Luis Ortiz vs. Derric Rossy on April 22 and Quotes & Photo

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Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) will return to the ring to take on Long Island’s Derric Rossy (31-12, 15 KOs) in a 10-round showdown Saturday, April 22 in a Premier Boxing Champions event live from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

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Also competing in undercard action is four-division world champion Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano (31-1-1, 23 KOs) who will look to make history by becoming the first woman and the first Puerto Rican fighter to win a fifth world title in five different weight classes. Both the Ortiz vs. Rossy and Serrano bouts were announced at a press conference in New York City on Thursday.

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Luis Ortiz to fight on Porter-Berto card on April 22 on Showtime

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By Jim Dower: Unbeaten #1 WBA heavyweight contender Luis “The Real King” Kong (27-0, 3 KOs) has been added to the April 22nd fight card headlined by former welterweight champions Andre Berto and Shawn Porter on Premier Boxing Champions on Showtime from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight card starts at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The Berto vs. Porter fight will be televised on Showtime Championship Boxing.

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Jermell Charlo vs. Charles Hatley added to Porter-Berto card

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By Jim Dower: WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 KOs) will be defending his title against his mandatory challenger Charles Hatley (26-1-1, 18 KOs) on April 22 on the undercard of the welterweight clash between Andre Berto and Shawn Porter on Showtime Boxing from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Porter faces Berto to earn Thurman fight

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By Eric Baldwin: Shawn Porter will be attempting to earn his way to a rematch against WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith Thurman when he fights Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) in a WBC 147 lb. eliminator match next month on April 22 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Porter (25-2-1, 16 KOs) wants a second chance against Thurman to avenge his loss to him last year.

It might take a while before Porter gets a second shot against Thurman, because he could be facing Danny Garcia in a rematch in the next four months. If that fight happens, Thurman will surely take a stay busy fight in his match after that one.

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Andre Berto vs. Shawn Porter on April 22

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Former world champions Andre Berto and Shawn Porter are set to collide in a welterweight world title eliminator on Saturday, April 22 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.

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Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) and Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) will battle in a 12-round eliminator for the WBC welterweight title live on SHOWTIME with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The winner will become the mandatory for the WBC crown picked up this past weekend by Keith Thurman, who unified the WBA and WBC titles with a victory over Danny Garcia on CBS at Barclays Center.

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Shawn Porter vs. Andre Berto fight to be announced this Saturday

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By Eric Baldwin: After months of talk, former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter and Andre Berto will reportedly be announcing their April 22 fight this Saturday. Porter vs. Berto will be taking place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

It’s a fight that both guys need, as they haven’t been that active of late. Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) lost his last fight to WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman in June of last year. Berto, 33, hasn’t fought since stopping Victor Ortiz in April 2016. Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) will have been out of the ring for 1 year by the time he faces Porter on April 22.

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Porter announces Berto fight for April

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By Eric Baldwin: Former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs) says he’ll be fighting Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) in April. The fight still needs to be officially announced, but this is great news for the boxing fans.

Porter, 29, last fought in June of last year in losing a close 12 round unanimous decision to WBA World welterweight champion Keith Thurman. That loss ended a 2-fight winning streak for Porter, but he came close.

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Andre Berto – Danny Garcia negotiations stalling

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By Eric Baldwin: #2 WBC Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) is thinking about moving on in another direction due to his negotiations with WBC welterweight champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) having reached a stall. The 33-year-old Berto has fought only once in 2015, and unless he gets back into the ring soon, he’ll miss a fight date.

The negotiating with Garcia reportedly haven’t been progressing the way that Berto had hoped they would. According to RingTV, light welterweight contender John Molina is rumored to be in the picture for Garcia. Molina is highly rated at No.3 by the World Boxing Organization at 140, but he’s not a contender in the 147lb division and you can argue that he’s about the same level as Garcia’s last opponent Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.

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Berto and Roach talk Golovkin vs. Brook

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By Scott Gilfoid: Kell Brook isn’t getting a lot of boxers, trainers or boxing fans giving him much chance to beat Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in their fight next month. Trainer Freddie Roach and former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto are the latest people that have come out and chimed in with their opinions about Brook being up against it in this fight. Berto at least thinks Brook has a chance of maybe doing something against GGG.

Berto isn’t quite sure. He seems Brook as being ultra-confident about being able to beat the hard hitting Triple G, but he’s not sure if that’s fake confidence or not. For his part, Roach just thinks that Golovkin is going to blow through Brook like he’s not even there.
Golovkin and Brook will be fighting on September 10 at the O2 Arena in London, England.

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Danny Garcia vs. Andre Berto possible for September 24

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By Patrick McHugh: WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) plans on being back inside the ring on September 24. #2 WBC Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) is the name that is being mentioned as Garcia’s possible opponent for Showtime Boxing, according to ESPN. Garcia reportedly turned down $4 million to fight against Manny Pacquiao for his November 5th fight.

Garcia hasn’t fought since winning the vacant WBC welterweight title last January against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero by a 12 round unanimous decision. It wasn’t a pretty performance from Garcia, but he did the job against Guerrero in picking up the WBC belt that had previously been held by Floyd Mayweather Jr. before he retired.

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