Victor Ortiz

Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional boxer and film actor. He held the WBC welterweight title in 2011 and was formerly rated as one of the world's top three active welterweights by various sporting news and boxing websites. Known for his crowd-pleasing and aggressive fighting style, Ortiz was named the 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year. In addition to his boxing career, Ortiz has appeared in the films The Expendables 3 (2014) and Southpaw (2015), as well as making a cameo appearance on the TV series Ray Donovan. Born and raised in Garden City, Kansas, Ortiz is the third of four children to Mexican parents.More