Berto-Ortiz

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 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 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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

REMATCH OF ONE OF 2011′S FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES SET AS “VICIOUS” VICTOR ORTIZ AND ANDRE BERTO PREPARE TO FACE OFF ON FEBRUARY 11 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS SHOWTIME® & CBS Join Forces with Golden Boy Promotions & DiBella Entertainment to Promote Event SHOWTIME to Televise Live on Saturday, [...]

LAS VEGAS (December 15)…Since the final bell of rang on April 16, 2011, boxing fans and the media have been clamoring for a rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto. Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment are proud to announce that it’s now official and tickets for “Ortiz vs. Berto II” will go on sale [...]

By Jason Kim: The long awaited rematch between former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz is about to become reality with both fighters meeting on February 11th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Kasim Aslam: Victor Ortiz (29-3-23KO’s) and Andre Berto (28-1-22KO’s) are set to to slug it out once again as their proposed second fight has been cemented with a venue which is to be announced.

By Dan Ambrose: Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KOs) has reportedly opted to vacate his International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title says Dan Rafael on his twitter account. Berto, 28, is vacating the title in order to go after a rematch against former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, who defeated Berto by a 12 round decision [...]

By Jason Kim: Lou Dibella, the promoter for IBF welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s), wants to match him up with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, and he feels like it’s a doable fight, according to an interview at fighthype. Dibella thinks Pacquiao doesn’t have too many more options for big fights available to [...]

By Jason Kim: Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s) bounced back from his defeat to Victor Ortiz from his last fight in April to come back last night and defeat the IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (31-2, 18 KO’s) on a cuts stoppage after the 5th round at the Beau Rivage Resort [...]

Sept., 2, 2011 – Leading up to the welterweight world championship fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz – set for Saturday, September 17 and presented live by HBO Pay-Per-View® – HBO Sports will present exclusive replays of two riveting showdowns that highlights the remarkable skill and will of these competitors.

By Kasim Aslam: Shane Moseley vs Manny Pacquiao showed that respect and sportsmanship still exists between fighters from there dire fight on May 8th. Touching gloves at every opportunity frankly annoyed some spectators but generated a clear insight as to the mutual respect for one another. Yet in today’s era there is evidence to suggest [...]

LOS ANGELES, May 11 – “Vicious” Victor Ortiz’s stirring April victory over Andre Berto not only earned him the World Boxing Council (WBC) Welterweight World Championship, but it also showed the power of perseverance against all odds, and not just in the ring, but in life as well. As a result, Ortiz was honored yesterday [...]

By José Sulaimán: Female Boxing Definitely a Fact. The contemporary world, especially the Latin world, seems to have forgotten the reasons for the Holy Week to be kept in remembrance and strengthening of faith after suffering 2,000 years ago the crucifixion of our Jesus Christ – a good man who came to the world to [...]

By Cor Lawson: There seems to be a running theme with many promoters and boxers that may just be starting to change, that is the overprotected and padding of boxer’s records. The recent emergence of Victor Ortiz as the new WBC 147 pound champ got me thinking along those lines last week.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz is eying Floyd Mayweather Jr. or a title defense against his mandatory challenger Selcuk Aydin for his first defense of Ortiz’s newly won World Boxing Council title. Ortiz, 24, defeated champion Andre Berto last week, beating him by a close 12 round unanimous decision win.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Of course no fighter ever wants to lose a fight, especially a fighter who is on the way up and appears to have the boxing world at his feet. Many times in boxing history fighters have lost when victory seemed certain.