‘Victor Ortiz’

WBC Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds
Victor Ortiz: 147 lb
Floyd Mayweather: 146.5 lb

WBC Light Middleweight Championship, 12 rounds
Canelo Alvarez: 153.6 lb
Alfonso Gomez: 132.6 lb More...

For the first time, HBO transforms the HBO Zone channel into a fight-day boxing destination with an unprecedented six-hour block of Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz fight-related programming just hours before their electric pay-per-view showdown in Las Vegas. More...

Anthony Crolla will achieve a lifetime ambition when he boxes at the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, on Saturday night (Sept 17).

Manchester’s British lightweight champion boxes a non-title eight rounder against Mexican - Juan Montiel, on the Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather Jr undercard. More...

All of the "Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz" fighters will make their only appearance together for the "Star Power Star-Studded Photo-Op" at 5 Towers on Universal Studios CityWalk in Universal City, Calif on Monday, September 12 at 5PM.

The event will kick-off fight week activities for the mega-event which is taking place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and Staples Center in Los Angeles and which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.

This event is open to the public. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.

"5 Towers" outdoor concert venue at CityWalk, located near the Cinemas, is at 100 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, CA 91608.

Scheduled to appear are boxers Floyd Mayweather, Victor Ortiz, Canelo Alvarez, Alfonso Gomez, Erik Morales, Jessie Vargas, Josesito Lopez as well as promoters Leonard Ellerbe, Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer.

Throughout the history of boxing, generations of family members have come together to watch the sweet science. Whether it was fathers and sons watching fights together or grandfathers buying tickets to take their grandsons to stadiums or arenas, the sport has always been a family affair.

Now, with top pay-per-view events being televised live nationwide, it's not uncommon for three generations (or more) to gather in the same room and share in the thrills of major prize fights.

This is certainly true with boxing's massive Mexican and Mexican-American fan bases and it's no accident that there's a major fight card on the Saturday of Mexican Independence Day weekend every year.

It's an ideal night for bringing these families together and this year is no different with "Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz" Saturday, Sept. 17 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as well as Staples Center in Los Angeles.

This event will provide the kind of ultra high quality fight card from top to bottom that offers something for fans of every generation. More...

"God bless you, thank you for fighting for this country... the red white and blue, there's nothing better than this country, America - you guys are great, thank you so much... from the bottom of my heart."

- Floyd Mayweather

While Americans were preparing to celebrate the long Labor Day weekend this past Friday, our troops overseas who work tirelessly to protect our country, received a virtual visit from another hard working individual.

In recognition of their bravery and dedication, boxing's biggest star, Floyd Mayweather, busy training for his September 17 championship fight against Victor Ortiz, took the time early Friday morning in Las Vegas (2:00 a.m. PT, 2:00 p.m. AFT) to Skype with the Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. More...

In a hard fought contest, recently dethroned WBC welter champion Andre Berto got right back on the horse by stopping IBF titlist Jan Zaveck at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, MS.

Berto answered any questions about his remaining abilities following a punishing loss to Victor Ortiz in April with a good performance against Slovenian hard man Zaveck.

The IBF champion had a good first round, winning a tactical battle by getting in close where the faster Berto's speed advantage could be lessened.

Zaveck had to take hard punches, particularly to the midsection, in order to gain this position but the proximity paid off late in the first frame when he rattled Berto with solid short hooks.

The action picked up in the second and rounds as Berto's quicker hands found the mark often but his lack of an effective defense allowed Zaveck to remain in the bout, scoring with crisp punches of his own and making for an exciting, pitched battle. More...

HBO's Emmy Award winning reality series "24/7" is coming to CNN, which will air replays of the all-new four-part series 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz beginning with the dramatic episode #1 Friday, Sept. 2 at midnight ET/PT.

The CNN replays were slated to begin on Aug. 27 but had to be pre-empted due to live coverage of Hurricane Irene.

In the lead-up to the blockbuster HBO Pay-Per-View telecast on September 17 in Las Vegas when Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz battle for Ortiz's world welterweight title, CNN will present all four episodes of 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz, the all-access, behind-the-scenes pass that allows viewers to step into the lives of the fighters before they step into the ring.

Mayweather lives and trains in Las Vegas, NV, while Ortiz is based in his hometown of Ventura, CA.

Episode one will air on CNN this Friday, September 2 at midnight ET/PT, immediately following the half-hour episode will be a special play of the HBO interview program "Face Off With Max Kellerman: Mayweather-Ortiz." The two fighters square off to answer Kellerman's probing questions and get to deliver a message to each other and their fans. More...

Already the pound-for-pound and pay-per-view King in the United States, with an excess of seven million pay-per-view buys and total revenues approaching half a billion dollars, Floyd "Money" Mayweather has been untouchable through 41 professional fights, making him the biggest boxing attraction of this era. More...

WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz will hold a special autograph signing for fans at the Baldwin Park Food 4 Less as he helps kick off a four-week promotion leading up to his mega-fight against Floyd "Money" Mayweather on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The autograph session will take place this Sunday, August 14 between 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. PT at 3000 Baldwin Park Blvd, between the 10 FWY and Francisquito Ave in Baldwin Park, CA 91706. More...

The sport of boxing has a rich history of families achieving pugilistic success as a group, be it fathers and sons, brothers (and occasionally sisters), uncles and nephews, or all of the above.

Bloodlines run deep and this theme plays out in "Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz", the September 17 mega-event which will be presented live by HBO Pay-Per-View. More...

Tickets for the biggest boxing event of 2011 "Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz," featuring boxing's biggest star Floyd "Money" Mayweather and boxing's newest star "Vicious" Victor Ortiz, will go on sale Friday, July 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET/ 10:00 a.m. PT. More...

Floyd Mayweather, Six-Time World Champion in Five Weight Divisions

"I want to thank Victor Ortiz for stepping up to the plate and taking the test. I also want to say congratulations to Victor Ortiz. It's not easy to bounce back from a crucial loss. He bounced back like a true champion. I take my hat off to him. More...

It's the biggest against the best and it doesn't get much better or brighter. Boxing's biggest star, undefeated Floyd "Money" Mayweather, and its newest star, WBC Welterweight Champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz, will align their super powers when they meet in "Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz."

The mega-fight, which will be contested for Ortiz's WBC Welterweight Championship, will take place Saturday, Sept. 17 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. More...

Floyd "Money" Mayweather and "Vicious" Victor Ortiz will hold a special event and evening press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 29 to officially announce their WBC Welterweight Championship fight taking place Saturday, Sept. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. More...