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Berto vs. Ortiz WBC Title Fight in MGM Grand At Foxwoods

At last! Boxing is back at Foxwoods. DiBella Entertainment just announced the World Boxing Council ("WBC") Welterweight title fight between the undefeated defending champion Andre Berto and challenger "Vicious" Victor Ortiz will be April 16.

The fight is to be at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut, the same place as the middleweight title showdown between Sergio Martinez and Sergiy Dzinziruk.

Presented by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Golden Boy Promotions, the Berto vs. Ortiz bout will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods box office.

Tickets are also available online at www.mgmatfoxwoods.com, by calling the MGM Grand at Foxwoods at 1-866-646-0609, or in person at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods box office.

"I am so happy to be coming back to one of the premiere fight venues on the east coast. Berto vs. Ortiz is as compelling of a match as could be made in the welterweight division. I will see to it that the undercard is packed with some of the biggest names in boxing from New England and the rest of the world. April 16 will be another great night for boxing at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods."
- promoter Lou DiBella, DiBella Entertainment President

Berto (27-0, 21 KOs), a 2004 Haiti Olympian fighting out of Miami, captured the WBC welterweight belt in 2008 by stopping Miguel Angel Rodriguez in the seventh round. The lightning-quick Berto has made five successful title defenses, in order, against world champions Steve Forbes (DEC12), Luis Collazo (DEC12), Juan Urango (DEC12), and Carlos Quintana (TKO8), as well as veteran Freddy Hernandez (TKO1) last November.

Former NABO/USBA title holder Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KOs), fighting out of Oxnard (CA), is a crafty southpaw who has won four of his last fight fights with one draw. His most notable victories have been against world champions Vivian Harris (KO3), Nate Campbell (DEC10) and Carlos Maussa (KO1).

Follow Lou DiBella on twitter, @loudibella.

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