Manuel Ortiz vs. Luis Castillo (3rd meeting)

Manuel Ortiz 118 lbs beat Luis Castillo 117 lbs by KO at 1:31 in round 13 of 15

• Date: 1946-02-25
• Location: Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
• Referee: Jack Downey 70-62
• Judge: Joe Gorman
• Judge: Frankie Carter

For Ortiz's World Bantamweight Title

Castillo did most of his successful fighting in the 3rd and 4th rounds. Other than that, he was slowly beaten down by Ortiz. Ortiz floored Castillo in the 12th, and then finished him with a body shot in the 13th round.

This was San Francisco's first world title bout in 13 years.

Gate: $33,259

Source: Oakland Tribune