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Berto's first title defense of the WBC welterweight title occurred on September 28, 2008, at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]] against [[Stephen Forbes (boxer)|Steve Forbes]]. Berto consistently outpunched Forbes throughout winning the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 118-109 on two of the scorecards and 116-111 on the third scorecard.<ref>{{cite news |
Berto's first title defense of the WBC welterweight title occurred on September 28, 2008, at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]] against [[Stephen Forbes (boxer)|Steve Forbes]]. Berto consistently outpunched Forbes throughout winning the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 118-109 on two of the scorecards and 116-111 on the third scorecard.<ref>{{cite news |
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Berto made the second defense of his title on January 17, 2009, at the [[Beau Rivage (Mississippi)|Beau Rivage]] in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] against former [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] welterweight champion [[Luis Collazo]]. Berto got off to a rough start as he was hurt in the first round and had a point deducted in the fourth round for holding Collazo's arm. In round seven, Berto opened a cut over the left eye of Collazo. Berto won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision with scores of 114-113 on two of the scorecards and 116-111 on the third scorecard in a fight which most thought Collazo might have won. |
Berto made the second defense of his title on January 17, 2009, at the [[Beau Rivage (Mississippi)|Beau Rivage]] in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] against former [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] welterweight champion [[Luis Collazo]]. Berto got off to a rough start as he was hurt in the first round and had a point deducted in the fourth round for holding Collazo's arm. In round seven, Berto opened a cut over the left eye of Collazo. Berto won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision with scores of 114-113 on two of the scorecards and 116-111 on the third scorecard in a fight which most thought Collazo might have won.<ref>{{Citation|last=elferocenouchma|title=FIGHT OF TITANS: André Berto vs Luis Collazo 17.01.2009|date=2012-05-03|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMJaGBWuSgs|accessdate=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/112396-andre-berto-vs-luis-collazo-round-by-round|title=Andre Berto Vs. Luis Collazo: Round By Round|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On Saturday, May 30, 2009, Berto defended his WBC welterweight title against former IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango and won a lopsided unanimous decision setting up a fight with Shane Mosley.<ref>{{cite web |
On Saturday, May 30, 2009, Berto defended his WBC welterweight title against former IBF light welterweight champion [[Juan Urango]] and won a lopsided unanimous decision setting up a fight with Shane Mosley.<ref>{{cite web |
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| accessdate =2009-01-17 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Super Boxing|title=Andre Berto vs Juan Urango (30.05.2009)|date=2013-12-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxNG41RbNRE|accessdate=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184510-hbos-boxing-after-dark-saturday-may-30th-andre-berto-vs-juan-urango|title=Andre Berto vs. Juan Urango: HBO's Boxing After Dark, Saturday May 30|last=J|first=King|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Berto was to defend his title against [[Shane Mosley|"Sugar" Shane Mosley]] for a WBC, WBA welterweight title unification bout on January 30, 2010. However, Berto announced that he was withdrawing from his title unification bout against Mosley on January 18, 2010 due to family loss in [[2010 Haitian earthquake|the Haiti earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web |
Berto was to defend his title against [[Shane Mosley|"Sugar" Shane Mosley]] for a WBC, WBA welterweight title unification bout on January 30, 2010. However, Berto announced that he was withdrawing from his title unification bout against Mosley on January 18, 2010 due to family loss in [[2010 Haitian earthquake|the Haiti earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web |
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| accessdate =2010-01-18 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100122122106/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4837075&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines| archivedate= 22 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> With Mosley subsequently landing a bout with [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], Berto faced former [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] welterweight champion [[Carlos Quintana (boxer)|Carlos Quintana]] on April 10, 2010 in the beginning Quintana outboxed Berto but eventually Berto's speed and power began to overwhelm Quintana and eventually won by an eighth round Technical knockout, despite injuring his left bicep during the fight. |
