Carlos Ortiz vs. Joey Lopes
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Carlos Ortiz 135 lbs beat Joey Lopes 134 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1958-05-09
- Location: Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA
- Referee: Charley Randolph 98-92
- Judge: George Latka 98-92
- Judge: Jimmy Wilson 97-92
"21-year-old Carlos Ortiz of New York, scored his 27th straight victory and improved his prestige considerably Friday night when he decisively whipped Joey Lopes of California, on a unanimous 10-round decision before 1,700 at Hollywood Legion Stadium and a national television audience. Ortiz uncorked a varied assortment of punches, chiefly a deadly left jab, and hardly lost a round to the 27-year-old sharpshooter from Sacramento." -Associated Press
- Unofficial AP scorecard - 99-93 Ortiz
- Ortiz suffered a bad cut near the left eye in the 10th round, which his manager said would sideline him for a few weeks.
- Gate - $2,120
Post-fight comment
- "I won it easily. I was amazed when they gave it to Ortiz. I forced the action all the way and landed the better punches. How could they call it like that?" -Joey Lopes