Ventura-Riverside Mayors Bet Fruit For Ortiz Lopez Fight

By Pete Allman

The Mayors of Ventura and Riverside, California are putting up their fruits for the Victor Ortiz - Josesito Lopez fight, this Saturday at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Mike Tracy the Mayor of Ventura is betting Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge a flat of strawberries that resident Victor Ortiz will beat Riversides Josesito Lopez for the WBC Welterweight Silver Belt Championship.

Ventura is a quiet coastal town of about 100,000 residents; Riverside, with a population of about 300,000, is located on the edge of the Mojave Desert. Coincidentally, both cities are roughly 60 miles from the downtown Los Angeles Staples Center-Ventura to the west, Riverside to the east.

Loveridge is putting up a 25-pound bag of Riverside's finest oranges that his fighter will defeat Ortiz and win the WBC Welterweight Silver Belt Championship. Photo by Brenda Flowers

Meanwhile Mayor Loveridge is betting a 25 pound bag of Riversides finest oranges, that Victor Ortiz will be victorious on Saturday.

Both fighters have heart and fight hard, which will make this fight, a well attended one at that. The Ortiz-Lopez 12-rounder will be televised on Showtime.

The mayors of Ventura and Riverside in Southern California are putting their fruit where their mouths are. Riverside's Jose Lopez, welterweight boxer, with Mayor Ron Loveridge. Photo by Brenda Flowers

Mike Tracy, who governs the city of Ventura, is betting Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge a flat of locally grown strawberries that hometown boy Victor Ortiz will beat Riverside resident Josesito Lopez this Saturday, June 23, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photo by Brenda Flowers

Riverside's Jose Lopez, welterweight boxer, with Mayor Ron Loveridge. Photo by Brenda Flowers

Pete Allman is a Las Vegas-based commentator, broadcast personality and celebrity interviewer. He also produces inspirational messages for television and other media. Contact him at peteonthescene@yahoo.com or (702)265-9099. Visit www.CelebrityScene.com Read more stories by Pete Allman.

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