| accessdate =2010-01-18 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100122122106/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4837075&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines| archivedate= 22 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> With Mosley subsequently landing a bout with [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], Berto faced former [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] welterweight champion [[Carlos Quintana (boxer)|Carlos Quintana]] on April 10, 2010 in the beginning Quintana outboxed Berto but eventually Berto's speed and power began to overwhelm Quintana and eventually won by an eighth round Technical knockout, despite injuring his left bicep during the fight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xv8i8r_2010-04-10-andre-berto-vs-carlos-quintana_sport|title=2010-04-10 Andre Berto vs Carlos Quintana - Video Dailymotion|date=2012-11-20|website=Dailymotion|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref> |
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On November 27, 2010, Berto scored a TKO victory over [[Freddy Hernandez]]. Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title, stopping an overmatched Freddy Hernandez at 2:07 of the first round putting himself in line for a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vester |first=Mark |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/andre-berto-destroys-freddy-hernandez-one-round--33285|title=Andre Berto Destroys Freddy Hernandez One Round|publisher=BoxingScene |date=2010-11-27 |accessdate=2011-04-12}}</ref> He hammered Hernandez (29-2) with a left hook, then floored him with a straight right during the co-feature fight of the [[Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Michael Katsidis|Juan Manuel Márquez-Michael Katsidis]] lightweight championship bout. |
On November 27, 2010, Berto scored a TKO victory over [[Freddy Hernandez]]. Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title, stopping an overmatched Freddy Hernandez at 2:07 of the first round putting himself in line for a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vester |first=Mark |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/andre-berto-destroys-freddy-hernandez-one-round--33285|title=Andre Berto Destroys Freddy Hernandez One Round|publisher=BoxingScene |date=2010-11-27 |accessdate=2011-04-12}}</ref> He hammered Hernandez (29-2) with a left hook, then floored him with a straight right during the co-feature fight of the [[Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Michael Katsidis|Juan Manuel Márquez-Michael Katsidis]] lightweight championship bout. |
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====Berto vs. Zaveck==== |
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{{Main article|Andre Berto vs. Jan Zaveck}} |
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On September 3, 2011, Berto returned after his defeat to Victor Ortíz to face [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[Welterweight]] Champion and ''Ring'' Top 10 Welterweight [[Dejan Zavec]]. After 5 rounds of a closely competitive fight, Zaveck's corner stopped the fight as he had been cut. The two men embraced and Berto thanked the Slovenian fans for traveling over to America to cheer their countryman on. Berto called his performance "so-so", becoming a two-time world champion and the new [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[Welterweight]] Champion. |
On September 3, 2011, Berto returned after his defeat to Victor Ortíz to face [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[Welterweight]] Champion and ''Ring'' Top 10 Welterweight [[Dejan Zavec]]. After 5 rounds of a closely competitive fight, Zaveck's corner stopped the fight as he had been cut. The two men embraced and Berto thanked the Slovenian fans for traveling over to America to cheer their countryman on. Berto called his performance "so-so", becoming a two-time world champion and the new [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[Welterweight]] Champion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/834372-berto-wins-ibf-title-a-look-into-the-fight-and-the-future-of-the-two|title=Andre Berto Wins IBF Title: A Look into the Fight and the Future of the Two|last=Martin|first=Henry|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Berto relinquished his IBF Welterweight title rather than face mandatory challenger [[Randall Bailey]] in order to facilitate the rematch with Ortiz because he wanted the opportunity to avenge his only defeat (at the time).<ref>{{cite web| title=Victor Ortíz vs Andre Berto Rematch: Lou DiBella Says Fight Is On | url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/23/2582724/victor-ortiz-vs-andre-berto-rematch-january-28-february-11-hbo-boxing-news| publisher=Bad Left Hook.com | date=23 November 2011 | accessdate=20 December 2011 | last=Christ | first=Scott}}</ref> |
Berto relinquished his IBF Welterweight title rather than face mandatory challenger [[Randall Bailey]] in order to facilitate the rematch with Ortiz because he wanted the opportunity to avenge his only defeat (at the time).<ref>{{cite web| title=Victor Ortíz vs Andre Berto Rematch: Lou DiBella Says Fight Is On | url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/23/2582724/victor-ortiz-vs-andre-berto-rematch-january-28-february-11-hbo-boxing-news| publisher=Bad Left Hook.com | date=23 November 2011 | accessdate=20 December 2011 | last=Christ | first=Scott}}</ref> |
