“It means a lot to be a part of a dynamic card that his highlighted by this great rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto”.
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Now Berto will look to use Saturday’s victory as a springboard to a successful second act of his career.
The first fight between Victor Ortiz (31-5-2, 24 KOs) and Andre Berto (30-4, 23 KOs) will always stand out as an all-action slugfest, and the sixth round – where both men were floored – will live on in the best kind of infamy.
After some words from his trainer Virgil Hunter between rounds, Berto landed a thunderous right uppercut in the first thirty seconds of the fourth round that put Ortiz on the canvas.
Andre Berto (L) didn’t leave the fight in the judges’ hands this time around. Whatever questions about Ortiz’s toughness should be a thing of the past, as there is no way he would have taken this fight otherwise, having won the first match. Upon rising, Ortiz was met with a barrage of punches which sent him down again as referee Jack Reiss waived the fight off at the 1:14 mark of the round. Rodriguez got to his feet, but was wobbly and referee Wayne Hedgepeth stopped the bout at 2:59 of round two. Ortiz’s victory over Berto helped springboard Vic to fame and a fight versus the best pound for pound in the game Floyd Mayweather. Berto crawled to his feet, beat the count and finished the fight, but the damage was done and he lost a unanimous decision to “Vicious” Victor.
“I fell asleep for about two seconds”, Berto said. I’ll be back. I haven’t had the ideal career, but I guarante=2e all the fans here enjoyed my fight.”he added”. Ortiz, 29, and Berto, 32, are at comparable points in their careers, though, which could lead to another entertaining fight.
Arguably four years late, Chapter 2 of Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto gets written this weekend. “I know with hard work.all my dreams will come true”.
“I keep getting offers for movies, and I keep turning them down because boxing is where I’m headed”, Ortiz said. Ortiz said. “He’s one heck of a champ for a reason”. In the third round, Ortiz came out swinging as he attacked Berto with a series of left and right combos.
The opening round was a tentative one which saw the California crowd letting their boos be heard, but the drama soon arrived after Ortiz received a nasty cut on his hairline following an accidental head butt. Ortiz and Berto first faced off in their 2011 welterweight world title barnburner that garnered significant Fight of the Year buzz. Both fighters are represented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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“I hadn’t fought a southpaw in a while but we’ve had great sparring with guys like Marcus Browne”. Berto entered that fight undefeated at 27-0 and a solid favorite to win. It’s all about the handlers now. I’m going to take over the world in boxing. A possible show-stealer in the co-feature between Edwin Rodriguez and Thomas Williams Jr. Amazingly, Montiel was allowed to continue, but Lara quickly ended the mugging with a grenade of a right hook, sending “Cochulito” face-first onto the canvas. In the second round, it was all Ortiz, who found a home for his straight left hand with consistency. Later he would say he wasn’t hurt by the punch. The post-fight prayers the two boxers prayed together kept Berto “sane” during his recovery and emotional struggle. “I would take on Danny Garcia sure, just tell me when and I’ll be ready”. “This time, I’m in shape and [thought] if I have to hurt him, I will”.
