Heavyweight · Spain
José Manuel Urtain 53-11-4 37 KO · 1968–1977
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José Manuel Urtain was a heavyweight boxer from Spain, born May 14, 1943. Record 53-11-4 with 37 knockouts over 1968–1977. José Manuel Urtain last fought Jean-Pierre Coopman on Mar 12, 1977 and lost by KO in round 4 of 15.
Also: Хосе Мануел Ибар · Хосе Мануэль Уртен · خوسيه مانويل اورتين +10 more โฮเซ่ มานูเอล อูร์เตน · ホセ・マヌエル・アーテイン · 何塞·曼努埃尔·乌尔坦 · 荷西·曼紐爾·烏坦 · Jose Manuel Ibar · Jose Manuel Ibar Azpiazu · Jose Manuel Urtain · José Manuel Ibar · José Manuel Ibar Azpiazu · Urtain
Born May 14, 1943
Died Jul 21, 1992
Country 🇪🇸 Spain
Height 180 cm
Nickname The Tiger of Zestoa · The Morrosko
Debut Dec 22, 1968
Career 1968–1977
Rounds boxed 376
KO share 70%
Born in Aizarnazabal, Spain
Titles EBU Heavyweight Title 1971
Boxerbook rating 1581 ± 274 · inactive since Mar 1977Why here › Confirmed bouts 8 of 68
Career record Record
53-11-4, 37 KOs · 1968–1977
Last result
The record 68 bouts, 1968–1977, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: Wikipedia (es) · 68, English Wikipedia · 5
L
KO 4/15 · Amberes, 🇧🇪
Urtain 53-10-4 · Coopman —
W
Sugar Sílex
KO 8/8 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 52-10-4 · Sílex —
W
Benito Escriche
PTS 8/8 · Zaragoza, 🇪🇸
Urtain 51-10-4 · Escriche —
W
José Antonio Gálvez
PTS 8/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 50-10-4 · Gálvez —
W
PTS 12/12 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 49-10-4 · Cané —
L
RTD 5/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 49-9-4 · Evangelista 6-0-0
W
Benito Escriche
PTS 8/8 · León, 🇪🇸
Urtain 48-9-4 · Escriche —
W
José Antonio Gálvez
PTS 8/8 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 47-9-4 · Gálvez —
L
PTS 8/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 47-8-4 · Ros —
W
Antonio Puente
PTS 8/8 · Oviedo, 🇪🇸
Urtain 46-8-4 · Puente —
W
Jan Lubbers
KO 4/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 45-8-4 · Lubbers —
W
José Antonio Gálvez
PTS 12/12 · Almería, 🇪🇸
Urtain 44-8-4 · Gálvez —
D
José Antonio Gálvez
PTS 8/8 · Málaga, 🇪🇸
Urtain 44-8-3 · Gálvez —
W
Casimiro Martínez
TKO 9/10 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 43-8-3 · Martínez —
L
José Antonio Gálvez
PTS 8/8 · Almería, 🇪🇸
Urtain 43-7-3 · Gálvez —
W
Alfredo Vogrig
KO 2/8 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 42-7-3 · Vogrig —
L
Santiago Alberto Lovell
KO 3/10 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 42-6-3 · Lovell —
L
Rocky Campbell
5/10 · Valencia, 🇪🇸
Urtain 42-5-3 · Campbell —
W
KO 4/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 41-5-3 · Dunn —
W
Jan Lubbers
PTS 8/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 40-5-3 · Lubbers —
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PTS 8/8 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 40-5-2 · Roman 43-9-1
W
Adriano Rosati
PTS 8/8 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 39-5-2 · Rosati —
W
Alfredo Mongol Ortiz
PTS 8/8 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 38-5-2 · Ortiz —
W
PTS 10/10 · Pabellón Polideportivo, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 37-5-2 · Rondón 36-8-1
W
Stamford Harris
1/10 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 36-5-2 · Harris —
L
PTS 15/15 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 36-4-2 · Blin 28-10-6
L
UD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 🇵🇷
Urtain 36-3-2 · Roman 38-7-1
D
PTS 10/10 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 36-3-1 · Caldwell —