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After testing positive for a banned substance, the rematch against Ortiz planned for June 23, 2012 was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web| title=Andre Berto tests positive | url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/7946982/andre-berto-tests-positive-rematch-victor-ortiz-canceled | publisher=ESPN.com | date=28 May 2012}}</ref> It has since been ruled that Berto's positive test was the result of contamination, and Berto |
After testing positive for a banned substance, the rematch against Ortiz planned for June 23, 2012 was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web| title=Andre Berto tests positive | url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/story/_/id/7946982/andre-berto-tests-positive-rematch-victor-ortiz-canceled | publisher=ESPN.com | date=28 May 2012}}</ref> It has since been ruled that Berto's positive test was the result of contamination, and Berto regained his boxing license.<ref>[http://www.boxingscene.com/bertos-focus-back-vows-destroy-opponents--64714 Berto's Focus is Back, Vows To "Destroy' Opponents - Boxing News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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====Berto vs. Guerrero==== |
====Berto vs. Guerrero==== |
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Berto's next fight was scheduled for November 24, 2012, in [[Ontario, California]]. The opponent was |
Berto's next fight was scheduled for November 24, 2012, in [[Ontario, California]]. The opponent was ''Ring'' Top 10 Welterweight and WBC Interim Welterweight champion [[Robert Guerrero]]. Berto was knocked down twice early in the fight but came back well to give Guerrero a tough scrap, but Guerrero managed to narrowly maintain control and won via unanimous decision. Both of Berto's eyes and Guerrero's right eye were closed shut by the end of the fight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/11/25/3687542/berto-vs-guerrero-results-decision-scores-brawl-fight-year-candidate-hbo-boxing-news|title=Guerrero beats Berto in all-out war|date=2012-11-25|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref> |
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====Berto vs. Soto Karass==== |
====Berto vs. Soto Karass==== |
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Following an 8-month lay-off after losing to Guerrero, Berto eventually returned to the ring to face [[Jesús Soto Karass]] on July 27, 2013, at the [[AT&T Center]] in [[San Antonio]]. In a tough, entertaining back-and-forth fight, Berto lost via TKO in the twelfth round after having put Soto Karass on the canvas in the previous round. At the time of the stoppage, one judge had Berto ahead in the fight (105-103), one had him behind in the fight (103-105) and the other judge had the fight even (104-104). |
Following an 8-month lay-off after losing to Guerrero, Berto eventually returned to the ring to face [[Jesús Soto Karass]] on July 27, 2013, at the [[AT&T Center]] in [[San Antonio]]. In a tough, entertaining back-and-forth fight, Berto lost via TKO in the twelfth round after having put Soto Karass on the canvas in the previous round. At the time of the stoppage, one judge had Berto ahead in the fight (105-103), one had him behind in the fight (103-105) and the other judge had the fight even (104-104).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/7/28/4564494/knockout-kings-ii-results-jesus-soto-karass-knocks-out-andre-berto-in|title=Results: Soto Karass stops tough, ragged Berto|date=2013-07-28|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref> |
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====''Premier Boxing Champions''==== |
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====Berto vs. Mayweather Jr.==== |
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{{Main article|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto}} |
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On August 4, 2015, it was announced that, after months of speculation, a bout between Berto and [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] in Las Vegas would indeed take place on September 12, 2015. He lost the match to Mayweather by unanimous decision, in what was a rather one-sided affair.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wells|first1=Adam|title=Floyd Mayweather Confirms He Will Fight Andre Berto on September 12|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2539354-floyd-mayweather-confirms-he-will-fight-on-september-12|website=Bleacher Report|accessdate=4 August 2015}}</ref> The three judges at ringside scored the contest 120–108, 118–110, and 117–111, while Berto earned a career-high $4 million fight purse. |
