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2022: Carlos Ortiz Passes!

Carlos Ortiz

Born: September 9th, 1936

Birth Name: Carlos Juan Ortiz

Birth Place: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Residence: New York, New York

Nationality: Puerto Rican

Pro- Debut: February 14th, 1955

Record: 61-7-1, 30Ko’s

Division: Lightweight

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 5′ 7″ / 170cm

Reach: 70″ / 178cm

Bouts: 70

Rounds: 575

Ko’s: 42.86%

Career: 1955-1972

Died: age 85, June 13, 2022

NYSAC World Light Welterweight Champion

1959 Jun 12 – 1960 Sep 1 S

WBA Lightweight Champion

1962 Apr 21 – 1965 Apr 10           

WBC Lightweight Champion

1963 Feb 14 – 1965 Apr 10          

WBA/WBC Lightweight Champion

1965 Nov 13 – 1968 Jun 29          

Inducted International Boxing Fall of Fame: 1991

June 13th

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1935: James J. Braddock W15 Max Baer

1938: Charley Burley W10 Fritzie Zivic

1951: Mike Weaver is born in Gatesville, Texas

1969: Pedro Carrasco W15 Miguel Velazquez

1981: Marvin Hagler KO5 Vito Antuofermo

1983: Kostas Petrou TKO5 Joey Mack

1985: Mikey Ward TKO1 David Morin

1986: Hector Camacho W12 Edwin Rosario

Julio Cesar Chavez KO7 Refugio Rojas

Mike Tyson TKO1 Reggie Gross

Matthew Hilton W10 Aniseto Ramos

1987: Franchón Crews-Dezurn is born in Virginia Beach, Virginia

1992: Marco Antonio Barrera TKO2 Jose Montiel

Joey Gamache TKO9 Chil Sung Jun

1997: Dariusz Michalczewski W12 Virgil Hill

Wladimir Klitschko KO2 Paul Ashley

1998: Oscar DeLaHoya KO3 Patrick Charpentier

Cesar Bazan W12 Stevie Johnston

Freddie Norwood KO8 Genaro Rios

1999: In Joo Cho KO8 Pone Saengmorakot

2000: Duane Thomas, 39, was shot to death in front of an East Detroit party store over a minor drug dispute.

2002: Alina Shaternikova W10 Cathy Brown

2008: Holly Holm W10 Mary Jo Sanders

Chevelle Hallback WSD10 Jeannine Garside   

Wendy Rodriguez WSD10 Hollie Dunaway       

Carina Moreno W10 Eileen Olszewski   

2009: Miguel Cotto WSD12 Joshua Clottey     

Ivan Calderon DTD6 Rodel Mayol

Juan Palacios TKO10 Erik Ramirez        

Gerson Guerrero TKO10 Enrique Quevedo      

Ana Maria Torres W10 Usanakorn Thawilsuhanna

2013: Arlene Blencowe W10 Daniella Smith

2015: Deontay Wilder KO9 Eric Molina  

Jose Pedraza W12 Andrey Klimov

Nicholas Walters W12 Miguel Marriaga

2016: Naoko Fujioka W10 Shindo Go

2022: Carlos Ortiz passes age 85