He demanded to fight dangerous Lightweight Champ Carlos Ortiz — Ortiz had dominated the division for over a decade . Negotiations were in place , but Ortiz was upset by ' Teo ' Cruz and so Ramos took the fight to the new champ , narrowly losing in a decision . Ramos won the re-match via KO to become the youngest Lightweight Champion in history . Cruz would only live 11 more months . He died in a plane crash on January 1970 alongside the Puerto Rican national women 's volleyball team at the Dominicana DC-9 air disaster
Dominicana DC-9 air disaster
Dominicana DC-9 air disaster
Mando Ramos