"Vicious" Victor Ortiz challenged former IBF and WBA world light welterweight champion Amir "King" Khan to gain weight and fight via Twitter Wednesday afternoon.
Ortiz (29-3-2, 22 KOs) last fought in September when he controversially relinquished his WBC welterweight belt to "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather by a brutal fourth round knockout at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“Vicious Victor” also baited WBC junior middleweight king Saul Alvarez and past welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito to throw fists.
A February 11 rematch between Haitian-American Andre Berto and Ortiz was indefinitely postponed due to a left biceps injury “The Beast” suffered during a sparring session last Monday.
Due to the hasty cancellation, Ortiz has been actively searching for a new opponent.
"Since my fight didn't work out with Berto,” tweeted Ortiz, 25, a Mexican-American from Kansas who ESPN named in 2008 its "Prospect of the Year. “I want @AmirKingKhan @caneloalvarez @antoniomargarito let's do this."
For separate and opposite reasons, Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KOs) and Margarito (38-8, 27 KOs) are unlikely to cave to Ortiz’s provocation.
However, Khan (26-2, 18 KOs), a Pakistani-British boxer who at 17 became the youngest Englishman to win an Olympic medal when he captured a silver as a lightweight at the 2004 games in Greece, may welcome Ortiz’s offer to step into the squared circle.
"At 147, definitely, I think it would be an ideal fight for me," Khan, 25, recently told ESPN.com. "He did beat Berto and I just heard that his rematch with Berto was called off. Maybe my next fight could be against him, who knows."
“King Khan” endured a debatable split decision loss to Lamont Peterson December 10 at the Convention Center in “Havoc’s” hometown of Washington, D.C.
Although a rematch has been mandated, Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KOs) has not aggressively moved to cement a second bout with the Brit.
Roger "Pit" Perron is a venerable boxing trainer from Brockton (Mass.) who now works with Mike and Rich Cappiello at their gym, Cappiello Brothers Boxing and Training.
Perron completely agrees that Khan was shafted.
“Amir Kahn got mugged,” said Perron, 75, who helped work with Marvelous Marvin Hagler in the 1980s. “Without those two point deductions, Kahn was an easy winner. There will be a rematch. But, not in D.C. and Kahn will destroy him.”
A prizefight pitting the quick and elusive Khan against the rugged and powerful Ortiz would be an alluring one for boxing fans.
The stark contrast in styles between the two pugilists could prove to create a scintillating battle.
Considering the lack of alternatives at this juncture, Amir Khan versus Victor Ortiz “would be an ideal fight.”
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