Biography
"Vicious" Victor OrtizΒ is anΒ AmericanΒ professionalΒ boxerΒ ofΒ Mexican descent.Β He is a formerΒ WBCWelterweightΒ Champion. He was previously in theΒ light welterweightΒ division, where he held theΒ USBAΒ &Β NABOΒ titles.Β Ortiz, with a crowd-pleasing, aggressive style, two-fisted power and boyish charm, was made the 2008Β ESPNΒ Prospect of the Year. He was formerly rated as one of the "top three" welterweight boxers in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, includingΒ The Ring,Β BoxRec.com,Β andΒ ESPN. Β 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 ofdisqualificationΒ in the first round for knocking Corey Alarcon cold with an uppercut off a clinch. The first of two draws was a first-roundΒ technical drawΒ in January 2007, when Ortiz facedΒ Marvin Cordova Jr., when an accidental head-butt opened a cut on Ortiz's forehead and rendered him unable to continue.Β The second draw was a controversial one againstΒ Lamont Peterson, asΒ ESPN.comandΒ HBOΒ unofficial scorerΒ Harold LedermanΒ both had it 97-91 in favor for the 23-year-old Ortiz. For his first movie role, Ortiz will be inΒ The Expendables 3. He will also appear in the upcoming filmΒ Southpaw.
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