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Manuel Ortiz

American boxer (1916–1970)

Born
2 July 1916, El Centro
Died
31 May 1970, San Diego
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
bantamweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Recorded fight record
97 wins, 28 losses

Manuel Ortiz (July 2, 1916, Corona California – May 31, 1970, San Diego California) 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.[1]

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.