A method for manufacturing a press-formed article, wherein a steel sheet for hot-pressing is used, a heating region of the steel sheet is divided into at least two regions, one region of them is heated at a temperature of Ac 3 transformation point or more and 950°C or less, another region of them is heated at a temperature equal to or more than Ac 1 transformation point+20°C and equal to or less than Ac 3 transformation point-20°C, and then press forming of both regions is started, and the steel sheet is cooled to a temperature equal to or less than a martensite transformation starting temperature Ms while ensuring an average cooling rate of 20°C/sec or more in a mold in both of the regions during forming and after a completion of forming, wherein the steel sheet for hot-pressing consists of: C: from 0.15 to 0.5% (mass%; hereinafter, the same applies to the chemical component composition), Si: from 0.2 to 3%, Mn: from 0.5 to 3%, P: 0.05% or less (exclusive of 0%), S: 0.05% or less (exclusive of 0%), Al: from 0.01 to 1%, B: from 0.0002 to 0.01 %, Ti: equal to or more than 3.4 +0.02 % and equal to or less than 3.4 +0.1 % (wherein indicates a content (mass%) ofN), N: from 0.001 to 0.01%, and Optionally at least one of the following (a) to (c): (a) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Zr, in an amount of 0.1% or less in total; (b) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Cr and Mo, in an amount of 1% or less in total; and (c) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca and REM, in an amount of 0.01% or less in total, with the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, wherein an average equivalent-circle diameter of a Ti-containing precipitate having an equivalent-circle diameter of 30 nm or less among Ti-containing precipitates contained in the steel sheet is 3 nm or more, a precipitated Ti amount and a total Ti amount in a steel satisfy a relationship of the following formula, and a ferrite fraction in a metal microstructure is 30 area% or more: Precipitated Ti amount mass % − 3.4 N ≥ 0.5 × [ total Ti amount mass % − 3.4 N] (in the formula, indicates the content (mass%) of N in the steel). C: from 0.15 to 0.5% (mass%; hereinafter, the same applies to the chemical component composition), Si: from 0.2 to 3%, Mn: from 0.5 to 3%, P: 0.05% or less (exclusive of 0%), S: 0.05% or less (exclusive of 0%), Al: from 0.01 to 1%, B: from 0.0002 to 0.01 %, Ti: equal to or more than 3.4 +0.02 % and equal to or less than 3.4 +0.1 % (wherein indicates a content (mass%) ofN), N: from 0.001 to 0.01%, and Optionally at least one of the following (a) to (c): (a) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Zr, in an amount of 0.1% or less in total; (b) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Cr and Mo, in an amount of 1% or less in total; and (c) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca and REM, in an amount of 0.01% or less in total, with the remainder being iron and unavoidable impurities, (a) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of V, Nb and Zr, in an amount of 0.1% or less in total; (b) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ni, Cr and Mo, in an amount of 1% or less in total; and (c) one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca and REM, in an amount of 0.01% or less in total, wherein an average equivalent-circle diameter of a Ti-containing precipitate having an equivalent-circle diameter of 30 nm or less among Ti-containing precipitates contained in the steel sheet is 3 nm or more, a precipitated Ti amount and a total Ti amount in a steel satisfy a relationship of the following formula, and a ferrite fraction in a metal microstructure is 30 area% or more: Precipitated Ti amount mass % − 3.4 N ≥ 0.5 × [ total Ti amount mass % − 3.4 N] (in the formula, indicates the content (mass%) of N in the steel).