By Dan Ambrose: Rather than fight a rematch against Victor Ortiz to try and recapture his recently lost WBC welterweight title, former WBC champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) instead is reportedly going to be going after the IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (31-1, 18 Ko’s) next to try and capture his title.

According to fightnews.com, the fight is in the works and could be taking place in the summer sometime. Berto lost his WBC title to Ortiz by a 12 round unanimous decision on April 16th in a fight in which Berto was knocked down two times, as was Ortiz. Berto ended up running out of gas after the 6th round and spent the last have of the fight resting against the ropes.

Still, the Berto-Ortiz fight was an exciting one and it was thought at the time that Berto would immediately be put back in with Ortiz for another exciting fight. However, it looks like Berto’s management has decided to go the safe route by going after the 35-year-old Zaveck, who is considered a paper champion by many boxing fans.

Zaveck has held the International Boxing Federation title for the past two years since 2009, and has defended it three times against less than stellar opposition. Most recently, Zaveck fought a lower ranked contender Paul Degado and defeated by an easy 5th round TKO in February.

Berto and Zaveck have a lot in common with their picking of less than dangerous opposition when defending their titles. It should be interesting to see how this fight goes. Zaveck is decent fighter and can punch a little, but he’s never really fought anyone worth mentioning until now. He’s now 35 now, and who knows how much he has left in the tank.

This is a tough fight for Berto coming off of the Ortiz loss. Zaveck won’t give up his IBF title without a fight and Berto may have to take some hard shots on the chin if he wants to capture this strap. One thing is for sure, Berto is going to have to be able to fight hard for 12 rounds. He won’t be able to beat Zaveck by resting with his back against the ropes for 12 rounds, especially if the fight takes place in Zaveck’s home country of Slovenia.