Roberto Ortiz: record, next fight and profile →
WBC super lightweight Silver champion, Roberto “Massa” Ortiz (29-0-1, 23KOs) comfortably made the pre weigh-in 7 days prior to fight night, as established by WBC rules. He'll fight against Reyes Sánchez (24-5-2, 14KOs) in another defence of his WBC Silver title. Massa registered a svelte 143.2 pounds after an exacting stint in Los Angeles, supervised by his trainer Luis Garcia.
WBC silver junior welterweight champion Roberto Ortiz (29-0-1, 23KOs) will return to the ring on the tentative date of October 19th. Ortiz moved up to welterweight and captured the vacant WBC silver title at 147 in February with a six round technical decision over Fidel Monterrosa Munoz, and then dropped back down to 140 in June to stop Jorge Romero in ten rounds.
Tabasco, Mexico - Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (29-0, 23KOs) outclassed and then blitzed brave Jorge Romero (24-6, 21KOs) to convincingly retain his WBC Silver super lightweight title in ten. Massa was winning after four, and then after eight, on the official cards. He was boxing better but Romero stayed with him using his youth and bigger size to effect. But in the tenth Massa unleashed a wind mill of punches. A big right put Romero in trouble, and another catapulted him into the ropes for a count. Wobbling but game Romero was not going to escape. A third flurry put him down, somehow he got up. But Referee Lupe Garcia saved him at 1:36.
The weights are in for Saturday's event in Villahermosa Tabasco, Mexico. In the main event, undefeated Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (28-0-1, 22 KO's) of Torreon, Coahuila, will face Jorge "Koki" Romero (24-5-0, 21 KO's), of Culiacan Sinaloa, in a twelve round battle for the World Boxing Council (WBC) silver junior welterweight title. The card will be televised by Televisa in Mexico and Fox Sports Networks in the U.S. and Canada. Cancun Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions are staging the card. Ortiz was 139.3-pounds and Romero came in at 139.7.
At today's final press conference in Tabasco, Mexico - Jorge "Pantera" Silva reiterated his intention to confront Roberto "Massa" Ortiz, who will share the stage this Saturday in Villahermosa, Tabasco. Ortiz will defend his Silver junior welterweight world title of the World Boxing Council (WBC) against Jorge "Koky" Romero. Silva, who originally scheduled to fight former world champion Luis Collazo, is facing a last minute replacement. Silva has fought as high as 154, as he did last year in an exciting fight with Alfredo Angulo - but he feels that his best weight would likely be at 140-pounds.
WBC silver junior welterweight champion Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (28-0, 22KOs) will face Jorge Romero (10-49-1, 6KOs) in Tabasco, Mexico. WBC President Jose Sulaiman gave his stamp of approval to promoter Pepe Gomez of Cancun Boxing. Ortiz is staying busy and waits for the World Boxing Council to position him for a major shot at the championship, which is currently held by Danny Garcia.
WBC silver junior welterweight world champion Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (28-0, 22KOs) has arrived to the city of Los Angeles in California, arriving in the United States after accepting a personal invitation from WBC featherweight champion Abner Mares. Ortiz, who returns on June 15th against a yet to be determined opponent in Mexico, is training at the Elite MMA Academy gym with Mares' trainer Clemente Medina.
According to Promociones del Pueblo, the World Boxing Council has ordered an interesting clash between Mexican countryman Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (28-0, 22KOs), the WBC's silver junior welterweight champion, and Jose "Piston" Piston (18-3-1, 11KOs), who returned on Saturday night in Uruapan and stopped Mahonri Montes in seven rounds. Ortiz last fought in February, winning a six round technical decision over Fidel Munoz.
By Jake Donovan - Joseph Aguirre scored a unanimous decision over Israel Huerta in a four-round battle of local debutantes. Aguirre (1-0, 0KO) controlled the action and had no difficulty in overcoming a near 10 lb. weight disadvantage against Huerta (0-1, 0KO). No scores were announced, other than that the decision was unanimous.
Super featherweight champion Sergio "Yeyo" Thompson retained his International super featherweight title of the World Boxing Council (WBC) with a fifth round stoppage of Argentine boxer Luis Armando "Tucu" Juarez. The fight was called at 2:31 of the fight. Thompson raised his record to 29 victories, 2 defeats and 27 knockouts, while Juarez dropped to 16 wins, 6 defeats, 2 draws and 4 knockouts. The fight took place at the International Business Center and Conventions of Chetumal in Quintana Roo, Mexico.