Victor Ortiz ends two-year layoff, faces Rodrigo Damian Coria on August 24 in Mexico City

Victor Ortiz will make his return to the ring after over two years of inactivity when he faces Argentinian journeyman Rodrigo Damian Coria on August 24 at Enviornment CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico. The eight-round junior middleweight bout would be the co-main occasion to the exhibition match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MMA fighter John Gotti III, which headlines a card that can air reside on DAZN.

Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 knockouts) of Ventura, Calif. hasn’t fought since Might of 2022, when he acquired off the canvas in opposition to the unknown Todd Manuel to win a unanimous resolution on the David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux card.

The previous WBC welterweight titleholder, now 37, has fought lots of the prime fighters within the sport, holding wins over former champions Nate Campbell, Andre Berto and Vivian Harris, however his highest profile struggle got here in 2011, when he was knocked out in 4 rounds by Mayweather in a bout memorable for Ortiz’s intentional head butt try that was instantly proceeded by the knockout punch.

Ortiz has fought simply two instances up to now six years, along with his different bout being a unanimous resolution loss to a different former champion, Robert Guerrero, in August of 2021.

“Because of my pricey Mexico for bringing your son FROM THE OTHER SIDE! Very grateful for all of the help and the way they’ve acquired me!,” the Mexican-American Ortiz wrote on his Instagram account.

Coria (13-6, 2 KOs) of Cordoba, Argentina is a 25-year-old southpaw who misplaced selections to Brian Norman Jr. and Peter Dobson, the 2 most notable opponents he has confronted thus far. His largest win got here in August of 2023, when he gained a cut up resolution over the beforehand unbeaten Marco Garcia for the WBO Latino title at 154 kilos.

Coria final fought in February, shedding a choice to Milan Prat in Paris.