Victor Ortiz is a professional boxer from the United States who also works as a film actor. In 2011, he won the welterweight title. Ortiz was recognized as one of the best welterweights in the world at the time by The Ring magazine, BoxRec, ESPN, and other sporting news and boxing websites. For his crowd-pleasing and aggressive fighting style, ESPN awarded him the ESPN Prospect of the Year in 2008. Vicious was his given name. Aside from boxing, Ortiz, 31, has appeared in the films The Expendables 3 (2014) and Southpaw (2015). Ortiz also made a guest appearance in the Ray Donovan television series.

Victor Ortiz’s Net Worth:

Victor Ortiz, a former WBC Welterweight Champion and American professional boxer, has a net worth of $7 million. In his bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2011, he earned $2.5 million. Victor has also made money through acting in films. In his 35 professional fights, he has only lost four times.

Best Known for:

His crowd-pleasing performances
Fighting style that is aggressive.
He is a professional boxer as well as a film actor from the United States.

Rumours and Gossips:

On September 25, 2018, five days before his bout against former world championship contender John Molina Jr., Victor Ortiz surrendered to local authorities at the Oxnard Police Department. He was accused with multiple sexual misconducts on the same day. The assaults occurred in March 2018, according to the Ventura County Superior Court. Ortiz allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, who was sent to a local hospital. They were able to acquire enough evidence to get an arrest warrant for Ortiz after conducting an investigation. His bout against Molina on September 30 was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Victor Ortiz’s Childhood:

Victor Ortiz was born in Garden City, Kansas, on the 31st of January 1987. His parents are Mexican, and he is the third of four children. When he was seven years old, his mother abandoned him. Ortiz began boxing after his father, Victor Ortiz Sr., became an alcoholic. After five years, his father also abandoned them. Ortiz, along with his siblings, was pushed into the Kansas foster care system when he was 12 years old. Ortiz’s older sister became an adult in 2002 and moved to Denver, Colorado. Ortiz and his younger brother relocated to his older sister’s home in Kansas. Ortiz is a Pacifica High School graduate.

Victor Ortiz’s Professional Life:

Ortiz began his amateur career by training at a Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center, where he was recognized by former heavyweight boxing contender Ron Lyle. Back then, Lyle worked as a supervisor at the facility. When Ortiz was sixteen years old, Lyle was impressed by him and guided him to a Junior Olympics tournament. With a flawless 5-0 round, Ortiz won the 132-pound weight division. This time, Ortiz’s talent was discovered by Roberto Garcia, a former boxer and former IBF Super Featherweight Champion. One of Ortiz’s famous early amateur battles was against Amir Khan. Ortiz was stopped in the second round by Amir. Ortiz then had the opportunity to train at Oxnard’s renowned La Colonia Youth Boxing Club.

Garcia agreed to train Ortiz and eventually became his legal guardian. At the age of 16, Ortiz won the national championships of the Police Athletic League in Toledo in 2003. Ortiz qualified for the United States Olympic boxing trials in the 132-pound weight class when he was seventeen years old. Ortiz was ousted in the semifinals of the champion’s bracket. Ortiz began his professional career when he was seventeen years old, in 2004. Ignacio “Buck” Avila, Manuel Rios, Antonio Orozco Sr., Juan M. Aldana Jr., and Alfred Ritz trained him at The Garden City Boxing Club. In 2001 and 2002, Ortiz won the Ringside National Title, as well as the National Jr. Olympics in 2002.

Professional Career of Victor Ortiz:

Victor began his professional career with victories against inferior opponents. In 2007, he challenged and defeated Emmanuel Clottey of Ghana and former junior welterweight champion Carlos Maussa of Columbia, then in 2008, he faced and defeated Roberto David Arrieta of Argentina. Ortiz was awarded the 2008 ESPN Boxing Prospect of the Year. Ortiz’s debut HBO Boxing After Dark fight came against Greece’s Mike Arnaoutis on March 7, 2009. Arnaoutis had never been knocked out before by any of the top ten light welterweight competitors. Ortiz won a technical knockout victory over him in the second round. On February 25, 2010, Ortiz fought Marcos Rene Maidana of Argentina for the Interim WBA Light Welterweight title. After Ortiz received a cut in the fifth round and did not continue, Maidana won the fight. Vivian Harris, the former WBA Light Welterweight Champion, was knocked out in the third round by Ortiz. On December 11, 2010, Ortiz fought Lamont Peterson to a draw.

On April 16, 2011, Ortiz defeated Andre Berto in a close battle at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket to become the WBC Welterweight Champion. The fight was named “Fight of the Year” by The Ring magazine in 2011. On September 17, 2011, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz fought at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The first three rounds were dominated by Mayweather, while the fourth was dominated by Ortiz. Out of frustration, Ortiz headbutted Mayweather, prompting the referee to request a timeout. As the fight resumed, Ortiz approached Mayweather in the ring’s middle and attempted to apologize, hugging him. After apologizing, Ortiz had his hands down, and Mayweather landed a left punch on Ortiz’s chin. Ortiz was knocked down and was unable to beat the count.

Ortiz fought Berto in a rematch on April 30, 2016, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, after five years. Bertro was knocked down many times, and the battle was stopped in the fourth minute by the referee. Berto declared after the victory that he would be happy to fight Ortiz again. Ortiz made his comeback to boxing after a year, defeating Saul Corral of Mexico on July 30, 2017. On September 30, 2018, Ortiz was set to fight John Molina Jr, a former world title challenger. Ortiz was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault five days before the fight, on September 25. Ortiz surrendered to local authorities on the same day, according to the Oxnard Police Department. Ortiz was removed from the lineup against Molina a day later.

Personal Life of Victor Ortiz:

Victor Ortiz stands at 5’9″ and weighs 67 kg. Deborah Mather, his girlfriend, has been with him for a long period. In January 2017, the couple welcomed their first child, a boy named Royal. The pair, on the other hand, has kept their personal lives out of the spotlight. He is currently based in Ventura, California.

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