Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is a Mexican American professional boxer[1] and the current WBC World Welterweight Champion.[2]
He was previously in the Light Welterweight division, where he held the USBA title and the WBO NABO title.[3] Ortiz, with a crowd-pleasing, aggressive style, two-fisted power and boyish charm, was made the 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year.[4] Ortiz holds the extraordinary distinction of having knocked down every opponent he has faced.[5]
He is currently rated as one of the "top two" Welterweight boxers in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring,[6] BoxRec.com,[7] and ESPN.[8]
The first loss and the two draws on Ortiz's record, are not counted as significant due to the fact the loss came by way of disqualification in the first round for knocking Corey Alarcon cold with an uppercut off a clinch in a mismatch. The first of two draws was a first-round technical draw in January 2007, when Ortiz was thrashing Marvin Cordova Jr. and in all likelihood leading towards a knockout win when an accidental head-butt opened a cut on Ortiz's forehead and rendered him unable to continue.[4] The second draw was a controversial one against Lamont Peterson, as ESPN.com and HBO unofficial scorer Harold Lederman both had it 97-91 in favor for the 23-year-old Ortiz.[9]
He is commonly known by the nickname "Vicious" Victor Ortiz.
On September 17th, Victor Ortiz will, after dramatically winning the title from the previously undefeated Andre Berto in a fight regarded as a Fight of the Year Contender,[10][11] fight the former "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., in one of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches of 2011. The fight will be for Ortiz's WBC Welterweight title. Ortiz will be Mayweather's first opponent in 16 months.[12][13][14]
External videos
You may watch Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto Highlights here
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Amateur career
2.1 Move to Oxnard
3 Professional career
3.1 Junior Welterweight
3.1.1 Comeback
3.2 Welterweight
3.3 Professional record
4 Boxing Style
5 References
6 External links

Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. (born Floyd Sinclair; February 24, 1977), is an American professional boxer.[3] He is a five-division world champion, where he has won ten world titles, including the lineal championship in two different weight classes.[4] He is a two-time The Ring "Fighter of the Year" winning the award in 1998 and 2007,[5] and also Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) "Fighter of the Year" in 2007.[6] He is undefeated as a professional boxer.
Currently, Mayweather is the WBC Emeritus World Super Welterweight Champion.[7] He was formerly rated as the "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, BoxRec.com, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BBC Sports and Yahoo! Sports but was removed from the rankings due to retirement and currently