Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz
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Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz is a 147-pound world title
Welterweight
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fight, that aired on HBO's Boxing After Dark
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. As part of an HBO televised broadcast, the split-site double-header included WBA junior welterweight Championship Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey
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Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey was a 140-pound world title fight, that was aired on HBO's Boxing After Dark, as part of an HBO-televised split-site double-header, which also included WBC Welterweight Championship fight, Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz...
, Khan fighting from his native England
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Build Up
Berto is coming off a tremendous TKO victory over Freddy HernandezFreddy Hernandez
Freddy Hernandez Gomez is a Mexican boxer in the Welterweight division. He is the current WBC Latino Welterweight Champion.-Pro career:...
. Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title, stopping Freddy Hernandez at 2:07 of the first round. He hammered Hernandez (29-2) with a left hook, then floored him with a straight right during the co-feature fight of the Juan Manuel Marquez-Michael Katsidis
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lightweight championship bout.
While Ortiz's last battle ended up being a draw against Lamont Peterson that could have delay that desire on the Amir Khan-Marcos Maidana
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junior welterweight title fight undercard. Peterson went down for the first time from a right hand that finished a four-punch combination. Peterson got up quickly and did not appear hurt. But he was moments later from another punch and he grabbed on to Ortiz as they tumbled to the mat.
Whether Ortiz had a good or bad performance on December 11th, there's no doubt that both Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz are two of the hottest prospects in any division.
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and #2 P4P boxer
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in the world Floyd Mayweather, Jr. were sitting in ring side.
Negotiations
The fight was sanctioned as a world title fight in the welterweight division, where the weight limit is 147 pounds. However, Berto's camp agreed to fight at a catchweight of "145 pounds plus one" to accommodate Ortiz, who was moving up from the 140 lb division.The fight
Many said Ortiz would be the smaller man coming into the fight because he was moving up, but on fight night he was 161 on HBO's unofficial scale while Berto was 156. At Friday's weigh in, Ortiz weighed in at the contracted catchweight of 146 pounds, while Berto weighed in at 145.5 pounds, half a pound under the contracted limit.Ortiz outpointed Andre Berto to take Berto’s welterweight title. Ortiz took the fight to Berto (27-1, 21 KOs) from the beginning and almost never let up. Berto, as brave as Ortiz was, fired back throughout the fight but was never able to fully cope with the challenger’s relentless pressure and hard, accurate punches. The knockdowns started almost immediately, Ortiz sending Berto down to one knee – and hurting him -- with a combination in the first round. Berto returned the favor in the second with a right to the chin, forcing Ortiz to touch the canvas with his glove. Ortiz won the next three rounds by continuing to fire ill-intended shots at a remarkable rate, many of which landed. Again, Berto punched back but he simply couldn’t keep pace. Then, in the sixth round, came a moment that would determine once and for all what Ortiz was made of. He dropped his left hand and Berto landed huge right about two minutes into the round, putting Ortiz on his back and temporarily altering his consciousness. This time Ortiz would not only survive but, as if saying in spite of shaky legs “nothing is going to stop me,” he put Berto down with a short left with a few seconds remaining in the round. Ortiz continued to make a big statement to the media and everyone else by controlling the remainder of the fight as he had most of the first six rounds, pounding Berto inside with hard shots to the body and head as Berto failed to keep up.
Televised
- Welterweight Championship bout:
Andre BertoAndre BertoAndre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...
vs. Victor OrtizVictor OrtízVictor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....
- Ortiz defeated Berto by unanimous decision.(115-110, 114-112, 114-111)
- Light Middleweight bout: Deandre LatimoreDeandre LatimoreDeandre Latimore is a professional boxer. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Deandre has built a large fan base in his hometown and has grown to become one of St. Louis’ most popular boxers. In his last fight, Deandre was featured in the main event on a fight card that took place at the...
vs. Dennis Sharpe
- Latimore defeated Sharpe by unanimous decision.(80-72, 80-72, 80-72)
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: Joseph Elegele vs. Angel Hernandez
- Elegele defeated Hernandez by TKO of round 2.
- Welterweight bout:
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vs.
Harrison Cuello
- Dulorme defeated Cuello by KO at 1:27 of round 2.
- Middleweight bout: J'Leon Love vs.
JC Peterson
- Love defeated Peterson by TKO of round 2.
- Bantamweight bout: Luis RosaLuis RosaLuis Rosa is a Puerto Rican nationalist who received a sentence of 75 years for seditious conspiracy and other charges. He was sentenced on February 18, 1981, and incarcerated in a U.S. federal prison...
vs. Joseliz Cepeda
- Rosa defeated Cepeda by TKO at 1:12 of round 5.
- Heavyweight bout: Sonya Lamonakis vs. Gigi Jackson
- Lamonakis defeated Jackson by points.