On August 4, 2015, it was announced that, after months of speculation, a bout between Berto and [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] in Las Vegas would indeed take place on September 12, 2015. He lost the match to Mayweather by unanimous decision, in what was a rather one-sided affair.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wells|first1=Adam|title=Floyd Mayweather Confirms He Will Fight Andre Berto on September 12|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2539354-floyd-mayweather-confirms-he-will-fight-on-september-12|website=Bleacher Report|accessdate=4 August 2015}}</ref> The three judges at ringside scored the contest 120–108, 118–110, and 117–111, while Berto earned a career-high $4 million fight purse.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2565884-floyd-mayweather-vs-andre-berto-results-full-breakdown-prize-money-and-more|title=Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto Results: Full Breakdown, Prize Money and More|last=Simpson|first=Christopher|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/13681951/floyd-mayweather-andre-berto-fight-disappoints-pay-per-view-sales|title=Source: Mayweather-Berto PPV as low as 400K|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref> |
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====Berto vs. Ortiz II==== |
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On February 13, 2017 it was announced that a deal was close to being made between Berto and former welterweight world champion [[Shawn Porter]] (26-2-1, 16 KOs).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article.php?aid=31577|title=BOXINGTALK : BERTO-PORTER NEARLY DONE, LIKELY IN APRIL ON SHOWTIME|website=www.boxingtalk.com|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref> On March 5, it was officially confirmed the fight would take place on April 22, 2017 at the [[Barclays Center]] in New York City with [[CBS]] confirming Showtime would televise the bout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/showtime-air-brook-spence-porter-berto-396464|title=Showtime to air Brook-Spence, Porter-Berto • Boxing News|date=2017-03-05|work=Boxing News|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/andre-berto-and-shawn-porter-set-for-wbc-welterweight-title-eliminator-fight/|title=Andre Berto and Shawn Porter set for WBC welterweight title eliminator fight|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ringtv.com/487392-porter-berto-meet-april-22-barclays-showtime/|title=Porter and Berto to meet April 22 at Barclays Center on Showtime - The Ring|date=2017-03-03|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Halfway though the press conference, promoter [[Lou DiBella]] confessed that he received a phone call from [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] president Mauricio Sulaiman and he reported the fight would be a final eliminator. On March 4, [[Keith Thurman]] defeated [[Danny Garcia (Boxer)|Danny Garcia]] to become the new WBA and WBC unified welterweight champion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ringtv.com/487587-porter-vs-berto-elevated-wbc-final-eliminator-147/|title=Porter vs. Berto is elevated to WBC final title eliminator at 147 - The Ring|date=2017-03-04|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> |
On February 13, 2017 it was announced that a deal was close to being made between Berto and former welterweight world champion [[Shawn Porter]] (26-2-1, 16 KOs).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingtalk.com/pag/article.php?aid=31577|title=BOXINGTALK : BERTO-PORTER NEARLY DONE, LIKELY IN APRIL ON SHOWTIME|website=www.boxingtalk.com|access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref> On March 5, it was officially confirmed the fight would take place on April 22, 2017 at the [[Barclays Center]] in New York City with [[CBS]] confirming Showtime would televise the bout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/showtime-air-brook-spence-porter-berto-396464|title=Showtime to air Brook-Spence, Porter-Berto • Boxing News|date=2017-03-05|work=Boxing News|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/andre-berto-and-shawn-porter-set-for-wbc-welterweight-title-eliminator-fight/|title=Andre Berto and Shawn Porter set for WBC welterweight title eliminator fight|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ringtv.com/487392-porter-berto-meet-april-22-barclays-showtime/|title=Porter and Berto to meet April 22 at Barclays Center on Showtime - The Ring|date=2017-03-03|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Halfway though the press conference, promoter [[Lou DiBella]] confessed that he received a phone call from [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] president Mauricio Sulaiman and he reported the fight would be a final eliminator. On March 4, [[Keith Thurman]] defeated [[Danny Garcia (Boxer)|Danny Garcia]] to become the new WBA and WBC unified welterweight champion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ringtv.com/487587-porter-vs-berto-elevated-wbc-final-eliminator-147/|title=Porter vs. Berto is elevated to WBC final title eliminator at 147 - The Ring|date=2017-03-04|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-03-06|language=en-US}}</ref> Berto failed to earn a world title fight when he was dropped and stopped in round 9. Berto suffered his fifth defeat in his last nine fights. Porter used power shots to the body of Berto to wear him down over the rounds. Berto was dropped in round 2, the same round Porter suffered a bad