Lightweight · Puerto Rico
Carlos Ortíz 62-8-1, 1 NC 30 KO · 1955–1977
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Carlos Ortíz was a lightweight boxer from Puerto Rico, born Sep 9, 1936. Record 62-8-1, 1 NC with 30 knockouts over 1955–1977. World titles: WBC lightweight (1967–1968), WBA lightweight (1965–1968), WBC lightweight (1965–1966), WBC lightweight (1963–1965) and 2 more. Carlos Ortíz last fought Juan Meza on Dec 16, 1977 and lost by KO in round 1 of 4.
Also: كارلوس أورتيز · カルロス・オルチス · 카를로스 오르티스 +4 more Carlos Ortiz · Carlos Ortiz (boxeador) · Carlos Ortíz (boxeador) · Karloss Ortiss
Born Sep 9, 1936
Died Jun 13, 2022
Country 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 170 cm
Reach 178 cm
Debut Feb 14, 1955
Career 1955–1977
Rounds boxed 581
KO share 48%
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Titles WBA super lightweight · 1959–1960; WBA, WBC lightweight · 1962–1968
Boxerbook rating 1893 ± 286 · inactive since Dec 1977Why here › Confirmed bouts 18 of 72
Career record Record
62-8-1, 1 NC, 30 KOs · 1955–1977
Last result L
KO 1/4 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
The record 72 bouts, 1955–1977, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 72, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
KO 1/4 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 62-7-1 · Meza 4-2-0
W
SD 4/4 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 61-7-1 · Meza 4-1-0
L
RTD 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 61-6-1 · Buchanan 43-2-0
W
Johnny Copeland
KO 3/10 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 60-6-1 · Copeland —
W
Gerardo Ferrat
TKO 3/10 · International Amphitheatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 59-6-1 · Ferrat —
W
Greg Potter
UD 10/10 · Inglewood Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 58-6-1 · Potter —
W
Junior Varney
TKO 7/10 · Ponce, 🇵🇷
Ortíz 57-6-1 · Varney —
W
Leo DiFiore
KO 2/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Ortíz 56-6-1 · DiFiore —
W
Ivelaw Eastman
TKO 2/10 · Waltham, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 55-6-1 · Eastman —
W
Terry Rondeau
TKO 4/10 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 54-6-1 · Rondeau —
W
Bill Whittenburg
KO 7/10 · Coconut Grove Convention Center, Coconut Grove, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 53-6-1 · Whittenburg —
W
Jimmy Ligons
TKO 3/10 · Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 52-6-1 · Ligons —
W
Edmundo Leite
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 51-6-1 · Leite —
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Ortíz 51-5-1 · Cruz 35-13-2
W
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Shea Stadium, Queens, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 50-5-1 · Laguna 47-4-1
W
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 4/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Ortíz 49-5-1 · Ramos 50-3-3
W
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles KO 14/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 48-5-1 · Elorde 82-20-2
W
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 5/15 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Ortíz 47-5-1 · Ramos 50-2-3
W
Johnny Bizzarro
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 12/15 · Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 46-5-1 · Bizzarro —
D
MD 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Ortíz 46-5-0 · Locche 61-2-12
Show all 72 bouts W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Ortíz 45-5-0 · Laguna 40-2-1
L
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles MD 15/15 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Ortíz 45-4-0 · Laguna 38-2-0
W
Dick Divola
TKO 1/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 44-4-0 · Divola —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Ortíz 43-4-0 · Lane 78-11-2
W
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 14/15 · Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, 🇵🇭
Ortíz 42-4-0 · Elorde 72-18-2
W
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Ortíz 41-4-0 · Cullen —
W
Pete Acera
TKO 7/10 · Honolulu, Hawaii, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 40-4-0 · Acera —
W
Doug Vaillant
Retained WBA and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 13/15 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Ortíz 39-4-0 · Vaillant —
W
Retained NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring lightweight titles KO 5/15 · Kokugikan, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Ortíz 38-4-0 · Kosaka 4-2-0
W
UD 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Ortíz 37-4-0 · Takayama 9-2-0
