Video: Lou DiBella Talks Andre Berto's Loss and Injuries
Bill Emes catches up with promoter Lou DiBella to discuss Andre Berto's loss to Victor Ortiz, what's next for Berto, Berto's injuries and more.
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Video: Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto Post Fight Presser
Bill Emes catches the post fight press conference to Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto. Hear from Ortiz, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, Lou DiBella and more.
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Emanuel Steward on Berto-Ortiz: Oh My God What a Fight!
MAHANTUCKET, Connecticut - Emanuel Steward wasn't just raving about the ferocity displayed by "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto on the HBO airwaves Saturday night.
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To Victor Goes The Long Awaited Spoils
By Jake Donovan - Given the odds on the fight, his campaigning at a new weight class and what his career had become in recent years, it seemed that fans of “Vicious” Victor Ortiz would’ve simply settled for a strong showing on Saturday night. Instead, he reminded the boxing world why such lofty praise once surrounded his career. Ortiz overcame two knockdowns by scoring a pair of his own in outfighting Andre Berto en route to an upset win and ownership of alphabet welterweight hardware in their 12-round thriller Saturday at Foxwood’s MGM Grand in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Scores were 115-110, 114-111 and 114-112 in a Fight of the Year candidate worthy of a return go. Well before and also in the days and weeks leading up to the fight, both fighters had received more than their fair share of criticism. Reviews forever remain mixed on the potential of Berto, a welterweight titlist for nearly three years but viewed as little more than a pampered paper champion who remains relevant due more to his industry connections than the results produced in the ring. Conversely, Ortiz is best remembered exclusively for what he’s done in the ring, namely bailing out in the sixth round of his June 2009 shootout with Marcos Maidana. The bout headlined an HBO card that evening in efforts to introduce the then-highly touted Ortiz as the future of the sport. Instead, he decided to quit once momentum swung heavily back in Maidana’s favor, this after flooring the Argentinean three times but hitting the deck himself and sensing that the worst was yet to come.
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Victor Ortiz Shreds Maidana, Berto Heads To The Hospital
MASHANTUCKET, CT – 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.
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Victor Ortiz Beats Andre Berto, Grabs WBC Gold in a War!
At Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22KOs) captured the WBC welterweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Andre Berto (27-1, 21KOs). The fight was a war, a fight of the year contender, and both men went down twice. The scores were 115-110, 114-112 and 114-111.
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Andre Berto Confident He'll Turn Victor Ortiz Into a Quitter
Victor Ortiz was stopped in the sixth round by Marcos Maidana in a brutal fight in June 2009 at Staples Center. Ortiz has gone 4-0-1 with three knockouts since then. But Andre Berto still has a question about Ortiz's courage because of his body language at the time of the TKO loss to Maidana, which officially was stopped because of a cut over Ortiz's right eye and a black and blue lump under his left eye.
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Andre Berto vs Victor Ortiz: The Pre-Fight Report Card
Sometimes a fight alone is enough. Most of the time, a good story goes a long way to making a fight into an event. This weekend’s big Welterweight contest falls short of the event threshold but the question marks, the narratives, around the bout provide it an air of anticipation.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. To Arrive at Berto-Ortiz HBO Card
MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut— Promoter Lou DiBella, who works with Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s manager, Al Haymon - has told me and other scribes that the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. is nearby and will attend the Foxwoods show to watch WBC welterweght champion Andre Berto defend his belt against Victor Ortiz. Haymon also handles the career of Berto.
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CompuBox Comparison: Andre Berto vs Victor Ortiz
Undefeated WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21KOs) will defend his title against challenger Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22KOs) at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. HBO will televise the fight. CompuBox compares their fights, with the stats from the last 13 fights for Berto, and the last 9 fights for Ortiz.
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