cut from clash of heads. After round 4, Porter was cut above both eyes and Berto was cut above the left eye, all due to clash of heads. At the time of stoppage, Porter was ahead on all scorecards, 79-71, 79-74 and 78-73. Porter was the busier fighter, landing 175 of 448 punches thrown, whilst Berto landed 81 of 254 thrown. Many experts called the fight dirty due to constant clash of heads and blood pouring from both fighters. Berto said, "I have to give him credit, but he's a rough fighter. He has great skills, but at the same time, he's going to be rough and try to handle me any way he can. I got a lot of head butts, and he did, too. Shawn is a tough competitor. We had a good, competitive fight until the head butts got to be a little too much for me. But I thought it was a really good fight before that." Porter earned earned $1 million whilst Berto got the higher amount of $1.2 million for the fight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/19222053/shawn-porter-defeats-andre-berto-earn-mandatory-title-shot-keith-thurman|title=Porter earns Thurman rematch by stopping Berto|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/493940-porter-batters-berto-stops-ninth-wbc-title-eliminator/|title=Porter batters Berto, stops him in ninth in WBC title eliminator - The Ring|date=2017-04-22|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/shawn-porter-stops-andre-berto-nine-earn-thurman-results--115889|title=Shawn Porter Stops Andre Berto in Nine To Earn Thurman Shot - Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Born | Andre Michael Berto September 7, 1983 Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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Other names | The Beast[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (169 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total fights | 36 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 31 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 24 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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Andre Michael Berto (born September 7, 1983) is a professional boxer who holds dual American and Haitian citizenship. He is a two-time former welterweight world champion, having held the WBC title from 2008 to 2011, and the IBF title in 2011, as well as the WBA interim title in 2015. As an amateur he won the National Golden Gloves tournament in 2001 (at light middleweight) and 2003 (welterweight), and would represent the U.S. at the 2003 World Championships, winning a welterweight bronze medal. He also represented Haiti at the 2004 Olympics, reaching the opening round of the welterweight bracket.
During his 13-year career, Berto has become known for his toughness, formidable punching power, and fast hand speed. In the late 2000s he was considered a rising star in the welterweight division, as well as a highly regarded young prospect in boxing. He reached the peak of his career in 2011, holding the WBC welterweight title which he had won in 2008 and made five defenses, and was ranked as the world's third best welterweight, behind then-top stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Berto's success was cut short after his first career loss to Victor Ortiz, which won Fight of the Year honors by The Ring magazine for 2011. Since then, Berto's career has fluctuated: from 2012 to 2015 he suffered three further losses, but bounced back in 2016 with a win over Victor Ortiz in a rematch of their first meeting.[2]
Early life
The son of Haitian immigrants, Berto was one of seven children born and raised in Winter Haven, Florida. He was introduced to boxing by his father after getting beat up multiple times by classmates. Dieuseul, who competed professionally in mixed martial arts and taught the sport to Berto at a school in Winter Haven. For Berto, the sport of boxing became a solace to stay out of trouble in the rough community in which he grew up.[3]
Amateur career
As an amateur, Berto won a bronze medal in the 2003 World Championships. He was also a two-time U.S. National Golden Gloves champion, a two-time National PAL champion, a three-time U.S. amateur championship medalist, and won 22 state titles in Florida.[3] Prior to the 2003 World Championships, Berto defeated future world title challenger Andre Dirrell, and future three-weight world champion Timothy Bradley twice.
2004 Olympics
Berto was an odds-on favorite to breeze through the 2004 Olympic Trials and qualify as a member of the US Olympic boxing squad. Those dreams were dashed in the opening round of the trials, when he was disqualified for throwing Juan McPherson to the canvas. Berto was winning the fight, before McPherson bumped into him before being pushed to the canvas, and was deemed in no condition to continue. The act was ruled a flagrant foul, and Berto was disqualified. A protest was ruled in his favor, as he was declared the winner and advanced to the next round. Berto won that bout as well and prepared for the finals before a follow-up meeting the night before reverted to the initial ruling, eliminating Berto from the tournament. Because his parents emigrated from Haiti, Berto was able to keep his Olympic hopes alive, qualifying for Team Haiti, and subsequently granted Haitian citizenship alongside his American nationality, an exception the island country awarded the Olympian.[4] Berto lost in the first-round to Xavier Noel of France.[3]
