Victor Ortiz

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Victor Ortiz
Victor Ortiz June 2011.jpg
Ortiz in 2011
Statistics
Nickname(s)Vicious
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1987-01-31) January 31, 1987 (age 34)
Garden City, Kansas, U.S.
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins32
Wins by KO25
Losses7
Draws3

Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional boxer and film actor.[1] He held the WBC welterweight title in 2011, and was formerly rated as one of the world's top three active welterweights by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring magazine,[2] BoxRec,[3] and ESPN.[4] His crowd-pleasing and aggressive fighting style also made him the 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year.[5]

Outside of boxing, Ortiz has had roles in the films The Expendables 3 (2014) and Southpaw (2015), and made a cameo appearance in the TV series Ray Donovan.

Early life[]

Ortiz was born and raised in Garden City, Kansas, and is the third of four children of Mexican parents. When he was seven years old, Ortiz's mother abandoned her family. Shortly thereafter, Ortiz began boxing at the insistence of his father, an alcoholic who often beat his children following his wife's departure.[6] In an interview, Victor said, "I hated that lady. I drew her a card once with a little rose on it and I gave it to her. She just threw it down and said 'What do I want that shit for?' That's when I picked up boxing. Then my Dad started screwing up, drinking."[7]

Ortiz' father also abandoned the family five years after their mother left, which forced Ortiz and his five siblings into the Kansas foster care system. Ortiz was twelve years old at the time.[8] His older sister became a legal adult in 2002 and moved to Denver, Colorado. Ortiz and his younger brother left Kansas and moved in with her.[9]

Amateur career[]

While training at a Salvation Army Red Shield Community Center,[10] he was noticed by former heavyweight boxing contender Ron Lyle, who had become a supervisor at the center. In 2003, Lyle guided Ortiz to a Junior Olympics tournament, where, at the age of sixteen, he won the 132-pound weight division with a perfect 5-0 record. This time, he was noticed by another former boxer, Roberto Garcia, who had held the IBF Super Featherweight Championship during the 1990s and whose father was the trainer of Fernando Vargas.[11] One of Ortiz's notable early amateur fights was against Amir Khan, against whom he lost in a second-round stoppage.[citation needed]

Move to California[]

Though Garcia was based in Oxnard, California, he offered to train Ortiz, who accepted and moved from Colorado to California, where he began training at La Colonia Youth Boxing Club. Garcia later became Ortiz's legal guardian, and Ortiz graduated from Pacifica High School.[12] At age 16, Ortiz won the 2003 Police Athletic League national championships in Toledo,[13] then at seventeen, Ortiz reached the United States Olympic boxing trials in the 132-pound weight class, where he was eliminated in the champion's bracket semifinals[14] (The weight class was instead won by Vicente Escobedo).

Ortiz turned professional later in 2004 while still only seventeen years of age. When he reached the age of eighteen in 2005 and became a legal adult, he gained custody of his younger brother, who is now a college student. Ortiz continues to reside in Ventura, California.[15][16][17]

Victor Ortiz boxed at The Garden City Boxing club, where he was trained by five trainers who all worked together to get him ahead in his boxing career. His original trainers included Ignacio "Buck" Avilia, Manuel Rios, Antonio Orozco Sr., Juan M. Aldana Jr. and Alfred Ritz. He won the Ringside National Title in 2001 and 2002 and the National Jr. Olympics in 2002.[citation needed]

Professional career[]

Light Welterweight[]

Early career[]

Victor Ortiz media workout at Westside Boxing Club in Los Angeles on June 24, 2009

After turning professional, Ortiz easily won his first seven fights against weak opposition. However, on June 3, 2005, Ortiz was controversially disqualified in the first round of a bout against unknown Corey Alarcon in Oxnard. After having already knocked Alarcon down once in the round, Ortiz knocked him down again shortly after referee David Denkin ordered the fighters to separate from a clinch. Alarcon stayed down for the count and was awarded the fight based on Denkin's judgment that Ortiz's knockout punch had been an illegal punch during a break.[18]

