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:''This article is about the American boxer and actor. For the Honduran footballer, see Víctor Ortiz. For the Puerto Rican politician, see Víctor Manuel Ortíz.'' Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional boxer and film actor. He is a former WBC welterweight champion, having previously fought at light welterweight, where he held the USBA and NABO regional titles. His crowd-pleasing and aggressive fighting style made him the 2008 ESPN Prospect of the Year. Ortiz was formerly rated as one of the top three welterweight boxers in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ''The Ring'' magazine, BoxRec, and ESPN. The first loss and two draws on Ortiz's record are not counted as significant due to the fact the loss came by way of disqualification in the first round for knocking Corey Alarcon cold with an uppercut off a clinch. The first of two draws was a first-round technical draw in January 2007, when Ortiz faced Marvin Cordova Jr., during which an accidental headbutt opened a cut on Ortiz's forehead and rendered him unable to continue.〔 The second draw was a controversial one against Lamont Peterson, as both ESPN.com and HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman saw the fight 97–91 in favor for the 23-year-old Ortiz.〔http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5910212〕 Outside of boxing, Ortiz has had roles in the films ''The Expendables 3'' (2014) and the sports drama ''Southpaw'' (2015). == Early life == Ortiz was born and raised in Garden City, Kansas, and is the third of four children of Mexican parents. When he was seven years old, Ortiz's mother abandoned her family for a relationship with another man. Shortly thereafter, Ortiz began boxing at the insistence of his father, an alcoholic who often beat his children following his wife's departure. In an interview, Victor said, "I hated that lady. I drew her a card once with a little rose on it and I gave it to her. She just threw it down and said 'What do I want that shit for?' That's when I picked up boxing. Then my Dad started screwing up, drinking." Ortiz' father also abandoned the family five years after their mother left, which forced Ortiz and his five siblings into the Kansas foster care system. Ortiz was twelve years old at the time. His older sister became a legal adult in 2002 and moved to Denver, Colorado. Ortiz and his younger brother left Kansas and moved in with her. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victor Ortiz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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