Ortiz Too Much For Esalas

May 5th, 2008   Tags: Victor Ortiz  

By Aaron Klein: Light welterweight prospect Victor Ortiz (21-1-1, 16 KOs) overcame an early third round scare in which he was knocked down to come back and knockout journeyman fighter Dairo Esalas (30-13, 24 KOs) in the 5th round off a scheduled 10-round bout at the Home Deport Center, in Carson, California. Ortiz, 21, looking […]

Ortiz Destroys Maussa

November 11th, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Victor Ortiz  

Junior welterweight prospect Victor Ortiz (20-1-1, 15 KOs) destroyed veteran Carlos Maussa in the 1st round last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. At the bell to start the fight, Ortiz was immediately on Maussa, landing huge hooks repeatedly, as Maussa attempted to cover up in defense. After eating countless shots in the first […]

Ortiz Stops Clottey

August 31st, 2007   Tags: Boxing, Victor Ortiz, Emmanuel Clottey  

Welterweight Victor Ortiz (19-1-1, 14 KOs) came on late in the 10th round to knockout veteran Emmanuel Clottey (24-8, 14 KOs), the older brother of Joshua Clottey, on Thursday night at the Grand Plaza, in Houston, Texas. Clottey, 33, was knocked down twice in the tenth, before the referee Ronnie Halston swiftly moved in to […]