# Manuel Ortiz (boxer)

Manuel Ortiz (July 2, 1916 – May 31, 1970) was an American professional boxer in the bantamweight division and one of the very best boxers of the 1940s. He was a two-time Undisputed Bantamweight World Champion and was named to The Ring's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. In 1996, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

## Amateur career

Ortiz, who was of Mexican descent, started an amateur career in 1937. Within a year, Ortiz won the Southern California Amateur Flyweight Title, the Golden Gloves Title, and the National AAU title in Boston. He also defeated Chief Lopez, who was an Olympic runner-up, and Bobby Hagar (father of former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar) twice. In their first fight, Ortiz decked Hagar 17 times. In their second match, Ortiz decked Hagar twenty times.

## Professional career

Ortiz turned pro in 1938 and in 1942 won the World Bantamweight title by beating Lou Salica. He defended the title a division record of 15 times against 11 boxers before losing to Harold Dade in 1947. He regained the title in a rematch later in the year, and defended the title four more times giving him the most combined title defenses of any bantamweight champion in history at 19 title defenses. After losing his undisputed championship to the undefeated Vic Toweel in 1950, he went on to fight for 5 more years never getting a chance at an unprecedented third bantamweight title reign.

## Outside the Ring

* Ortiz made a very brief appearance in a gym scene in the 1947 movie Killer McCoy.
* Ortiz served in the U.S. Army.
* Ortiz died from cirrhosis of the liver after a long illness in 1970.
* Ortiz is the very first boxer in the prominent boxing online database on BoxRec, having the Global ID number of simply "1".
* Ortiz spent most of his life living in El Centro, CA. Town in which he is currently buried.

