VICTOR ORTIZ & ANDRE BERTO MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS
Jan 27th
Rematch of the 2011 “Fight of the Year”, Saturday, Feb. 11,Live at 9p.m. ET/PT From The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
LOS ANGELES – Former World Champions Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto participated in a media conference call yesterday to discuss their upcoming rematch of the 2011 “Fight of the Year” on Saturday, Feb. 11, live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast), from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
Ten months after their classic slugfest that was named 2011 “Fight of the Year” (USA Today, Ring Magazine), Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KO’s), of Ventura, Calif., and Berto (28-1, 22 KO’s), of Winter Haven, Fla., will square off again. The eagerly awaited 12-round fight is a rematch of a fiercely contested, multiple-knockdown affair on April 16, 2011 that Ortiz won by a unanimous decision (114-112, 114-111 and 115-110) while capturing Berto’s World Boxing Council (WBC) 147-pound title. Both fighters were knocked down twice in the fight, with Berto being dropped in the first, Ortiz going down a round later and each of them hitting the deck in a wild sixth round that many called the “Round of the Year” for 2011.
Here’s what the participants had to say on Wednesday’s call:
VICTOR ORTIZ: “Once again, I’m counted out by Berto’s team. To me it’s perfectly fine. I don’t care. I’m going to show him why I beat him the first time. It’s Berto’s second chance, not mine. What do I lose? Nothing. At the end of the day it’s going to be a great fight. Berto is a good fighter, but I never saw him as great, not even when I was at 140 and I was coming up to challenge him, which is why I challenged him. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a dangerous fighter but I don’t fear him. I have no respect for him, I’m not scared of him, nothing like that. At the end of the day I will win this once again.”
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Jan 26th
LATEST ON MEGA FIGHT: POSITVE DEVELOPMENT?
By Reni M. Valenzuela
Money, for all its powerful hold on people, is a poor master but a good servant.
If money is the issue that remains to be solved in order to make The Fight come true, then it’s easy to deal with it for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. if only they would look at money being the lesser thing which pales in comparison with their legacy, dignity, character, integrity, people’s esteem, sports standing, true greatness and the world’s appreciation or condemnation.
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Joel Diaz Jr. extends winning streak in thriller
Jan 21st
BOXING360′S JOEL DIAZ JR. EXTENDS HIS WINNING STREAK IN A THRILLER
Las Vegas, Nevada – In a battle of undefeated prospects, Boxing360′s Joel Diaz Jr. and Guy Robb went toe to toe on Showtime’s ShoBox “The New Generation” series at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas.
Joel Diaz Jr. (7-0, 6 KOs) extended on his winning streak, winning by TKO against a game Guy Robb (7-1, 3 KO’s) as Judge Vic Drakulich stopped the action at the 2:20 mark of round seven. Both fighters showed great resilience and heart coming off the canvas in the early rounds. Diaz was down in round two as Robb was floored twice in round three before being stopped in round seven.
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GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX WINS WBA TITLE WITH BODY SHOT KO IN ROUND 6
Jan 21st
GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX WINS WBA TITLE WITH BODY SHOT KO IN ROUND 6
Joel Diaz Jr. Scores Seventh-Round TKO in “Mini Classic” Slugfest;
Matthew Villanueva Stops Mike Ruiz, Jr. in Seventh
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Joel Diaz, Jr. Answers Bell ShoBox debut Friday night
Jan 19th
Joel Diaz, Jr. Answers Bell – ShoBox debut Friday night
NEW YORK - Undefeated super featherweight prospect Joel Diaz, Jr. is a true throwback fighter, always in top shape and ready to go just in case a call comes seeking a late replacement for a high-profile fight.
That call recently came for the 19-year-old Diaz (6-0, 5 KOs), who will be making his ShoBox: The New Generation debut Friday night against unbeaten Guy Robb (7-0, 3 KOs), opening in an eight-round bout on the televised portion of a card headlined by a World Boxing Association (“WBA”) super bantamweight title fight between Rico Ramos and Guillermo Rigondeaux, live from Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
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GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND TEAM KHAN WITHDRAW IBF APPEAL
Jan 19th
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND TEAM KHAN WITHDRAW IBF APPEAL
LOS ANGELES – Due to the fact that there was only to be partial representation of fight officials who were involved with the December 10, 2011 Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson bout at tomorrow’s scheduled appeal hearing of the fight’s outcome before the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan have decided to withdraw their appeal and focus their full attention on Amir’s next fight.
Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan are pleased to have been vindicated by the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) recent decision to mandate an immediate rematch and still hope that Mr. Peterson will honor earlier statements in which he asserted that he would be happy to agree to a rematch. In that vein, Golden Boy Promotions and Team Khan would agree to a 50/50 split of worldwide revenues derived from a rematch (including those derived from the United Kingdom) should Mr. Peterson agree to participate and hope that this will be both financially and professionally satisfying to Mr. Peterson and his team.
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