11-2 · Bolvin —
W
Pee Wee Lewis
TKO 9/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 57-11-2 · Lewis —
W
Tony Olivera
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 56-11-2 · Olivera —
W
Ernesto Aguilar
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 55-11-2 · Aguilar —
W
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 54-11-2 · Goldberg —
W
Leonardo Lopez
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 4/15 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 53-11-2 · Lopez —
W
Fillo Gonzalez
KO 5/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 52-11-2 · Gonzalez —
W
Leonardo Lopez
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 51-11-2 · Lopez —
W
Joe Robleto
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 7/15 · Civic Auditorium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 50-11-2 · Robleto —
W
Tony Olivera
TKO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 49-11-2 · Olivera —
W
Joe Robleto
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 48-11-2 · Robleto —
W
Lupe Cordoza
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 6/15 · Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 47-11-2 · Cordoza —
W
Joe Robleto
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 46-11-2 · Robleto —
W
KO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 45-11-2 · Ramírez —
W
Retained NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 11/15 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 44-11-2 · Salica —
W
George Freitas
Retained NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles TKO 10/15 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 43-11-2 · Freitas —
W
Kenny Lindsay
Retained NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 42-11-2 · Lindsay —
W
Nat Corum
TKO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 41-11-2 · Corum —
W
Nat Corum
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 40-11-2 · Corum —
W
Bobby Carroll
KO 5/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 39-11-2 · Carroll —
W
Won NBA and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 12/12 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 38-11-2 · Salica —
W
Elwood Romero
TKO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 37-11-2 · Romero —
W
Leonardo Lopez
TKO 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 36-11-2 · Lopez —
W
Kenny Lindsay
KO 6/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 35-11-2 · Lindsay —
W
KO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 34-11-2 · Pancho 106-17-28
W
Tony Olivera
Won USA California bantamweight title MD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 33-11-2 · Olivera —
W
Johnny Grady
PTS 8/8 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 32-11-2 · Grady —
W
Donnie Maes
SD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 31-11-2 · Maes —
L
Tony Olivera
For USA California bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 31-10-2 · Olivera —
W
Lou Transparenti
KO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 30-10-2 · Transparenti —
W
Chucho Llanes
PTS 8/8 · San Bernardino A.C., San Bernardino, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 29-10-2 · Llanes —
W
Carlos Chávez
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 28-10-2 · Chávez —
D
Carlos Chávez
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 28-10-1 · Chávez —
W
Lupe Cordoza
TKO 8/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 27-10-1 · Cordoza —
W
Joe Robleto
TKO 6/10 · Calexico Arena, Calexico, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 26-10-1 · Robleto —
W
Rush Dalma
KO 3/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 25-10-1 · Dalma —
W
Carlos Manzano
KO 6/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 24-10-1 · Manzano —
W
Panchito Villa
TKO 7/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 23-10-1 · Villa —
L
Panchito Villa
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 23-9-1 · Villa —
W
Panchito Villa
PTS 10/10 · Arena Mexico, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Ortiz 22-9-1 · Villa —
W
TKO 9/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 21-9-1 · Jurich —
W
Andy Vasquez
TKO 5/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 20-9-1 · Vasquez —
D
PTS 10/10 · Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 20-9-0 · Dado 57-5-6
W
Elwood Romero
PTS 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 19-9-0 · Romero —
W
Cyril Joseph
KO 5/10 · San Jose, California, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 18-9-0 · Joseph —
W
Horace Mann
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 17-9-0 · Mann —
L
Donnie Maes
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 17-8-0 · Maes —
L
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 17-7-0 · Salica —
L
Bobby Leyvas
PTS 10/10 · Riverview Bowl, Yuma, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 17-6-0 · Leyvas —
L
For vacant American flyweight title PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 17-5-0 · Jurich —
W
Sammy LaPorte
TKO 7/10 · El Centro Arena, El Centro, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 16-5-0 · LaPorte —
W
Tommy Cobb
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 15-5-0 · Cobb —
W
TKO 7/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Jose, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 14-5-0 · Jurich —
L
PTS 10/10 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 14-4-0 · Montana —
W
Bernie Reyes
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 13-4-0 · Reyes —
L
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 13-3-0 · Young —
W
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 12-3-0 · Lemos —
W
PTS 6/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 11-3-0 · Lemos —
W
Kent Martinez
KO 1/4 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 10-3-0 · Martinez —
W
Tony Navarro
KO 3 · El Centro, California, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 9-3-0 · Navarro —
L
PTS 4/4 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 9-2-0 · Goldberg —
L
PTS 6/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 9-1-0 · Dano 100-34-32
W
Reuben Ayon
TKO 5/6 · Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 8-1-0 · Ayon —
W
Frenchy Savidan
PTS 4/4 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 7-1-0 · Savidan —
W
Joe Rickey
TKO 3/6 · Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 6-1-0 · Rickey —
W
Sammy LaPorte
PTS 4/4 · Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 5-1-0 · LaPorte —
W
Santos Hugo
TKO 4/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 4-1-0 · Hugo —
W
General Padilla
TKO 4/4 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 3-1-0 · Padilla —
W
Serio Mendoza
PTS 4/4 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 2-1-0 · Mendoza —
W
Frenchy Savidan
PTS 4/4 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 1-1-0 · Savidan —
W
Tony Navarro
PTS 4/4 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 0-1-0 · Navarro —
L
PTS 4/4 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortiz 0-0-0 · Goldberg —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Manuel Ortiz's record? Manuel Ortiz's professional record is 100-28-3 with 54 knockouts.
Who did Manuel Ortiz fight last? Manuel Ortiz last fought Enrique Esqueda on Dec 10, 1955 and lost by PTS over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Manuel Ortiz held? Manuel Ortiz has held 2 world title reigns: WBA bantamweight (1947–1950), WBA bantamweight (1942–1947). Sources Boxerbook ID 17021 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17021 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