Following the fight with Alarcon, Ortiz continued to win and had built a record of 18–1–1 as of August 30, 2007, when he fought his first well-known opponent, Emmanuel Clottey of Ghana, in only his second bout scheduled for ten rounds. Ortiz defeated Clottey by technical knockout in the tenth and final round.[19] Three months later, Ortiz followed up on his victory with another knockout win, this time in the first round of a ten-round bout against former junior welterweight titlist Carlos Maussa of Colombia.[20]

On September 13, 2008, Ortiz fought his first bout scheduled for twelve rounds, against Roberto David Arrieta of Argentina. Ortiz knocked Arrieta down in the second, fourth and fifth rounds and won by technical knockout in the fifth round.[21] At the end of 2008, ESPN named Ortiz the boxing prospect of the year.

On March 7, 2009, Ortiz fought his first bout televised on HBO Boxing After Dark against Mike Arnaoutis of Greece, who had fought top-ten light welterweight contenders such as Juan Urango, Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt without ever having been knocked out.[22] However, Ortiz scored a technical knockout of Arnaoutis in the second round.

Ortiz vs. Maidana[]

On June 27, 2009, Ortiz faced Marcos Rene Maidana (25–1–0) of Argentina in Los Angeles for the Interim WBA Light Welterweight title. Ortiz entered the fight with an eight-fight knockout streak.[23] Maidana, a dangerous puncher, had won 24 of his 25 previous bouts by knockout. The only previous blemish on his record at that point was a close split decision loss to WBA Champion Andriy Kotelnik.[24] Both Ortiz and Maidana were knocked down in the first round. Ortiz knocked Maidana to the canvas twice in the second round. Ortiz suffered a cut in the 5th round and was knocked down in the 6th round. The fight was stopped when the ringside physician would not let Ortiz continue to fight.[25] Many in the boxing media, including HBO, chastised Ortiz for not wanting to continue in the fight, an issue which surfaced again later in his career after retiring in his fight against Josesito Lopez.[26]

Comeback[]

Before the Maidana fight, Ortiz fired Roberto Garcia and Garcia's father. Ortiz expressed how the Garcias constantly humiliated him through derogatory speech but would then hire Garcia's brother Danny.[27] After recovering from a broken wrist and switching trainers, Ortiz announced his return fight would be on HBO Boxing After Dark.[28][29] On December 12, 2009, Ortiz bounced back from the defeat he suffered vs Maidana to stop Antonio Díaz, who failed to answer the bell for the seventh round.[30] Ortiz then fought Hector Alatorre on February 25, 2010, winning by TKO in the tenth and final round.

Ortiz vs. Campbell, Harris[]

Ortiz was victorious in a unanimous decision victory over Nate Campbell on May 15 at Madison Square Garden on the Undercard of Amir Khan vs. Paulie Malignaggi. Ortiz, 23, was quicker, more active and landed heavier shots throughout the fight. Campbell, 38, did not seem to have much steam on his punches on the few occasions that he landed anything solid. He also appeared troubled all fight by Ortiz's southpaw style and straight left hand as he followed Ortiz around. Ortiz scored a knockdown on a short right hand, although it also looked like he shoved Campbell.[31]

On September 18, 2010 Victor faced former WBA Light Welterweight Champion Vivian Harris on the Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora undercard at Staples Center.[32] He was on ESPN's SportsNation to promote the fight with Harris. Victor landed 25-of-54 power punches. He dropped Harris with both hands and landed some nasty power punches. That short right really showed off the unique power possessed by Ortiz. Ortiz knocked Harris down three times in the second round en route to a knock out win with :45 seconds left in the third round.[33]

Ortiz vs. Peterson[]

On the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana, Ortiz faced former title challenger Lamont Peterson on December 11 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Peterson went down for the first time from a right hand that finished a four-punch combination. Peterson got up quickly and did not appear hurt. But he was moments later from another punch and he grabbed on to Ortiz as they tumbled to the mat. But when the fight resumed, Ortiz was on Peterson again and knocked him hard into the ropes, which held him up and caused referee Vic Drakulich to call the second knockdown of the round with about 30 seconds to go. One judge scored the bout a win for Peterson and the other two remaining judges scoring the bout a draw; the fight will go down on record as a draw. This was despite those who were in attendance saying that Ortiz clearly won the fight.[34]