Professional career
Welterweight
Early career
From December 2004 to October 2006, Berto won 15 fights, with 13 coming by way of knockout. On December 12, 2006, at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, Berto stepped up in competition and fought Miguel Figueroa. Berto put together a one-sided destruction of Figueroa, eventually forcing the referee to stop the fight in round six. He was named ESPN.com's 2006 Prospect of the Year. His next fight took place on February 17, 2007, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, against Norberto Bravo of The Contender. Berto defeated Bravo by first-round technical knockout after Bravo was knocked down three times, triggering the three knockdown rule. On May 19, 2007, Berto defeated Martinus Clay by seventh-round technical knockout.[5]
On July 27, 2007, at the City Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. Berto fought Cosme Rivera. Berto was in full control until he was down for the first time in his career in round six. He was able to recover and open up a bad cut over Rivera's right eye in the seventh round. Rivera stood his ground in the remaining rounds to test Berto, but Berto won by unanimous decision.[6] On September 29, 2007, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Berto defeated David Estrada by eleventh-round technical knockout to win the NABF welterweight title. Rounds three and eight were described by BoxingScene.com as "round of the year" candidates as both men went toe-to-toe with flush power shots. The end came when Berto dropped Estrada with an uppercut that was followed up by a huge right hand. Estrada made it to his feet, but could not defend himself as Berto attacked with more damaging shots that prompted the referee to jump in and stop the fight.[7]
On February 9, 2008, at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, Berto fought Michael Trabant in his first defense of the NABF welterweight title. Trabant stayed on the defensive for the entire fight with Berto landing a variety of punches from all angles. In the fifth and sixth rounds, Trabant was barely able to land a single punch, as he was frequently taking punches to the head. Trabant told the referee after round six that he was no longer willing to continue with the fight. It was the first time that Trabant had ever been stopped.[8]
WBC welterweight champion
On June 21, 2008, Berto captured the vacant WBC welterweight title left vacant by Floyd Mayweather Jr defeating Miguel Rodriguez in the seventh round by technical knockout at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Berto knocked Rodriguez down twice in the seventh round, before the referee stopped the bout with 47 seconds left as Berto continually hurt Rodriguez with right hands.[9][10][11]
Berto's first title defense of the WBC welterweight title occurred on September 28, 2008, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California against Steve Forbes. Berto consistently outpunched Forbes throughout winning the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 118-109 on two of the scorecards and 116-111 on the third scorecard.[12]
Berto made the second defense of his title on January 17, 2009, at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi against former WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo. Berto got off to a rough start as he was hurt in the first round and had a point deducted in the fourth round for holding Collazo's arm. In round seven, Berto opened a cut over the left eye of Collazo. Berto won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision with scores of 114-113 on two of the scorecards and 116-111 on the third scorecard in a fight which most thought Collazo might have won.[13][14]
On Saturday, May 30, 2009, Berto defended his WBC welterweight title against former IBF light welterweight champion Juan Urango and won a lopsided unanimous decision setting up a fight with Shane Mosley.[15][16][17]
Berto was to defend his title against "Sugar" Shane Mosley for a WBC, WBA welterweight title unification bout on January 30, 2010. However, Berto announced that he was withdrawing from his title unification bout against Mosley on January 18, 2010 due to family loss in the Haiti earthquake.[18] With Mosley subsequently landing a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Berto faced former WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana on April 10, 2010 in the beginning Quintana outboxed Berto but eventually Berto's speed and power began to overwhelm Quintana and eventually won by an eighth round Technical knockout, despite injuring his left bicep during the fight.[19]
On November 27, 2010, Berto scored a TKO victory over Freddy Hernandez. Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title, stopping an overmatched Freddy Hernandez at 2:07 of the first round putting himself in line for a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr.[20] He hammered Hernandez (29-2) with a left hook, then floored him with a straight right during the co-feature fight of the Juan Manuel Márquez-Michael Katsidis lightweight championship bout.
