Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Victor Ortiz

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– July 29, 2011Posted in: Boxing, Fights

FIGHTERS: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Victor Ortiz

EVENT: Star Power: Mayweather vs Ortiz

DATE: September 17, 2011

LOCATION: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

DETAILS: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. returns to the ring after a 16-month layoff from boxing to face Victor Ortiz.

TITLE (S) ON THE LINE: WBC Welterweight Championship

TALE OF THE TAPE:

Floyd Mayweather Jr.	FIGHTER	Victor Ortiz
“Money”, “Pretty Boy”	NICKNAME	“Vicious”
American	NATIONALITY	American
34	AGE	24
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	HEIGHT	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
* five-division world champion, where he has won ten world titles, including the lineal championship in two different weight classes * two-time The Ring “Fighter of the Year” winning the award in 1998 and 2007 * Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) “Fighter of the Year” in 2007 * current WBC Emeritus World Super Welterweight Champion * former “number one” pound-for-pound best boxer in the world	RECOGNITION	* current WBC World Welterweight Champion * former USBA and WBO NABO Light Welterweight Champion * 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year * currently rated as one of the “top two” Welterweight boxers in the world by The Ring, BoxRec.com, and ESPN
41-0-0	RECORD	29-2-2
25	KNOCKOUT	22

 

 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. VS VICTOR ORTIZ PROMO VIDEO:

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO:

Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

Victor Ortiz

 

RESULT: Floyd Mayweather defeated Victor Ortiz via a controversial finish in which a left hook and a straight right hand put Ortiz out for the count of 10 at 2:59 of the fourth.

It happened right after Ortiz gave Mayweather a head-butt from which a point was deducted from Ortiz.

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Tags: Floyd Mayweather Jr., Mayweather vs Ortiz, Star Power, Victor Ortiz

3 Comments

1. Reply

   Mayweather vs Ortiz

   Posted August 8, 2011 at 4:00 PM

   Ortiz will be a viable opponent for Mayweather. The former may not have a strong pay-per-view following as opposed to Mayweather but his skills and fighting spirit is something to watch out for. He surprised the world when he overpowered former champion Berto in their last fight.

2. Reply

   gilbert

   Posted August 10, 2011 at 10:45 AM

   ortiz is a great fighter, comes forward n makes boxing exciting…mayweather is a great fight but boring ass fighter that if he gets hit he starts holding arms n hugging LAME!!!.

3. Reply

   andrew

   Posted August 15, 2011 at 4:35 AM

   been looking forward to mayweather fighting a great fighter. it will be a good fight if mayweather doesnt turn his back the hole night or tries to tie up for 12 rounds.