Welterweight[]

Ortiz vs. Berto I[]

Main article: Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz

Ortiz fought Andre Berto for the WBC Welterweight title on April 16, 2011, at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket. Hailed as the early pick for the fight of the year, Ortiz won the fight by unanimous decision over Berto. They both came out aggressively, then just over a minute into the round, Ortiz landed a shot behind Berto's head and Berto went down. Berto and Ortiz exchanged knockdowns in their fights with both of them going down twice. Both fighters were hurt in that fight. However, Berto took a lot of punishment while against the ropes and looked to be exhausted after the 6th. Ortiz had his way from the 7th on and only had to worry about an occasional big punch from Berto. The judges scored the match 115–110, 114–112, and 114–111 all for the new WBC Welterweight Champion.[35] The bout was named The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" for 2011.

Ortiz would face Berto, whose first thrilling slugfest in April was one of the best fights of the year, once again. The fight, which had been in discussion for weeks, was originally supposed to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on February 11, 2012. The fight was postponed to June 30, 2012, due to Berto rupturing his biceps in training and being unable to meet the original date. On May 20, 2012, Berto failed an anti-doping test, testing positive for nandrolone. Although Berto denied having ever taken the substance intentionally, the rematch was cancelled and Light Welterweight Josesito Lopez was chosen to take his place. They did have a rematch eventually, in 2016.

Ortiz vs. Mayweather[]

Main article: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz

On June 7, 2011, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced via Twitter that he and Ortiz had an agreement to fight on September 17, 2011.[36] The fight was for Ortiz's WBC Welterweight belt.[37]

The fight took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena. From round one, Mayweather tagged Ortiz repeatedly. Mayweather seemed in control through the first three rounds, judges' scores 30–27, 30–27, and 29–28 for Mayweather, in the fourth round, Ortiz found success, landing a few shots and stinging Mayweather before bulling him into the corner. Out of frustration, Ortiz rammed Mayweather in the face with an intentional headbutt. Referee, Joe Cortez, called timeout and docked Ortiz a point for the foul. As the fight resumed, Ortiz approached Mayweather in the center of the ring and tried to apologize and even hugged Mayweather. After apologizing, Ortiz had his hands down, and Mayweather unloaded a left hook and a flush right hand to Ortiz's chin. Ortiz dropped and was unable to beat Cortez's count as the crowd of 14,687 were furious at the ruined fight.[38]

"In the ring, you have to protect yourself at all times," Mayweather said. "After it happened, we touched gloves and we were back to fighting and then I threw the left hook and right hand after the break. You just gotta protect yourself at all times." Mayweather also said he would give Ortiz a rematch, which never came to fruition.[39]

Ortiz vs. López[]

After Ortiz's scheduled rematch against Andre Berto fell through when Berto tested positive for a banned substance, his promotional team quickly found a late replacement in Josesito López. However, just days before the fight was scheduled to take place, Ortiz was announced as the opponent for Saúl Álvarez in the main event of a Pay-Per-View show entitled "Knockout Kings" scheduled for September 15, 2012 if he were to defeat López.[40] Ortiz fought Lopez at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 23. In an exciting fight, both fighters repeatedly engaged in competitive exchanges, as opposed to the one-sided bout predicted by many members of the press. At the beginning of the tenth round, Ortiz's team threw in the towel when the fighter complained of a broken jaw, subsequently cancelling his possible bout with Álvarez.[41] After the fight, Ortiz stated, "Josesito broke my jaw, I had my mouth open and he broke my jaw. I couldn't close my mouth. It happened early in the (ninth) round. The corner wanted me to continue but I just couldn't."[42]

Ortiz vs. Collazo, Pérez[]

On January 30, 2014, Ortiz was defeated by Luis Collazo. Collazo landed a right hook to Ortiz in the last second of the second round which ended the match after the 10 count. Ortiz's promoter and president of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, encouraged Ortiz to retire by tweeting "I really feel @VICIOUSortiz should call it a day and enjoy his young life."[43]