W
Arthur Persley
UD 10/10 · Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, 🇵🇭
Ortíz 36-4-0 · Persley —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Convention Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 35-4-0 · Brown 102-22-12
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 34-4-0 · Rosi —
W
Doug Vaillant
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 33-4-0 · Vaillant —
L
For NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Stadio San Siro, Milan, 🇮🇹
Ortíz 33-3-0 · Loi 104-2-7
W
Cisco Andrade
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 32-3-0 · Andrade —
L
For NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles MD 15/15 · Stadio San Siro, Milan, 🇮🇹
Ortíz 32-2-0 · Loi 102-2-7
W
For NBA and NYSAC light welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 31-2-0 · Loi 102-1-7
W
Battling Torres
Retained NYSAC and NBA light welterweight titles KO 10/15 · Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 30-2-0 · Torres —
W
Won vacant NYSAC and NBA light welterweight titles TKO 2/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 29-2-0 · Lane 57-6-0
W
Len Matthews
TKO 6/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 28-2-0 · Matthews —
L
MD 10/10 · Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 28-1-0 · Lane 55-6-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Ortíz 27-1-0 · Charnley —
W
Johnny Busso
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 26-1-0 · Busso —
L
Johnny Busso
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 26-0-0 · Busso —
W
Joey Lopes
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 25-0-0 · Lopes —
W
Tommy Tibbs
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 24-0-0 · Tibbs —
W
Harry Bell
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 23-0-0 · Bell —
W
Felix Chiocca
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 22-0-0 · Chiocca —
W
Ike Vaughn
UD 10/10 · Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 21-0-0 · Vaughn —
W
TKO 7/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 20-0-0 · Filippo —
NC
9/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 20-0-0 · Filippo —
W
Bobby Rogers
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 19-0-0 · Rogers —
W
Gale Kerwin
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 18-0-0 · Kerwin —
W
Philip Kim
TKO 9/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 17-0-0 · Kim —
W
Mickey Northrup
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 16-0-0 · Northrup —
W
Tommy Salem
SD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 15-0-0 · Salem —
W
Tommy Salem
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 14-0-0 · Salem —
W
Ray Portilla
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 13-0-0 · Portilla —
W
Ray Portilla
UD 8/8 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 12-0-0 · Portilla —
W
Charley Titone
TKO 2/8 · Armory, Paterson, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 11-0-0 · Titone —
W
Lem Miller
PTS 8/8 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 10-0-0 · Miller —
W
Al Duarte
TKO 4/6 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 9-0-0 · Duarte —
W
Leroy Graham
KO 2/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 8-0-0 · Graham —
W
Hector Rodriguez
KO 2/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 7-0-0 · Rodriguez —
W
Armand Bush
PTS 6/6 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 6-0-0 · Bush —
W
Tony DeCola
PTS 6/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 5-0-0 · DeCola —
W
Jimmy DeMura
PTS 6/6 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 4-0-0 · DeMura —
W
Juan Pacheco
KO 2/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 3-0-0 · Pacheco —
W
Danny Roberts
KO 3/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 2-0-0 · Roberts —
W
Morris Hodnett
TKO 1/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 1-0-0 · Hodnett —
W
Harry Bell
KO 1/4 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Ortíz 0-0-0 · Bell —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Carlos Ortíz's record? Carlos Ortíz's professional record is 62-8-1, 1 NC with 30 knockouts.
Who did Carlos Ortíz fight last? Carlos Ortíz last fought Juan Meza on Dec 16, 1977 and lost by KO in round 1 of 4.
Which world titles has Carlos Ortíz held? Carlos Ortíz has held 6 world title reigns: WBC lightweight (1967–1968), WBA lightweight (1965–1968), WBC lightweight (1965–1966), WBC lightweight (1963–1965) and 2 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 17602 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17602 . 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.
