
Victor Ortiz: I Knew I'd Be The First To Beat Mayweather!
Victor Ortiz has vowed to become the first man to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr on September 17.

Victor Ortiz has vowed to become the first man to defeat Floyd Mayweather Jr on September 17.

NEW YORK -- It was back in June of 2009 that a young southpaw named Victor ortiz of Oxnard, Calif., was being touted by Golden Boy Promotions as perhaps the next Oscar De La Hoya.

Using what Don King likes to call “double shock power,” what if there were two huge boxing upsets, one on Sept. 17 and one on Nov. 12?

Watch the live broadcast of “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz Press Tour” - live from New York & Los Angeles. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Victor Ortiz is scheduled for September 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with HBO pay-per-view carrying the event.

Bill Emes catches up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to discuss his upcoming fight with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, the possibility of fighting Manny Pacquiao and more.

Bill Emes catches up with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz to discuss his upcoming fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, training cam and more..

Bill Emes catches the New York City press conference to announce the welterweight collision between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBC champion Victor Ortiz. Hear from both boxers and more.

New York, NY...It's the biggest against the best and it doesn't get much better or brighter. Boxing's biggest star, undefeated Floyd "Money" Mayweather, and its newest star, WBC Welterweight World Champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz, will align their super powers when they meet in "STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz." The mega-fight, which will be contested for Ortiz's WBC Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

During the first stop of their promotional tour in New York City, Floyd Mayweather Jr. went face to face with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. Mayweather faces Ortiz on September 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather will be coming off a 16-month layoff by the time he steps in the ring.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. appeared before the press for the first leg of his promotional tour for the welterweight clash with WBC champion Victor Ortiz, which is set for September 17 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. When Mayweather stepped to the mic to address the press, he openly discussed the issues behind a potential fight with Manny Pacquiao and how both of them need to take random Olympic drug tests in order to make their fight happen. And he also spoke about his issues with former promoter Bob Arum, the CEO of Top Rank.