W
For EBU Heavyweight Title TKO 2/15 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 35-3-1 · Bodell 57-11-0
L
TKO 8/10 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 35-2-1 · Peralta —
D
Mariano Echevarría
PTS 12/12 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 35-2-0 · Echevarría —
W
Sonny Idowun
KO 3/10 · Valencia, 🇪🇸
Urtain 34-2-0 · Idowun —
W
KO 3/10 · Colonia, 🇩🇪
Urtain 33-2-0 · Prebeg —
W
TKO 2/12 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 32-2-0 · Canal —
W
Everett Copeland
4/10 · Berlín, 🇩🇪
Urtain 31-2-0 · Copeland —
L
For European heavyweight title TKO 9/15 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Urtain 31-1-0 · Cooper 39-13-1
W
Stamford "Kid" Harris
TKO 2/10 · Fráncfort, 🇩🇪
Urtain 30-1-0 · Harris —
W
Sonny Brown
KO 1/10 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 29-1-0 · Brown —
W
KO 2/10 · Játiva, 🇪🇸
Urtain 28-1-0 · Prick —
L
Alfredo Vogrig
3/10 · San Sebastián, 🇪🇸
Urtain 28-0-0 · Vogrig —
W
PTS 15/15 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 27-0-0 · Blin 20-7-6
W
Karl Heinz Brunnholz
TKO 1/10 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 26-0-0 · Brunnholz —
W
Charlie Harris
KO 3/10 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 25-0-0 · Harris —
W
KO 7/15 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 24-0-0 · Weiland —
W
Leslie Borden
KO 1/10 · Mitte, 🇩🇪
Urtain 23-0-0 · Borden —
W
Jimmy Jones
TKO 2/10 · Bayona, 🇫🇷
Urtain 22-0-0 · Jones —
W
Lion Ven
KO 2/10 · Las Palmas, 🇪🇸
Urtain 21-0-0 · Ven —
W
Vasco Faustino
KO 1/10 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 20-0-0 · Faustino —
W
Leo Peterson
KO 2/10 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 19-0-0 · Peterson —
W
George Holden
KO 1/10 · Roma, 🇮🇹
Urtain 18-0-0 · Holden —
W
Mike Bruce
KO 2/10 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 17-0-0 · Bruce —
W
Al Banks
KO 2/8 · Vigo, 🇪🇸
Urtain 16-0-0 · Banks —
W
Ireno Werleman
KO 1/8 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 15-0-0 · Werleman —
W
KO 3/8 · Pamplona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 14-0-0 · Duivenbode —
W
Macan Keita
KO 6/8 · Irún, 🇪🇸
Urtain 13-0-0 · Keita —
W
Kurt Stroer
2/8 · Zaragoza, 🇪🇸
Urtain 12-0-0 · Stroer —
W
José Luis Velasco
KO 3/8 · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 🇪🇸
Urtain 11-0-0 · Velasco —
W
TKO 2/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 10-0-0 · Kneipp —
W
TKO 5/8 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 9-0-0 · Peyre —
W
Valere Mahau
KO 2/8 · San Juan de Luz, 🇫🇷
Urtain 8-0-0 · Mahau —
W
KO 2/8 · Madrid, 🇪🇸
Urtain 7-0-0 · Romsaas —
W
Expedit Moutcho
TKO 3/8 · Valencia, 🇪🇸
Urtain 6-0-0 · Moutcho —
W
Pauli Kraus
KO 2/8 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 5-0-0 · Kraus —
W
Carl Baker
KO 1/8 · Barcelona, 🇪🇸
Urtain 4-0-0 · Baker —
W
Freddy Hubert
KO 1/8 · París, 🇫🇷
Urtain 3-0-0 · Hubert —
W
Víctor Chapelle
1/8 · Bilbao, 🇪🇸
Urtain 2-0-0 · Chapelle —
W
Franklin Arrindell
KO 1/6 · San Sebastián, 🇪🇸
Urtain 1-0-0 · Arrindell —
W
Marius Sappe
KO 1/6 · París, 🇫🇷
Urtain 0-0-0 · Sappe —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is José Manuel Urtain's record? José Manuel Urtain's professional record is 53-11-4 with 37 knockouts.
Who did José Manuel Urtain fight last? José Manuel Urtain last fought Jean-Pierre Coopman on Mar 12, 1977 and lost by KO in round 4 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 18777 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18777 . 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.