## Professional boxing record

| 131 fights | 100 wins | 28 losses |
| By knockout | 54 | 1 |
| By decision | 46 | 27 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 131 | Loss | 100–28–3 | Enrique Esqueda | PTS | 10 | Dec 10, 1955 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 130 | Win | 100–27–3 | Papelero Sanchez | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 16, 1955 | Plaza de Toros, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 129 | Win | 99–27–3 | Memo Valero | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 22, 1955 | Campo de Softbol, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 128 | Win | 98–27–3 | Manuel Hernandez | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 10, 1955 | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 127 | Win | 97–27–3 | Manuel Hernandez | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 13, 1953 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 126 | Loss | 96–27–3 | Eddie Chavez | UD | 10 | Sep 3, 1951 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 125 | Loss | 96–26–3 | Jackie Graves | UD | 10 | Jul 17, 1951 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 124 | Loss | 96–25–3 | Tirso Del Rosario | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1951 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 123 | Win | 96–24–3 | Bonnie Espinosa | KO | 8 (10) | Mar 3, 1951 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 122 | Loss | 95–24–3 | Lauro Salas | MD | 10 | Jan 26, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 121 | Loss | 95–23–3 | Eddie Chavez | SD | 10 | Dec 5, 1950 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 120 | Win | 95–22–3 | Jackie McCoy | UD | 10 | Nov 10, 1950 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 119 | Loss | 94–22–3 | Vic Toweel | PTS | 15 | May 31, 1950 | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 118 | Win | 94–21–3 | Harold Dade | SD | 10 | Mar 7, 1950 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 117 | Win | 93–21–3 | Theo Medina | PTS | 10 | Nov 14, 1949 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
| 116 | Win | 92–21–3 | Jackie Paterson | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1949 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 115 | Loss | 91–21–3 | Ronnie Clayton | PTS | 10 | Oct 3, 1949 | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| 114 | Loss | 91–20–3 | Jimmy Cooper | MD | 10 | Aug 29, 1949 | Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 113 | Win | 91–19–3 | Tony Vazquez | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 23, 1949 | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 112 | Win | 90–19–3 | Memo Valero | KO | 7 (10) | Jul 16, 1949 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 111 | Win | 89–19–3 | Leonardo Lopez | KO | 5 (10) | Jul 9, 1949 | Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 110 | Win | 88–19–3 | Beto Carvajal | PTS | 10 | Jun 29, 1949 | Merida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 109 | Loss | 87–19–3 | Beto Couary | PTS | 10 | Jun 25, 1949 | Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 108 | Win | 87–18–3 | Pinky Peralta | TKO | 5 (10) | May 20, 1949 | Monumental Plaza de Toros México, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 107 | Win | 86–18–3 | Baby Mickey | KO | 5 (10) | May 15, 1949 | Sonora, Mexico | |
| 106 | Win | 85–18–3 | Lauro Salas | UD | 10 | Apr 26, 1949 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 105 | Loss | 84–18–3 | Henry Davis | UD | 10 | Mar 29, 1949 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 104 | Win | 84–17–3 | Dado Marino | UD | 15 | Mar 1, 1949 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 103 | Win | 83–17–3 | Jose Cardenas | UD | 10 | Jan 1, 1949 | Plaza de Toros, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 102 | Loss | 82–17–3 | Maxie Docusen | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 1948 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 101 | Win | 82–16–3 | Buddy Jacklich | KO | 8 (10) | Oct 29, 1948 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 100 | Loss | 81–16–3 | Lauro Salas | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 1948 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 99 | Win | 81–15–3 | Memo Valero | KO | 8 (15) | Jul 4, 1948 | Plaza de Toros, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 98 | Win | 80–15–3 | Henry Davis | SD | 10 | May 25, 1948 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 97 | Win | 79–15–3 | Joey Dolan | RTD | 6 (10) | Apr 27, 1948 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 96 | Win | 78–15–3 | Tirso Del Rosario | PTS | 15 | Dec 20, 1947 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 95 | Loss | 77–15–3 | Manny Ortega | TKO | 8 (10) | Oct 15, 1947 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 94 | Win | 77–14–3 | David Kui Kong Young | SD | 15 | May 30, 1947 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 93 | Win | 76–14–3 | Harold Dade | UD | 15 | Mar 11, 1947 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Won NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 92 | Loss | 75–14–3 | Harold Dade | UD | 15 | Jan 6, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Lost NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 91 | Loss | 75–13–3 | Carlos Chavez | UD | 12 | Oct 22, 1946 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For vacant USA California State featherweight title |
| 90 | Win | 75–12–3 | David Kui Kong Young | KO | 7 (10) | Jul 12, 1946 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 89 | Win | 74–12–3 | Jackie Jurich | KO | 11 (15) | Jun 10, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 88 | Win | 73–12–3 | Kenny Lindsay | KO | 5 (15) | May 22, 1946 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 87 | Win | 72–12–3 | Horace Leftwich | UD | 10 | Apr 22, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 86 | Draw | 71–12–3 | Carlos Chávez | PTS | 15 | Mar 19, 1946 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For vacant USA California State featherweight title |
| 85 | Win | 71–12–2 | Luis Castillo | KO | 13 (15) | Feb 25, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 84 | Win | 70–12–2 | Eli Golindo | TKO | 4 (10) | Feb 15, 1946 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 83 | Win | 69–12–2 | Proctor Heinhold | PTS | 10 | Nov 20, 1945 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 68–12–2 | Jose Andreas | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1945 | Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 67–12–2 | Horace Leftwich | PTS | 10 | Nov 2, 1945 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 66–12–2 | Bert White | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 26, 1945 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 79 | Win | 65–12–2 | Jose Gonzalez | MD | 10 | Jan 12, 1945 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 64–12–2 | Lorenzo Safora | PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1944 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 63–12–2 | Luis Castillo | TKO | 9 (15) | Nov 14, 1944 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 76 | Win | 62–12–2 | Carlos Chávez | SD | 10 | Sep 30, 1944 | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 75 | Win | 61–12–2 | Luis Castillo | TKO | 4 (15) | Sep 12, 1944 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 74 | Win | 60–12–2 | Enrique Bolanos | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 29, 1944 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 73 | Loss | 59–12–2 | Willie Pep | UD | 10 | Jul 17, 1944 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 59–11–2 | Larry Bolvin | UD | 10 | Jun 29, 1944 | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 71 | Win | 58–11–2 | Pee Wee Lewis | TKO | 9 (10) | May 19, 1944 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 70 | Win | 57–11–2 | Tony Olivera | UD | 15 | Apr 4, 1944 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 69 | Win | 56–11–2 | Ernesto Aguilar | UD | 15 | Mar 14, 1944 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 68 | Win | 55–11–2 | Benny Goldberg | UD | 15 | Nov 23, 1943 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 67 | Win | 54–11–2 | Leonardo Lopez | KO | 4 (15) | Oct 1, 1943 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 66 | Win | 53–11–2 | Fillo Gonzalez | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 4, 1943 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 65 | Win | 52–11–2 | Leonardo Lopez | UD | 10 | Aug 13, 1943 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 51–11–2 | Joe Robleto | TKO | 7 (15) | Jul 12, 1943 | Civic Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 63 | Win | 50–11–2 | Tony Olivera | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 25, 1943 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 49–11–2 | Joe Robleto | UD | 15 | May 26, 1943 | Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 61 | Win | 48–11–2 | Lupe Cordoza | KO | 6 (15) | Apr 28, 1943 | Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 60 | Win | 47–11–2 | Joe Robleto | PTS | 10 | Apr 16, 1943 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 46–11–2 | Pedro Ramirez | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 2, 1943 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 45–11–2 | Lou Salica | TKO | 11 (15) | Mar 10, 1943 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles; Won vacant NYSAC bantamweight title |
