MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. landed 24 power punches in round four, the last two dropped the unsuspecting Victor Ortiz for the count. Mayweather wins the WBC welterweight title.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) knocked out Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs) in the fourth round to capture the WBC welterweight title.
WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KOs) stopped Alfonso Gomez (23-5-2, 12 KOs) in the sixth round at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Gomez suffered a flash knockdown in the first round and then Alvarez finished him off with a barrage of punches when he trapped him against the ropes in the sixth. Photos by Bryan Crowe.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) knocked out Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs) in the fourth round to capture the WBC welterweight title. The ending had some controversy. In the fourth round, Ortiz had Mayweather backed up against the ropes and was throwing punches, but then used he intentionally fouled Mayweather with his head. Ortiz lost a point but then went over to hug Mayweather and touch gloves, when Ortiz backed away from the hug and looked for a split second at referee Joe Cortez, Mayweather unleashed two big shots to knock him out.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) knocked out Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs) in the fourth round to capture the WBC welterweight title. The ending had some controversy. In the fourth round, Ortiz had Mayweather backed up against the ropes and was throwing punches, but then used he intentionally fouled Mayweather with his head. Ortiz lost a point but then went over to hug Mayweather and touch gloves, when Ortiz backed away from the hug and looked for a split second at referee Joe Cortez, Mayweather unleased two big shots to knock him out.
Former world champion Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga was on hand at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to watch Floyd Mayweather's controversial fourth round knockout of WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. he knockout punches were deemed dirty by some observers but Mayorga felt the punches were clean and perfectly legal. He said that the knockout was Ortiz's own fault.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) knocked out Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs) in the fourth round to capture the WBC welterweight title.
By Jake Donovan - Floyd Mayweather returns. The boxing world is abuzz. What else is new, right? Well, quite a bit. The undefeated longtime pound-for-pound entrant ended a 16-month hiatus on Saturday night with a fourth round knockout of Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was Mayweather’s 7th straight appearance in the venue, though this particular showing – particularly its ending and the aftermath – created a world of controversy that will be discussed and debated for a long time. Mayweather weighed 146.5 lb for the welterweight bout, while Ortiz came in at the divisional limit of 147 lb. Ortiz constantly circled to Mayweather’s left early on, in search of a home for his power punches. Mayweather remained relatively stationary, but in his preferred range to shoot his jab and score with right hands the moment Ortiz offered the slightest of openings. No such invitation was needed in a dominant third round, when Mayweather landed at will. Ortiz and his handlers taunted Mayweather before the fight, daring him to not fight in reverse, yet it was the 24-year old southpaw who was on the run as Mayweather couldn’t miss with his right hand. The most dominant round of the fight to that point offered the appearance of an early and explosive ending for one of only two men who can rightfully claim to be the best fighter in the world. Such an ending would be provided, but not even close to the suggested course of action.
BoxingScene.com spoke with Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, regarding Saturday night's controversial fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) and Victor Ortiz (29-3, 22KOs). After Ortiz intentionally used his head in the fourth round, he was penalized a point by referee Joe Cortez. Ortiz tried to calm the situation by going over to hug Mayweather, but when he pulled away from that hug, with his hands down, Mayweather fired off two punches that knocked him out.
Ryan Burton catches the post-fight press conference to the WBC welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz. Hear from Mayweather, Ortiz, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and more.