By Edward Chaykovsky
After suffering a few crushing setbacks, former champion Victor Ortiz (29-5, 22KOs) is not lacking in the confidence department. Ortiz returns to the ring on December 13th, for the first time since the knockout loss to Luis Collazo in January. The fight will be showed by Showtime Extreme from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ortiz's opponent is still undermined.
After the loss to Collazo, most people felt Ortiz was finished after suffering his third consecutive knockout defeat. Ortiz says he is far from finished and still intends to walk away from the sport with a Hall of Fame career.
“No one is forcing me to keep boxing, but I’m only 27 and I have a lot left in me. I’m in my prime and at the end of the day I’m back in the ring. It’s in me to fight and I have a lot of unfinished business in the ring. I will, mark my words, be one of the greatest," Ortiz said.
“I’ve fallen a few times in my career, it happens. I don’t care what career you choose to do, you’re going to fall. You get up and shake it off and move forward. This is a fight that I’m taking very seriously. I can’t afford to fall. I’m fortunate to have options, but right now my option is to be world champion."
