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"Vicious" Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional boxer and movie actor of Mexican descent. He is a former WBC Welterweight Champion.

He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO titles. Ortiz, with a crowd-pleasing, aggressive style, two-fisted power and boyish charm, was made the 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year.

He was formerly rated as one of the "top three" welterweight boxers in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, BoxRec.com, and ESPN. (more...)