Andre Berto Speed - SANTA MONICA, CALIF. - Fight week kicked-off Wednesday afternoon with media workouts for the long awaited rematch between former world champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and Andre "The Beast" Berto that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 30 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Victor Ortiz Media Interview - SANTA MONICA, CALIF. - Fight week kicked-off Wednesday afternoon with media workouts for the long awaited rematch between former world champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and Andre "The Beast" Berto that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 30 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Ortiz-Berto Workouts - SANTA MONICA, CALIF. - Fight week kicked-off Wednesday afternoon with media workouts for the long awaited rematch between former world champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and Andre "The Beast" Berto that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 30 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. - Photos by Chris Farina.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. - Fight week kicked-off Wednesday afternoon with media workouts for the long awaited rematch between former world champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and Andre "The Beast" Berto that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 30 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. - Fight week kicked-off Wednesday afternoon with media workouts for the long awaited rematch between former world champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz and Andre "The Beast" Berto that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, April 30 from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
By Francisco Salazar - It was April 16 of 2011 and Victor Ortiz was on top of the boxing world. He had just defeated Andre Berto in a knockdown-filled brawl that ended up being that year's consensus 'Fight of the Year.' Ortiz was celebrated as one of big Mexican-American stars in the sport and seemed to do no wrong. Then came three...
Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto were both at a much better place in their respective careers heading into their first meet way back in April ’11. Ortiz was still in the rebuilding phase of his career, but was unbeaten in his previous five starts heading into his challenge versus Berto, at the time an unbeaten welterweight titlist on the verge of a lucrative showdown with Floyd Mayweather.
Already a familiar name and face in Hollywood, Victor Ortiz could have easily left the boxing world behind at any point in the past couple of years. Even in sticking around, he certainly didn’t need to engage in a second fight with Andre Berto, whom he bested in a 12-round thriller around this time five years ago.
OAKLAND, CALIF. - Former two-time world champion Andre "The Beast" Berto has wrapped up training camp and is set to travel to Southern California for his highly anticipated rematch against "Vicious" Victor Ortiz that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes this Saturday, April 30 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Berto is a former amateur standout and Olympian for his native Haiti. He challenged now-retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather in September. The offensive-minded Berto always makes for sensational scraps as his 2012 slugfest with Robert Guerrero was another Fight of the Year candidate. The 32-year-old thrilled in his PBC debut last March when he stopped Josesito Lopez in the sixth round of their welterweight showdown.