Despite the encouragement to retire from his former promoter Oscar De La Hoya, Ortiz fought Manuel Pérez on the undercard of the December 13, 2014, Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander fight. Ortiz defeated Perez by TKO in the 3rd round.[44] In the fight, Victor suffered a hand injury that required surgery to repair the problem. He would not be able to use his hand until July, when it fully healed. He expected to be back in the ring towards the end of 2015. Ortiz returned on PBC's December 12 preliminary undercard, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, winning via eighth-round TKO over Gilberto Sanchez Leon.[45]

Ortiz vs. Berto II[]

Five years after their first slugfest, Ortiz and Berto (30–4, 23 KOs) finally met in a rematch on April 30, 2016, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Berto was down once in round 2 but beat the count, and came on strong in the 4th round. Ortiz went down twice in the 4th round although he beat both counts, he didn't answer to referee Jack Reiss, who kept asking if he wants to continue. The referee stopped the bout after 1 minute and 44 seconds of the 4th round. Berto stated after the match that he would be willing to fight Ortiz a third time if he wanted to and then called out WBC Champion Danny Garcia.[46]

Ortiz vs. Corral[]

On June 28, 2017 a deal was finalized for Ortiz's return bout against Mexican boxer Saul Corral (24-9, 15 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight to take place at the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, California on July 30 and would headline a Premier Boxing Champions card.[47] Ortiz made a successful comeback with a fourth round stoppage win over Corral. Ortiz stalked Corral from the opening round landing straight lefts and hooks, although Corral fought back, Ortiz did enough to win the early rounds. In round 3, referee Jack Reiss docked a point of Corral after warning him for holding Ortiz's left arm. In round 4, Ortiz landed a left hand that sent Corral down. He beat the count, but Ortiz pounced, forcing the referee to stop the fight after 1 minute and 26 seconds. Ortiz kept his options open when speaking in the post fight, “There are a lot of names out there in the welterweight division. At this point I’m going to let my team guide me, because I’ll always be ready for anybody.” He also praised Corral, “Corral is a great fighter who hits hard and I definitely felt it. Top of the line boxers like myself, we hang in there and we perform to the best of our abilities. It was my first time back in a while and it’s just the beginning.”[48][49]

Ortiz vs. Alexander[]

It was first reported on December 29, 2017 that a deal was being worked out for Ortiz to fight fellow former two-weight world champion Devon Alexander (27-4, 14 KOs).[50] On January 7, 2018 it was confirmed that the bout would take place on February 17 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas on free-to-air Fox.[51] Ortiz and Alexander fought to a 12-round majority draw with one judge scoring it 115–113 for Ortiz and the remaining two scoring 114–114. The bout was closely contested in the first half of the fight, with Ortiz controlling more of the fight and landing the heavier shots.[52] Many boxing outlets scored the fight in favor of Alexander. ESPN.co.uk had it 118-108 and Bad Left Hook scored the fight 117–111 for Alexander, as did CBS Sports. The broadcast team on fight night felt Alexander did enough to win.[53] With the draw being the first on Alexander's record, he was open to a rematch, as was Ortiz, who had now had three draws. Ortiz said, "A rematch would be awesome. If both teams agree and the fans want it, let's make it happen." CompuBox Stats showed that Alexander landed 155 of 485 punches thrown (32%) and Ortiz landed 137 of his 550 (25%).[54][55] The event averaged 1,136,000 viewers with the main event reaching 1.53 million viewers.[56]

Cancelled John Molina Jr.[]

