Floyd Mayweather has added certainly one of his most controversial opponents to his forthcoming exhibition undercard on August 24.
Victor Ortiz, who headbutted Mayweather in a foul-laded battle 13 years in the past, will commerce blows towards Rodrigo Damian Coria subsequent month on the Enviornment Ciudad de Mexico [CDMX] in Mexico Metropolis. The boxers will face off over eight three-minute rounds.
Mayweather went on to win the WBC welterweight title battle by way of stoppage as Ortiz tried to shake palms after the incident. Referee Joe Cortez amazingly counted a bemused Ortiz out as Mayweather ripped away his inexperienced and gold belt.
The pair will share a card once more in a number of weeks because the boxing legend faces John Gotti in a rematch of their 2023 grudge match. Paradoxically, ‘Cash’ initially thought-about Ortiz as his opponent for the primary occasion in a primary foray into Mexican territory. Nonetheless, Mayweather altered his plans earlier this 12 months however might nonetheless reignite these plans if each are victorious.
Confirming his spot, Ortiz mentioned, “Due to my expensive Mexico for bringing your son from the opposite facet. I’m very grateful for all of the help and the way they’ve acquired me!
“See you on August 24 right here at CDMX. Might God maintain you and bless you at all times. ‘I’m the best way, and the reality, and the life.’”
Ortiz will share a room with Mayweather at a press convention earlier than the occasion. How Floyd reacts to the ‘Vicious’ one will likely be a strong indicator of whether or not they maintain any plans in place for a rematch of their very own. Regardless of greater than a decade passing, Mayweather might be taking part in the lengthy sport with Ortiz as he sees their rivalry as a possible exhibition moneymaker.
Ortiz has opened up about their battle through the years because the ways deployed within the Mayweather battle that occurred throughout the Mexican Independence Day weekend on the MGM Grand.
The third man within the ring, Cortez, advised the AHAT YouTube channel that Ortiz had been ordered to disrupt Mayweather.
“Each time I see him, he [Ortiz] says, ‘Joe man, I apologize on that.’ I’m like, ‘Neglect about it, brother.’
“He mentioned: ‘My trainers advised me to headbutt Mayweather. I removed all these guys.’ Then he mentioned: ‘I by no means handled these guys once more.’
“He mentioned, ‘They obtained me in hassle that evening. It’s not your fault, Joe. It’s my very own fault, and so they advised me to make use of that soiled tactic, and you recognize.”
As well as, Cortez added, “I might have achieved one thing a bit completely different,” about how the competition ended.
“I might have saved them aside additional. Possibly I might have gotten proper between them and had them contact gloves. I might have little issues a bit completely different, you recognize.”
“I minimize about two factors for him. He hugged him and mentioned: ‘I’m sorry.’ Then he kissed him one time. He mentioned: ‘I’m sorry.’ Then he kissed him and hugged him the second time.
“I mentioned, ‘alright, two factors deducted’ to the judges. I then known as time with the timekeeper. He went to the touch gloves with Floyd Mayweather once more.
“Floyd Mayweather noticed that I gave time in. He mentioned: ‘hell no.’ He hit him with a left. Then he hit him with a proper. He knocked him out.”
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