Mayweather vs Ortiz Live Stream - Of course, all of you boxing fans are already in the know that the newly crowned WBC king of the welterweights of boxing is none other than Victor "Vicious" Ortiz who defeated the former WBC World Welterweight champ Andre Berto. And surely, if you don't live under a rock, you also are aware that Floyd "money" Mayweather Jr. will challenge the reigning champ Ortiz for the WBC Welterweight championship belt of the world on September 17, 2011.
Actually, the roll out for this fight started last June 28, 2011 when both fighters, together with their camps and Golden Boy promotions held a two-city press conference that started in New York and ended in Los Angeles on Wednesday. By the way, Mayweather will be the second undefeated boxer Victor Ortiz will face. The first was Andres Berto whom Ortiz defeated in what was considered as the first pick for 2011 as the fight of the year. Both Ortiz and Berto suffered two knockdowns each, but Ortiz prevailed in the later rounds.
Although it has been tentatively stated that the fight venue would be held at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was reported that Golden Boy promotions as of this writing is still negotiating with the MGM Grand management. It is expected that anytime now, Golden Boy Promotions will make the official announcement as to the selected venue of the fight. Many boxing pundits however, believes that the selected place would still be MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, considering that the last four fights of Floyd Mayweather were held there..
For those of you who will be watching the Mayweather vs Ortiz payper view telecast on HBO, be informed that the live telecast will begins at 9:00 p.m ET / 6:00 p.m PT on September 17, 2011. It is estimated that this HBO Pay Per View will be available to more than 92 million homes to include HD-TV for homes with HD receiving capabilities. If your is not HBO PPV ready, you can always watch the fight live at the many restaurants and bars with HBO pay per view offerings.
Aside from HBO PPV, one way to watch the Mayweater vs Ortiz fight on September 17, 2011 will be to watch the fight online free. Yes friends, that is true there are now many sites online who videostream boxing championship fights through the internet facility. The advantage of watching the fight online is the fact that it is free, live and you can watch the fight in the comforts and security of home.
When it comes to betting, the odds are not yet fully established considering that Ortiz now appears to have a good chance of retaining his crown against Mayweather if you consider the record of Victor Ortiz who defeated an unbeaten boxing champion just like Mayweather, during his last fight . If you ask me, I will put my money on Victor Ortiz. How about you?