On August 23, 2018 PBC announced a special Sunday card would take on September 30 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. Ortiz would headline the card against 35 year old, former world title challenger John Molina Jr. (30-7, 24 KOs). The card would be broadcast live on FS1 and FOX Deportes. Ortiz made his intentions clear that he was aiming for a future world title opportunity.[57][58] On September 25, Ortiz was being charged with multiple counts of sexual assault.[59] A day later he was dropped from the card. It was rumored that Molina may still fight, however was not confirmed.[60] A new main event was set which would see unbeaten featherweight Brandon Figueroa take on veteran Óscar Escandón in a 10 round bout.[61]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
42 fights 32 wins 7 losses
By knockout 25 5
By decision 7 1
By disqualification 0 1
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Loss 32–7–3 United States Robert Guerrero UD 10 Aug 21, 2021 United States T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
41 Draw 32–6–3 United States Devon Alexander MD 12 Feb 17, 2018 United States Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
40 Win 32–6–2 Mexico Saul Corral KO 4 (10), 1:26 Jul 30, 2017 United States Rabobank Theater and Convention Center, Bakersfield, California, U.S.
39 Loss 31–6–2 United States Andre Berto KO 4 (12), 1:14 Apr 30, 2016 United States StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.
38 Win 31–5–2 Mexico Gilberto Sanchez Leon TKO 8 (10), 2:57 Dec 12, 2015 United States AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
37 Win 30–5–2 United States Manuel Pérez TKO 3 (10), 0:51 Dec 13, 2014 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
36 Loss 29–5–2 United States Luis Collazo KO 2 (12), 2:59 Jan 30, 2014 United States Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBA International welterweight title
35 Loss 29–4–2 United States Josesito López RTD 9 (12), 3:00 Jun 23, 2012 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
34 Loss 29–3–2 United States Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO 4 (12), 2:59 Sep 17, 2011 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBC welterweight title
33 Win 29–2–2 United States Andre Berto UD 12 Apr 16, 2011 United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Won WBC welterweight title
32 Draw 28–2–2 United States Lamont Peterson MD 10 Dec 11, 2010 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
31 Win 28–2–1 Guyana Vivian Harris KO 3 (10), 0:45 Sep 18, 2010 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
30 Win 27–2–1 United States Nate Campbell UD 10 May 15, 2010 United States The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
29 Win 26–2–1 United States Hector Alatorre TKO 10 (10), 0:51 Feb 25, 2010 United States Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
28 Win 25–2–1 Mexico Antonio Díaz RTD 7 (10), 0:01 Dec 12, 2009 United States UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
27 Loss 24–2–1 Argentina Marcos Maidana TKO 6 (12), 0:46 Jun 27, 2009 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For vacant WBA interim light welterweight title
26 Win 24–1–1 Greece Mike Arnaoutis TKO 2 (12), 1:27 Mar 7, 2009 United States HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light welterweight title
Won USBA light welterweight title
25 Win 23–1–1 United States Jeffrey Resto TKO 2 (12), 1:19 Dec 6, 2008 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBO–NABO light welterweight title
24 Win 22–1–1 Argentina Roberto David Arrieta TKO 5 (12), 2:25 Sep 13, 2008 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title
23 Win 21–1–1 Colombia Dairo Esalas KO 5 (10), 2:31 May 3, 2008 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
22 Win 20–1–1 Colombia Carlos Maussa KO 1 (10), 1:47 Nov 10, 2007 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
21 Win 19–1–1 Ghana Emmanuel Clottey TKO 10 (10), 2:59 Aug 30, 2007 United States Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
20 Win 18–1–1 United States Maximino Cuevas KO 1 (10), 2:44 Jun 29, 2007 United States Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, Camp Verde, Arizona, U.S.
19 Win 17–1–1 United States Tomas Barrientes TKO 5 (8), 2:42 Apr 14, 2007 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
18 Draw 16–1–1 United States Marvin Cordova Jr. TD 1 (8), 3:00 Jan 19, 2007 United States Dodge Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. TD after Ortiz was cut from an accidental head clash
17 Win 16–1 Mexico Yahir Aguiar KO 2 (6), 1:32 Nov 3, 2006 United States Palo Duro Creek Golf Club, Nogales, Arizona, U.S.
16 Win 15–1 Ghana Alfred Kotey UD 8 Sep 8, 2006 United States Gilley's Club, Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
15 Win 14–1 Mexico Orlando Cantera TKO 4 (8), 0:34 Jun 23, 2006 United States Palo Duro Creek Golf Club, Nogales, Arizona, U.S.
14 Win 13–1 United States Freddie Barrera TKO 1 (8), 2:42 Mar 31, 2006 United States Activities Center, Maywood, California, U.S.
13 Win 12–1 Mexico Nestor Rosas KO 5 (8), 2:06 Feb 10, 2006 United States Roseland Ballroom, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
12 Win 11–1 United States Leroy Fountain KO 4 (8), 1:27 Jan 6, 2006 United States Santa Ana Star Casino, Bernalillo, New Mexico, U.S.
11 Win 10–1 United States Donnell Logan TKO 2 (4), 2:10 Nov 4, 2005 United States Ventura Theatre, Ventura, California, U.S.
10 Win 9–1 United States Kevin Carmody UD 6 Sep 9, 2005 United States Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
9 Win 8–1 United States Oliver Bolanos UD 4 Aug 26, 2005 United States Colonial Ballroom, Houston, Texas, U.S.
8 Loss 7–1 United States Corey Alarcon DQ 1 (6), 2:59 Jun 3, 2005 United States Performing Arts Center, Oxnard, California, U.S. Ortiz disqualified for hitting Alarcon after a knockdown
7 Win 7–0 United States Rodney Jones TKO 2 (4), 1:34 Mar 5, 2005 United States Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Joel Ortega TKO 1 (4), 1:32 Feb 11, 2005 United States Convention Center, San Diego, California, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 United States Juan Patino UD 4 Nov 26, 2004 United States Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 United States Charles Hawkins TKO 4 (4), 2:02 Oct 8, 2004 United States Edgewater Hotel and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 United States Lee De Leon TKO 2 (4), 2:35 Sep 17, 2004 United States Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Alejandro Nungaray UD 4 Jul 24, 2004 United States Flamingo Hilton, Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Raul Montes TKO 1 (4), 2:01 Jun 4, 2004 United States Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Pay-per-view bouts[]

