Undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (40-0-0) is scheduled to fight newly crowned World Boxing Council Welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2) on September 17, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golden Boy Promotions (GBP), who promotes the Mexican-American fighter, and the camp of Mayweather, Jr. whose promotional campaign spins under his own company, Mayweather Promotions, Inc. Ortiz is a young, exciting and marketable fighter who with the right backing could become a big star in his own right. His defeat of previously unbeaten Andre Berto boosted both his image and his fanbase. More fights in the same vein could make him a fan favorite, and possibly transform him from HBO mainstay into genuine pay per view attraction. It’s all well good that Ortiz has a good chin, but he’s going to need to have a great chin on September 17th to come out with the win. He’s also going to need a good set of wheels in order to cut off the ring on Mayweather, because that’s what it’s going to take to may Floyd fight him. So do you Think Mayweather vs Ortiz is an exciting fight?
In pairing him with Mayweather however, Golden Boy know full well that the strong likelihood is that Ortiz will end up with another loss on his record, as well as losing his newly won WBC welterweight world title. While at just 24 that won’t by any means be the end of the road, it will leave Ortiz without an obvious next direction to take. Certainly Ortiz potentially has the tools to give Mayweather problems, he’s ten years younger, a southpaw, he hits hard and can counter-punch. Watch Mayweather vs Ortiz pay-per-view telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes.
