arizmendi subsequently lost the california-mexico world title in his third bout with armstrong on august 4, 1936 at wrigley field in los angeles. in his following 7 fights, arizmendi combined wins and losses before facing armstrong for a fourth and final time on march 15, 1938 in los angeles. despite losing the ten round fight on points, arizmendi ended armstrong's 27 fight knockout streak by going the distance with him. in his following 6 fights, arizmendi won five and had a ten round draw against reigning world lightweight champion lou ambers on june 7, 1938 in los angeles.