Andre Berto Boxing News

By Dan Ambrose: The Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) vs. Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), which was supposed to be taking place on February 11th, has been rescheduled for June 30th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada according to Dan Rafael at ESPN.

By Dan Ambrose: Not satisfied with the original diagnosis he received about him needing surgery to repair his ruptured left biceps, former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto went and got a second opinion from a different doctor who advised Berto to try rehabilitation for 8-12 weeks rather than surgery, according to RingTV.

ANDRE BERTO INJURY FORCES CANCELLATION OF FEBRUARY 11 FIGHT AGAINST VICTOR ORTIZ POSSIBLE POSTPONEMENT DATE BEING DISCUSSED LOS ANGELES (January 31) – Due to a left biceps injury sustained while training on Monday, January 30, Andre Berto will be unable to compete in his scheduled February 11 SHOWTIME televised bout against Victor Ortiz at the [...]

By William Mackay: Unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (31-0, 19 KO’s) has volunteered to step in to replace the injured Andre Berto against Victor Ortiz on February 11th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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.

By Allen Fox: According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto has suffered an arm injury of some kind that may require that his February 11th rematch with Victor Ortiz be postponed. Steve Kim is reporting that Berto suffered a ruptured bicep.

By Jimmy M.: The highly anticipated fight, Berto versus Ortiz 2, will happen on February 11, 2012. This fight is extremely important for both fighters. Andre Berto, (28 (KO 22), 1, 0), has been patiently waiting for this opportunity since losing to Ortiz last year in April.

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) revealed last night on ESPN2 that he has a secret strategy that involved doing something different in his rematch with Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) on February 11th to come out on top in their HBO fight at the MGM Grand in Las [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) feels that his loss to Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) last April was due to him being supposedly anemic. Berto found out afterwards about his anemia problem and has fixed the issue with the help of nutritionist Victor Conte.

ERISLANDY LARA RETURNS TO FACE RONALD HEARNS & GARY RUSSELL JR. RISKS UNBEATEN SLATE AGAINST DAT NGUYEN LOS ANGELES, January 26 – To round out the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing tripleheader headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto, Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment have announced two more high-impact fights from the [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) is working hard in training camp on his conditioning so that he doesn’t fade quite so badly as last time he fought Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) last year in April, but Berto is likely to find out that his conditioning issues will [...]

Alejandro Luna and Raul Marquez to Call the Action from Ringside Saturday, Feb. 11, Live at 9 p.m. ET/PT From The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. NEW YORK (Jan. 25, 2012)—SHOWTIME® Sports will offer secondary audio programming (SAP) in Spanish for the upcoming Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto II blockbuster on Saturday, Feb. 11, [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) feels he’ll be the underdog in his rematch with former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) next month on February 11th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, despite having already beaten Berto a year ago last April by a [...]

ABOUT REPEAT OR REVENGE: ORTIZ vs. BERTO II: “Repeat or Revenge: Ortiz vs. Berto II” is the highly anticipated 12-round welterweight rematch of USA Today and Ring Magazine’s 2011 Fight of the Year between former World Boxing Council (WBC) World Champions “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto which will take place Saturday, Feb. 11 at [...]

By Gerardo Granados: After a disappointing lack of interest to participate on the first Boxingnews24 fight of the year award by the site experts, I was left alone to make the pick by myself.

By Jim Dower: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) finds himself in a familiar situation next month with his back against the wall facing Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) with a lot of boxing fans questioning his ability.

Showtime’s Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Bernstein will emcee a special Fight Night After party at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, following the much anticipated rematch between Andre Berto-Victor Ortiz. Bernstein and other boxing celebrities will be on hand at this event presented by Corporate Planners, Unlimited. For information on attending the party log [...]

By Jim Dower: Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) will be doing it again next month in a rematch on February 11th a the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This time there won’t be any title belts on the line, as Ortiz lost his World Boxing Council welterweight title [...]

New York, NY – (1/12/2012) – Today marks the two-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti, leaving the country devastated and in shambles, but for former two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto, who will be squaring off against former World Boxing Council (WBC) “Vicious” Victor Ortiz on February 11 in a rematch of one [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) met with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday in Las Vegas to be interviewed for the controversial comments that Ortiz made recently about trying to break Floyd Mayweather Jr’s nose when Ortiz headbutted him in the 4th round in their fight last [...]

By Allen Fox: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 23 KO’s) has some of the best skills in the welterweight division but his skills are negated with some of the mental mistakes he makes in the ring, such as in his last fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. when Ortiz dropped his guard to apologize [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz has been ordered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on January 11th to explain his comments about how he was trying to break Floyd Mayweather Jr’s nose when he head-butted him in their fight last September.

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 Ko’s) is greatly disappointed by the blurting that former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) did recently in an interview at maxboxing.com where Ortiz said he was trying to break Floyd Mayweather Jr’s nose when he headbutted him in his 4th round [...]

By Allen Fox: Former World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) has extraordinary skills on both defense and offense, but he has a bad habit of mentally making bad mistakes at times that cost him big time in some of his fights. Ortiz will be meeting Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) [...]

By Eric Thomas: It’s been eight months since then challenger Victor Ortiz made WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto look like an old man in wearing him down and beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision in April 2011. Berto has since come back and beaten IBF paper champion Jan Zaveck by a 5th round [...]

By Dan Ambrose: The last time Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) met up last April, both Ortiz and Berto hit the canvas two times a piece and it was a pretty close affair until Berto ran out of gas in the second half of the fight. However, this time [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) thinks he should be the next one to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao if he can get by Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) in their rematch next month on February 11th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Dan Ambrose: If you’re excited about seeing Erislandy Lara take on fringe middleweight contender Ronald Hearns then you might like the news that the fight has moved from its previous spot on the January 21st undercard of the Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida card to the February 11th undercard of the Andre Berto vs. [...]

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 19, 2011) – Ten months after a classic and spirited slugfest that is a definite “Fight of the Year” candidate, former World Champions “Vicious” Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), of Ventura, Calif. and Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s), of Winter Haven, Fl., will slug it out again on Saturday, Feb. 11, at [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s) is really looking forward to his February 11th rematch against Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ortiz, 24, feels he’s in a good position to beat Berto for the second time if everything goes right.