Victor Ortiz returns to the ring on December 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada

By Boxing News - 11/02/2014 - Comments

ortiz1 - CopyBy Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-5-2, 22 KOs) will be returning to the ring on December 13th after 10 months of inactivity to face an opponent still to be determined on the Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander card on Showtime from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Ortiz, 27, will be fighting an opponent still to be determined in a 10 round bout. Ortiz last fought in January of this year when he was quickly knocked out in 2 rounds by Luis Collazo. Ortiz made Collazo look like a great fighter, and this led to Collazo getting ranked highly by the WBA despite the fact that Collazo hadn’t beaten anyone of quality in years.

Ortiz has currently lost his last three fights dating back to September 2011 when he was stopped in 4 rounds by Floyd Mayweather Jr. After that defeat, Ortiz was stopped by Josesito Lopez in 9 rounds in September 2012 in a fight in which Ortiz quit on his stool after the 9th round due to a jaw injury he’d suffered.

The Lopez fight was supposed to be a fairly easy one for Ortiz, but it turned out to be a nightmare for him with Ortiz being fought to a standstill before he quit on his stool. Ortiz then took a year and a half off from boxing to heal from the jaw injury.

That’s obviously a long time for a fighter to stay out of the ring, and it’s surprising that when he did come back earlier this year, he faced a halfway decent fighter in Collazo. That wasn’t a smart move on Ortiz’s part to fight Collazo, because he should have taken things slowly with his career to get the rust off.

“I’m excited to get back into the ring,” Ortiz said via ESPN.com. “I got caught in my last fight, but I’m ready to get back to work and improve my game. I know what it takes to win and that is what I plan on doing. I’m thankful for the opportunity and looking forward to giving fans a great show.”

Ortiz is going to need to be more active with his career, because he can’t afford to continue to take long absences from the ring if he wants to be a major player at 147.



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