Berto vs. Ortiz
On April 16, 2011, Berto's reign as WBC Welterweight Champion came to an abrupt end in a fight which proved to be one of the biggest upsets of 2011 at the hands of a moving up in weight form 140 "Vicious" Victor Ortíz. Ortiz defeated Berto by unanimous decision in a fight that was named the The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" for 2011 with 4 ruled knockdowns going into the fight Berto was undefeated but was facing complaint's of being unproven at the highest level and a lack of notable, quality opposition on his record of 27-0-21 Knockouts and the loss stopped him from landing a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.[21]
Berto vs. Zaveck
On September 3, 2011, Berto returned after his defeat to Victor Ortíz to face IBF Welterweight Champion and Ring Top 10 Welterweight Dejan Zavec. After 5 rounds of a closely competitive fight, Zaveck's corner stopped the fight as he had been cut. The two men embraced and Berto thanked the Slovenian fans for traveling over to America to cheer their countryman on. Berto called his performance "so-so", becoming a two-time world champion and the new IBF Welterweight Champion.[22]
Berto relinquished his IBF Welterweight title rather than face mandatory challenger Randall Bailey in order to facilitate the rematch with Ortiz because he wanted the opportunity to avenge his only defeat (at the time).[23]
After testing positive for a banned substance, the rematch against Ortiz planned for June 23, 2012 was cancelled.[24] It has since been ruled that Berto's positive test was the result of contamination, and Berto regained his boxing license.[25]
Berto vs. Guerrero
Berto's next fight was scheduled for November 24, 2012, in Ontario, California. The opponent was Ring Top 10 Welterweight and WBC Interim Welterweight champion Robert Guerrero. Berto was knocked down twice early in the fight but came back well to give Guerrero a tough scrap, but Guerrero managed to narrowly maintain control and won via unanimous decision. Both of Berto's eyes and Guerrero's right eye were closed shut by the end of the fight.[26]
Berto vs. Soto Karass
Following an 8-month lay-off after losing to Guerrero, Berto eventually returned to the ring to face Jesús Soto Karass on July 27, 2013, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. In a tough, entertaining back-and-forth fight, Berto lost via TKO in the twelfth round after having put Soto Karass on the canvas in the previous round. At the time of the stoppage, one judge had Berto ahead in the fight (105-103), one had him behind in the fight (103-105) and the other judge had the fight even (104-104).[27]
Premier Boxing Champions
On January 22, 2015, it was announced that Berto would face Josesito Lopez on March 13, 2015 as part of the new Premier Boxing Champions series on Spike TV. Berto won the fight, stopping Lopez in the sixth round and acquiring the interim WBA welterweight title in the process.[28]
Berto vs. Mayweather Jr.
On August 4, 2015, it was announced that, after months of speculation, a bout between Berto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas would indeed take place on September 12, 2015. He lost the match to Mayweather by unanimous decision, in what was a rather one-sided affair.[29] The three judges at ringside scored the contest 120–108, 118–110, and 117–111, while Berto earned a career-high $4 million fight purse.[30][31]
Berto vs. Ortiz II
Five years after their first slugfest, Berto and Victor Ortíz finally met in a rematch on April 30, 2016 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Berto was down once in the 2nd round but was able to beat the count and subsequently came on strongly in round 4. Ortiz went down twice in the 4th round and although he, like Berto, was able to beat both counts, he didn't answer to referee Jack Reiss, who kept asking him if he wanted to continue. As a consequent result, the referee would ultimately find himself calling a stop to the bout at 1 minute and 44 seconds into that very same and previously-aforementioned round. Berto stated afterwards that he would be willing to face Ortiz in a rubber match before then going on to call out WBC Champion Danny García.[32]
Berto vs. Porter
On February 13, 2017 it was announced that a deal was close to being made between Berto and former welterweight world champion Shawn Porter (26-2-1, 16 KOs).[33] On March 5, it was officially confirmed the fight would take place on April 22, 2017 at the Barclays Center in New York City with CBS confirming Showtime would televise the bout.[34][35][36] Halfway though the press conference, promoter Lou DiBella confessed that he received a phone call from WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman and he reported the fight would be a final eliminator. On March 4, Keith Thurman defeated Danny Garcia to become the new WBA and WBC unified welterweight champion.[37] Berto failed to earn a world title fight when he was dropped and stopped in round 9. Berto suffered his fifth defeat in his last nine fights. Porter used power shots to the body of Berto to wear him down over the rounds. Berto was dropped in round 2, the same round Porter suffered a bad cut from clash of heads. After round 4, Porter was cut above both eyes and Berto was cut above the left eye, all due to clash of heads. At the time of stoppage, Porter was ahead on all scorecards, 79-71, 79-74 and 78-73. Porter was the busier fighter, landing 175 of 448 punches thrown, whilst Berto landed 81 of 254 thrown. Many experts called the fight dirty due to constant clash of heads and blood pouring from both fighters. Berto said, "I have to give him credit, but he's a rough fighter. He has great skills, but at the same time, he's going to be rough and try to handle me any way he can. I got a lot of head butts, and he did, too. Shawn is a tough competitor. We had a good, competitive fight until the head butts got to be a little too much for me. But I thought it was a really good fight before that." Porter earned earned $1 million whilst Berto got the higher amount of $1.2 million for the fight.[38][39][40]
Personal life
In a March 2010 column he wrote for The New York Times, Berto described some of his efforts for Project Medishare in Haiti after the earthquake, as well as relating that he is frequently mistaken for American football star Reggie Bush.[41] His brother, James Edson Berto, is a professional mixed martial artist. Berto is often called "Mike", his middle name.
