Mayweather beats Ortiz on a controversial KO
Floyd Mayweather knocked out dethroned WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a controversial blind-side punch in the fourth round of fight on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It appears that Mayweather hit Ortiz with a left-right combination during a break in the fight while the latter’s hands are down.
Ortiz was penalized by referee Joe Cortez for a head-butt. He apologized to Mayweather but suddenly responded with a left hook and crunching right that dropped Ortiz.
Boos filled the MGM Grand Garden Arena but Mayweather was unrepentant.
"I got hit with a dirty shot, I was protecting myself at all times. I hit him with a left and then a right hand, and that ended the bout," said Mayweather.
"We touched gloves and we were back to fighting, then I threw the left and right hand and that’s all she wrote. In the ring, you just have to protect yourself at all times. I was victorious. If he wants a re-match, he can get a re-match," Mayweather further said.
And while Ortiz conceded the head butt had been unfortunate, he is eager to get a re-match with Mayweather.
"I apologized to him. I am not a dirty fighter. I am sorry for that. But I was doing just fine until that slip-up so I would love this re-match. I was called to break by the referee (after the head-butt) and I obeyed exactly as I was told, and then, boom, he blindsided me. It happens. As far as I was concerned, I came here to entertain the fans and I think they were entertained. There was a miscommunication with the referee but nobody is perfect and this was a learning experience," said Ortiz.
