News update: Berto’s left arm injury to require surgery
January 31st, 2012
By Eric Thomas: Earlier tonight, former IBF/WBC welterweight champion suffered a reported ruptured left bicep during a sparring session while getting ready for his February 11th rematch against Victor Ortiz. It sounded serious at the time, and now it’s been confirmed.
Needless to say, the Berto-Ortiz fight will have to be postponed until the injury heals. Last time, Berto was able to get back in the ring in seven months time and looked sharp in his next fight against Freddy Hernandez. However, Ortiz can’t just sit and wait all those months. He’s going to have to stay busy and that could mean that a replacement opponent will be sought to try and save the February 11th fight card.
WBC says no to Rubio’s referee objection for Chavez Jr. fight on Saturday night
The World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman has rejected the request from middleweight challenger Marco Antonio Rubio to have referee Guadalupe Garcia replaced by another referee. According to fightnews.com, the WBC has confidence that Garcia will do a good job in working the Chavez-Rubio fight. Rubio wants an International referee to work the fight instead of Garcia, but Sulaiman isn’t in agreement with that.
Rubio has some concerns about Garcia and wants to make sure that he’s got a referee that will be fair and not be on Chavez’s side this Saturday.
Rubio will have more things to worry about on Saturday than the referee. He’s going to be a lot smaller than Chavez Jr. and he’s going to likely have problems unless he can start early. Chavez Jr. will probably be using the ring to try and box him initially but will soon start using his size to wear down the lighter Rubio. Chavez Jr., 6’0″, is only two inches taller than the 5’10″ Rubio, but he’s got a much bigger frame and carries a lot more weight.
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Floyd/Ortiz rematch R.I.P. Woman beater
@polo
I’m sure you’re on of the ignorants who see pictures and videos on Google or youtube and think 9/11 was an inside job, and no attack happened against Pentagon that day. You fool!
@realist. Shut up its not that serious. Google.com see the pic he sent out of his injury when he pulled out of his fight then u tell me if he was in shape for a fight at his weight then talk. Chavez is smart he knows he is limited and was smart enough to get himself out of a fight he was prepared for.
@polo
Stop conspiracy theories. You look stupid doing that.
@california…… Its not carear threatening . … A few month and he s good. Only person who faked an injury is chavez jr. Somehow put hnd in fan two weeks before fight and looked lik he weighted 200 pounds or more and was not going to gym at all.
GOOD ONE anonymous
i always felt Berto was on steriods and this left biceps tears probably nails the fact.
Give the man a break. It’s an injury that he has had to have surgery on before. At least he’s not faking and saying he need 8 months to heal from a cut like coward Pacquiao.
Cinco de Mayo has to have a Mexican involved vs. Floyd. So either Canelo or Ortiz vs Floyd in the Main event and whoever is left out vs. Mosley in the undercard, now thats a pretty good card for a ppv. 2 Mexican fighters involved in 2 good matches on Cinco De Mayo. Has to be.
Whatever,It don’t really matter,cause if he’s faking it,then
Berto’s a coward. If he’s being truthful,then his career is over.
Maybe that’s why berto was talking trash he new he was pulling ou.t of the fight
Just like Cotto, Margarita, Clotty, and now Bradley were all signed by Arum to take a dive against Pacquiao. They all live in the same house. Top Rank avenue, where Bob Arum is the slum lord.
Mayweather giving another huge amount of money to Ortiz to fight him and lose to him in a fixed match.
this site is b/s can not post f/a , its supposed to be a boxing site ? its a joke
Floyd would beat ortiz n a rematch and yall know it
Am I the only one who would actually watch an ortiz/may rematch? Because I would and kinda hope it gets announced,
yea he faked an arm injury and will have to fake a whole surgery too…. u guys are stupid
a faked injury not involving Bernard Hopkins?
They should now put Ortiz on the may undercard along with mosley vs alvarez. Mayeather vs cotto Ortiz vs robert or someone else.
Breaking News: Manny/Bradley fight will be announced by Top Rank. Manny and Arum still getting rich by stagging in-house fights with non-releveant stable mates. Orchestrated carefully planned fights with Cotto and Margarita brought about fake catch-weight championships. Not impressed. Manipulated Bradley to weasel out of a fight against Khan to sign with Top Rank for another carefully planned in-house fight to line Arum and Manny’s pocket with more dirty money. All to avoid Mayweather.
Breaking news: Floyd/Ortiz rematch will announce this weekend by GBP. Berto getting rich with out even fighting. step aside money from Mosley and now another step aside money from Ortiz. the scheduled arm surgery is just to make it look real.