No. Date Fight Billing Buys Network Revenue
1
September 17, 2011
 Mayweather vs. Ortiz Star Power 1,250,000[62] HBO $78,440,000

Television[]

Dancing with the Stars[]

Ortiz participated on the sixteenth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. His professional partner was former So You Think You Can Dance competitor Lindsay Arnold.[63] They were the fourth couple to be eliminated on the sixth week of competition.

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Foxtrot / "Daylight" 6 6 6 No Elimination
2 Jive / "Runaway Baby" 6 6 6 Bottom Two
3 Prom Group Dance / "The Rockafeller Skank"
Contemporary / "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" 		Awarded
8 		0
7 		Points
8 		Safe
4 Paso Doble / "We Will Rock You" 6 6 6 Bottom Two
5 Viennese Waltz / "Never Tear Us Apart" 7 7 7 Bottom Two
6 Rumba / "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Team Paso Doble / "Higher Ground" 		6
7 		6
8 		6
7 		Eliminated

Legal issues[]

Days before his September 30th, 2018 bout against Molina, Ortiz was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault.[12] He turned himself in to local authorities on September 25, according to the Oxnard Police Department.[64] According to Ventura County Superior Court, the assaults took place in March 2018. His bail was set at $100,000.[59] Sexual assault charges against Victor Ortiz were dismissed by prosecutors on December 2020 because they could not prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.[65]

Acting career[]

Victor Ortiz first appeared on screen as an actor in the action film The Expendables 3. He played the character of Mars, a young American soldier recruited onto the Expendables team.[66]

Ortiz appeared in the sports drama film Southpaw, co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal, playing a young boxer named Ramone.[67]

Filmography[]

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Expendables 3 Mars
2015 Southpaw Ramone
2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Chewy
Television
Year Title Episode Role Notes
2014 The Eric Andre Show "Jillian Barberie; Victor Ortiz" Himself
2016 Hawaii Five-0 "He Moho Hou" aka "New Player" Juan Diego
2016 Ray Donovan "Marisol" Whittaker 2 episodes

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Title last held by
Lamont Peterson 		WBO–NABO
light welterweight champion
September 13, 2008 – June 2009
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Title next held by
Juan Díaz
Preceded by
Mike Arnaoutis 		USBA light welterweight champion
March 7, 2009 – June 2009
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Tim Coleman
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Andre Berto 		WBC welterweight champion
April 16, 2011 – September 17, 2011 		Succeeded by
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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