Resto vs. Ortiz Added To “The Dream Match” Boxing Bill December 6

In his hometown gym in the Bronx, NY, three times zones removed from Las Vegas, Jeffrey Resto has been training for the last seven weeks in anticipation of his junior welterweight showdown with Victor Ortiz on December 6.

The Resto vs. Ortiz bout is the co-main event of “The Dream Match”, headlined by the twelve round welterweight collision between two of boxing’s biggest attractions, Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.

“Ortiz is all I think about, he’s the guy everyone is saying will be the next superstar in boxing, that’s why he’s in the co-main event,” said the 31 year old Resto.

“But I plan on using this opportunity to my advantage. A win on December 6th on a big stage in Vegas with everyone watching would be a tremendous boost for my career.”

A former New York City Golden Gloves champion and highly decorated amateur, Resto was thought by many on the East Coast to be a future world champion when he turned pro 11 years ago.

Said manager Ernie Pedroza, “It hasn’t been a smooth ride. There’s been a few bumps in the road for Jeffrey, but he’s persevered. When he lost to Michael Warrick, he got the rematch and won that fight. This fight against Ortiz, with all the buzz about the kid and the whole world watching, is truly Jeffrey’s chance to get back what was once promised.”

Resto, bringing a record of 22-2-0 (13), will battle for Ortiz’s WBO NABO junior welterweight title over twelve rounds. The 21 year old Ortiz also has 24 fights with an almost identical record of 22-1-1 (17).

“Ironically he’s [Ortiz] the first southpaw I’ve faced,” said Resto “But that’s all we’ve sparred with, fast, hard hitting southpaws. I know all about Victor, I’ve watched many of his fights and I was at the Garden when he knocked out [Carlos] Maussa in the first round.

“I just feel like this is my time. I’ve had a great camp here in the Bronx . It seems like the whole borough is behind me. Every morning when I go run, people yell their good wishes to me, even people I don’t know. They want me to succeed because they know I’m one of them, I never left the Bronx , I was born here.”

Resto has won five in a row, most recently taking decisions over Hector Alatorre on May 2 and Humberto Tapia on February 8 of this year, both of which were nationally televised.

“In both of those fights I had to grind it out over the distance,” said Resto. “I think I’m well prepared to go to war with Ortiz.”

“The Dream Match,” the 12-round welterweight collision between two of boxing’s biggest attractions, De La Hoya and Pacquiao, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas , Nevada , the bout will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

It is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., presented by Tequila Cazadores and sponsored by Ceverza Tecate, DeWalt Tools, Full Throttle Energy Drink, and Southwest Airlines, the fight sold out in hours, making it the second largest grossing gate in boxing history

The De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao pay-per-view telecast will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com