Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, USA. Age-old ex-world champion “Evil” American Victor Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 KOs) tried himself in the first middleweight (up to 69.9 kg) against his compatriot journiman
Todd Manuela (20-20-1, 6 KOs) – won, but almost flew in by knockout.
The veteran controlled the course of the fight, but the underdog sought to return blows for blows. In the 3rd round, the fighters exchanged blows from the waist down. Ortiz and Manuel increasingly arranged exchanges. In the 5th three-minute period, the first episode in the course of the battle was written down by the journiman. He continued to look for happiness in the attack and, in a matter of seconds before the final gong, knocked down the ex-star. Ortiz was shocked, but the journiman had no chance to finish off the ex-champion – the gong sounded.
The score of the judges: 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92 in favor of the favorite.
Ortiz UD 10. But to be honest, he should not continue his career…
In the super lightweight limit (up to 63.5 kg), Richardson Hitchins (14-0, 6 KOs) from the USA beat a journiman from Mexico
Angel Sarinan Rodriguez (12-11-3, 5 KOs).
Hitchins TKO 4.