Berto vs. 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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 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 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. [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 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.

By Joe Ramos: Last Saturday night from the Foxwoods Resort and Casino boxing fans were treated to another possible Fight of Year Candidate. In consecutive weeks HBO Boxing was able to make everyone forget about the negatives that have surrounded the sport over the past few years and put together a fight that anyone with [...]

By Eric Thomas: Former WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) wants a second crack at the newly crowned WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) after losing to Ortiz last Saturday night by a closely contested 12 round unanimous decision at the Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Masintucket, Connecticut.

MASHANTUCKET, CT (April 16, 2011) – “Vicious” Victor Ortiz lived up to his nickname tonight, upsetting defending World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight Champion and previously unbeaten Andre Berto by 12-round decision, headlining the “East-West Showdown” card at MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.