Victor Ortiz
Luis Collazo knocks out Victor Ortiz in two
Tonight, Luis Collazo scored a stunning second round stoppage of Victor Ortiz in a battle between former Welterweight title holders at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N. Y. Not much happened in round one with Ortiz looking to land the big shot while Collazo got in a few nice counters. That all changed in round […]
Josesito Lopez: “Poor, skinny Mexican from Riverside did it!”
Josesito Lopez, surrounded by his supporters, has one arm raised by his promoter Ken Thompson (L), the other by referee Jack Reiss after defeating Victor “Vicious” Ortiz during their 12-round bout for the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Title at the Staples Center on June 23, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Staples […]
Victor Ortiz/Josesito Lopez press conference and weigh-in
Los Angeles, CA (June 21, 2012) On Thursday afternoon, the Ortiz/Lopez press conference took place at the Staples Center. With much at stake, the former World Champion Victor Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), of Ventura, CA, will be taking on former NABF Champion Josesito Lopez (29-4, 17 KO’s), of Riverside, CA, for the vacant WBC Silver […]
Co-feature on Ortiz vs Lopez fight card has Humberto Soto going for his 60th win
Former three-time World Champion Humberto “La Zorrita” (The Crafty Little Fox) Soto is out to join a rare breed when he goes for win number 60 against the ever dangerous and hard-hitting Lucas Martin Matthysse in a battle of world-ranked super lightweights in the co-feature, Saturday, June 23 live on Showtime Championship Boxing (9 p.m. […]
Are we seeing more and more cheating in boxing?
Once he had his opponent against the ropes, Victor Ortiz (L) gave it his best shot at butting heads with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (r) during their WBC welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 17, 2011. Referee Joe Cortez alertly recognized Ortiz’s blatant attempt and called for an […]