| 57 | Win | 44–11–2 | George Freitas | TKO | 10 (15) | Jan 27, 1943 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. | Retained NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 56 | Win | 43–11–2 | Kenny Lindsay | UD | 10 | Jan 1, 1943 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | Retained NBA, and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 55 | Win | 42–11–2 | Nat Corum | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 30, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 41–11–2 | Nat Corum | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1942 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 40–11–2 | Bobby Carroll | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 25, 1942 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 39–11–2 | Lou Salica | UD | 12 | Aug 7, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Won NBA and The Ring bantamweight titles |
| 51 | Win | 38–11–2 | Elwood Romero | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 3, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 37–11–2 | Leonardo Lopez | TKO | 10 (10) | May 30, 1942 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 49 | Win | 36–11–2 | Kenny Lindsay | KO | 6 (10) | May 8, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 35–11–2 | Little Pancho | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 6, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 34–11–2 | Tony Olivera | MD | 10 | Jan 2, 1942 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Won USA California bantamweight title |
| 46 | Win | 33–11–2 | Johnny Grady | PTS | 8 | Nov 21, 1941 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 32–11–2 | Donnie Maes | SD | 10 | Nov 7, 1941 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 44 | Loss | 31–11–2 | Tony Olivera | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1941 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | For USA California bantamweight title |
| 43 | Win | 31–10–2 | Lou Transparenti | KO | 7 (10) | Jun 6, 1941 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 30–10–2 | Chucho Llanes | PTS | 8 | May 14, 1941 | San Bernardino A.C., San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 29–10–2 | Carlos Chávez | PTS | 10 | May 9, 1941 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 40 | Draw | 28–10–2 | Carlos Chávez | PTS | 10 | Apr 4, 1941 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 39 | Win | 28–10–1 | Lupe Cordoza | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 14, 1941 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 27–10–1 | Joe Robleto | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 11, 1941 | Calexico Arena, Calexico, California, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 26–10–1 | Rush Dalma | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 10, 1941 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 25–10–1 | Carlos Manzano | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 26, 1940 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 35 | Win | 24–10–1 | Panchito Villa | TKO | 7 (10) | Oct 10, 1940 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 34 | Loss | 23–10–1 | Panchito Villa | PTS | 10 | May 18, 1940 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 33 | Win | 23–9–1 | Panchito Villa | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1940 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 32 | Win | 22–9–1 | Jackie Jurich | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 5, 1940 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 21–9–1 | Andy Vasquez | TKO | 5 (6) | Mar 21, 1940 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 30 | Draw | 20–9–1 | Little Dado | PTS | 10 | Jan 30, 1940 | Civic Auditorium, Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 20–9 | Elwood Romero | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1939 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 19–9 | Cyril Joseph | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 5, 1939 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 18–9 | Horace Mann | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Loss | 17–9 | Donnie Maes | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 25 | Loss | 17–8 | Lou Salica | PTS | 10 | Sep 15, 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Loss | 17–7 | Bobby Leyvas | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1939 | Riverview Bowl, Yuma, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 23 | Loss | 17–6 | Jackie Jurich | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1939 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | For vacant American flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–5 | Sammy LaPorte | TKO | 7 (10) | May 4, 1939 | El Centro Arena, El Centro, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 16–5 | Tommy Cobb | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Jackie Jurich | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 14, 1939 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 19 | Loss | 14–5 | Small Montana | PTS | 10 | Jan 2, 1939 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 14–4 | Bernie Reyes | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Loss | 13–4 | David Kui Kong Young | PTS | 10 | Nov 8, 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Richie Lemos | PTS | 10 | Oct 21, 1938 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Richie Lemos | PTS | 6 | Sep 30, 1938 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Kent Martinez | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 23, 1938 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | Tony Navarro | KO | 3 (?) | Aug 15, 1938 | El Centro, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–3 | Benny Goldberg | PTS | 4 | Aug 5, 1938 | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 | Pablo Dano | PTS | 6 | Jul 5, 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Reuben Ayon | TKO | 5 (6) | Jun 27, 1938 | Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Frenchy Savidan | PTS | 4 | Jun 24, 1938 | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Joe Rickey | TKO | 3 (6) | Jun 6, 1938 | Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Sammy LaPorte | PTS | 4 | Jun 3, 1938 | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Santos Hugo | TKO | 4 (4) | May 17, 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | General Padilla | TKO | 4 (4) | May 3, 1938 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Serio Mendoza | PTS | 4 | Apr 14, 1938 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Frenchy Savidan | PTS | 4 | Mar 25, 1938 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Tony Navarro | PTS | 4 | Mar 11, 1938 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Benny Goldberg | PTS | 4 | Feb 25, 1938 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)
* NBA (WBA) bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring bantamweight champion (118 lbs) (2×)

### Regional/International titles

* California State bantamweight champion (118 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed bantamweight champion (2×)