On April 16, 2011, a 24-year-old Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KOs) got a shot at the WBC welterweight title held by 27-year-old Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KOs).
Ortiz came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days. Berto was on a 27-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 20 days.
Victor Ortiz defeated Andre Berto via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Ortiz improves his record to 29-2-2, while Berto adds a loss to his record at 27-1.
On March 7, 2009, a 22-year-old Victor Ortiz (23-1-1, 18 KOs) and Mike Arnaoutis met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
Victor Ortiz stopped Mike Arnaoutis via TKO in the 2nd round. Ortiz improves his record to 24-1-1 (19 KOs)
On September 13, 2008, a 21-year-old Victor Ortiz (21-1-1, 16 KOs) and Roberto David Arrieta met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Roberto David Arrieta via TKO in the 5th round. Ortiz improves his record to 22-1-1 (17 KOs)
On December 13, 2014, a 27-year-old Victor Ortiz (29-5-2, 22 KOs) and Manuel Pérez met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight losing streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 13 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Manuel Pérez via TKO in the 3rd round. Ortiz improves his record to 30-5-2 (23 KOs)
On May 3, 2008, a 21-year-old Victor Ortiz (20-1-1, 15 KOs) and Dairo José Esalas met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Dairo José Esalas via KO in the 5th round. Ortiz improves his record to 21-1-1 (16 KOs)
On December 6, 2008, a 21-year-old Victor Ortiz (22-1-1, 17 KOs) and Jeffrey Resto met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Jeffrey Resto via TKO in the 2nd round. Ortiz improves his record to 23-1-1 (18 KOs)
On November 10, 2007, a 20-year-old Victor Ortiz (19-1-1, 14 KOs) and a 36-year-old Colombian boxer Carlos Maussa (20-4, 18 KOs) met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days. Maussa was on a -2-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 16 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Carlos Maussa via KO in the 1st round. Ortiz improves his record to 20-1-1 (15 KOs), while Maussa adds a loss to his record at 20-5.
On April 14, 2007, a 20-year-old Victor Ortiz (16-1-1, 11 KOs) and Tomas Barrientes met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Tomas Barrientes via TKO in the 5th round. Ortiz improves his record to 17-1-1 (12 KOs)
On December 12, 2009, a 22-year-old Victor Ortiz (24-2-1, 19 KOs) and Antonio Díaz met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Antonio Díaz via RTD in the 7th round. Ortiz improves his record to 25-2-1 (20 KOs)
On March 31, 2006, a 19-year-old Victor Ortiz (12-1, 8 KOs) and Freddie Barrera met in the ring.
Ortiz came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 21 days.
Victor Ortiz stopped Freddie Barrera via TKO in the 1st round. Ortiz improves his record to 13-1 (9 KOs)