Ortiz vs. Berto

By Peter Wells: Well, another year is coming to an end, and what a year it’s been. It’s pretty hard to sum it all up in one article but I’ll do my best to review what has been a fascinating year to say the least.

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 Jim Dower: Last Saturday’s exciting fight between WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) and Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) ended up drawing 1.5 million viewers on HBO, making it the biggest audience of 2011, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael. The last time HBO did better numbers was last year in [...]

LOS ANGELES, April 19 – This past weekend was an unforgettable one for the Golden Boy Promotions team, as three of its world-class athletes competed in three world championship bouts on three continents, with Amir Khan, Victor Ortiz and Chris John all emerging victorious with world championship belts strapped around their waists.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): When Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) squared off against Andre Berto (27-1, 21 KO’s) on Saturday night many people, including this author, had a lot of pre conceived notions about him. I must admit that I gave Ortiz very little chance to defeat Berto, who had been very impressive in [...]

MASHANTUCKET, CT (April 16, 2011) – New World Boxing Council (“WBC”) Welterweight Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz addressed the media following his thrilling twelve round unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto on Saturday night.