Professional boxing record
36 fights | 31 wins | 5 losses |
---|---|---|
By knockout | 24 | 2 |
By decision | 7 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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36 | Loss | 31–5 | Shawn Porter | TKO | 9 (12), 1:31 | Apr 22, 2017 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
35 | Win | 31–4 | Victor Ortiz | TKO | 4 (12), 1:14 | Apr 30, 2016 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. | |
34 | Loss | 30–4 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | UD | 12 | Sep 12, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring, and lineal welterweight titles |
33 | Win | 30–3 | Josesito López | TKO | 6 (12), 1:02 | Mar 13, 2015 | Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S. | Won WBA interim welterweight title |
32 | Win | 29–3 | Steve Upsher Chambers | UD | 10 | Sep 6, 2014 | U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | |
31 | Loss | 28–3 | Jesús Soto Karass | TKO | 12 (12), 0:48 | Jul 27, 2013 | AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | For vacant NABF welterweight title |
30 | Loss | 28–2 | Robert Guerrero | UD | 12 | Nov 24, 2012 | Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S. | For WBC interim welterweight title |
29 | Win | 28–1 | Jan Zaveck | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | Sep 3, 2011 | Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | Won IBF welterweight title |
28 | Loss | 27–1 | Victor Ortiz | UD | 12 | Apr 16, 2011 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | Lost WBC welterweight title |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Freddy Hernández | TKO | 1 (12), 2:07 | Nov 27, 2010 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBC welterweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Carlos Quintana | TKO | 8 (12), 2:16 | Apr 10, 2010 | BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBC welterweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Juan Urango | UD | 12 | May 30, 2009 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBC welterweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Luis Collazo | UD | 12 | Jan 17, 2009 | Beau Rivage, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S. | Retained WBC welterweight title |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Steve Forbes | UD | 12 | Sep 27, 2008 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. | Retained WBC welterweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | TKO | 7 (12), 2:13 | Jun 21, 2008 | FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | Won vacant WBC welterweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Michel Trabant | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | Feb 9, 2008 | Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | Retained NABF welterweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | David Estrada | TKO | 11 (12), 1:17 | Sep 29, 2007 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Won vacant NABF welterweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Cosme Rivera | UD | 10 | Jul 27, 2007 | City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Martinus Clay | TKO | 7 (10), 2:15 | May 19, 2007 | FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Norberto Bravo | TKO | 1 (10), 2:28 | Feb 17, 2007 | Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Miguel Figueroa | TKO | 6 (10), 1:59 | Dec 9, 2006 | Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | James Crayton | KO | 5 (8), 0:34 | Oct 21, 2006 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Roberto Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (8), 2:19 | Aug 5, 2006 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Sammy Sparkman | TKO | 2 (10), 2:50 | Jun 17, 2006 | FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Gerardo Cesar Prieto | TKO | 3 (4), 1:52 | May 17, 2006 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Horatio García | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | Apr 14, 2006 | Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Jonathan Tubbs | TKO | 3 (8), 2:44 | Feb 3, 2006 | Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Washington, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Taronze Washington | KO | 1 (8), 2:50 | Dec 3, 2005 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Maurice Chalmers | TKO | 1 (6), 1:36 | Nov 4, 2005 | Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | William Johnson | KO | 1 (4), 1:36 | Oct 1, 2005 | St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Anthony Little | TKO | 6 (6), 1:36 | Jun 9, 2005 | Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Tim Himes | TKO | 1 (6), 2:10 | May 6, 2005 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Daniel Neal | UD | 4 | Feb 24, 2005 | Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Edgar Galvan | TKO | 1 (4), 1:59 | Jan 28, 2005 | Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Joseph Benjamin | UD | 4 | Jan 21, 2005 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Michael Robinson | TKO | 3 (4), 2:15 | Dec 4, 2004 | Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. | Professional debut |
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- Boxing record for Andre Berto from BoxRec (registration required)
- Andre Berto Q&A at BoxingInsider
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