Victor Ortiz vs. Andre Berto moves to June 30 – Boxing news
After Berto’s severe arm injury last week, the fight between Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz has been rescheduled for June 30, 2012.
Rolando Arellano, manager for Ortiz, revealed today that the fight has been rescheduled for June 30 and will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
There were rumours that the fight between the two pugilists has been cancelled and Ortiz will be fighting Robert Guerrero, also known as The Ghost. Rolando quashed all those rumours saying, “I would like to dismiss any rumours that Victor may fight Robert
‘The Ghost’ Guerrero first. Victor’s primary obligation is to fight Andre Berto.”
The fight was to have taken place this Saturday, Feb. 11, but had to be postponed because Berto suffered a training injury last week.
He said, “Guerreo is a fine young man and a very good fighter and we would be pleased to fight him in what could be an entertaining match.”
He further said that Robert’s career was going good until his injury happened which brought him to a standstill. He added that Robert should continue with his career and should not wait for Victor Ortiz’s fight for now and that if an opportunity arises in
the future of a bout between the both then he will get his shot.
Lastly, he said that right now Victor Ortiz’s main goal is to fight Andre Berto and this is the match that fans of both the fighters have been waiting for.
Andre Berto suffered an arm injury last week and he was immediately rushed to the hospital where he underwent a surgery. His camp announced that they were not sure if Berto will go for the fight since back then the extent of the injury was unknown.
Later, they revealed that Berto will be fine in a couple of days and will be back to his training camp. However, the news of Berto’s injury had spread across like wild fire making everyone assume that the fight is in jeopardy.
Therefore, it was mandatory for Ortiz’s camp to make an announcement for the fight soon and they just did that bringing a smile on all their fans’ faces.
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