Andre Berto has excelled at every level of boxing, and the former pound champion now is fighting his way back to the top of the division. Read Bio. Andre Berto edged Devon Alexander by split decision , , in a matchup of former welterweight world champions.
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Fighter data provided by BoxRec Ltd. View disclaimer. Andre Berto has been dominating in the ring ever since his father introduced him to boxing as a child. Following an impressive amateur career, the Florida native became a world champion at pounds.
The native of Winter Haven, Florida, began learning boxing at the age of 10 from his father, Dieuseul, a former professional mixed martial artist who fought in UFC 10 in For Berto, boxing started as a way to stay out of trouble, but he quickly showed his skill in the ring.
He was a national Golden Gloves champion in and , a three-time U. Amateur Championship medalist and won a bronze medal at the World Amateur Championships. He also won 22 state titles in Florida. Berto entered the Olympic trials as the top-ranked American in the pound division, and seemed a lock to make the Olympic squad, but he was disqualified in the fourth and final round of his opening bout when he shoved opponent Juan McPherson to the canvas.
Berto won a protest and was declared the winner, advancing to the next round, but USA Boxing officials reversed the ruling, eliminating him from the tournament. Berto then was allowed to compete for Haiti in the Olympics, but lost in the first round to Frenchman Xavier Noel.
Berto made his professional debut in Little Rock, Arkansas, in December , gaining a third-round technical knockout of Michael Robinson. The hard-hitting Floridian continued his climb through the pound division, winning tough bouts in against Norberto Bravo of The Contender , Cosme Rivera and David Estrada.
Berto got his first shot at a world championship in June , when he fought Miguel Angel Rodriguez for the vacant pound title in Memphis, Tennessee. Berto won the belt with a seventh-round TKO, knocking Rodriguez to the canvas twice in the final round before the referee stopped the bout. Will endure all of life's hardships to make sure these kids have a future..
We out here.. Berto won round unanimous decisions in his next three fights—against Steve Forbes, Luis Collazo and Juan Urango—to retain his title. He was to defend his belt against Shane Mosley in a pound unification bout in January , but withdrew after a mammoth earthquake hit Haiti that month.
With an uncle and seven other family members killed in the disaster, Berto and his brother Cleveland joined a group called Project Medishare, which brought doctors and medical equipment from the United States, and flew to Haiti four days later to help in the relief effort.
It felt like I had walked into a war zone. It was a nightmare, a completely different place. Berto suffered his first professional defeat and lost his belt in April when Victor Ortiz won a round unanimous decision in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
The Ring called the action-packed bout the Fight of the Year after Berto was floored in Round 1, Ortiz was dropped in Round 2, and both fighters went to the canvas in Round 6. Berto relinquished his belt instead of facing mandatory challenger Randall Bailey because he wanted to avenge his loss to Ortiz. In his return to the ring, Berto lost a round unanimous decision to Robert Guerrero in November in a bid for the vacant pound title.
Berto injured his right shoulder early in the fight against Karass and underwent surgery to repair the torn tendon in August Competing practically in Lopez's backyard at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, Berto started slowly as his opponent won the early rounds. Utilizing both his power and speed, Berto dropped Lopez in the sixth with an overhand right. Lopez continued after the knockdown, but Berto floored him again seconds later with another right, prompting referee Raul Caiz Jr.
Berto reinvigorated his career yet again on July 28, , by rising from a third-round knockdown for a split-decision victory over left-handed, former two-division world champion Devon Alexander at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Berto was scheduled to return on August 3, , versus Miguel Cruz. However, the two-time world welterweight champion is forced to pull out from his bout versus Miguel Cruz Saturday night on FOX after tearing a bicep muscle during sparring. I had a sling on for six weeks, and I was immobilized for so long that I had frozen shoulder syndrome and I had to go through three or four weeks with therapy to just get it to moving.
It took eight or nine months with the shoulder. Not realizing that sometimes destiny requires all of those things. Never miss a fight! Menu Open Full Site Navigation. Close Overlay Live coverage of starting Videos Latest Fights Stats Bio.
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If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't then there will be a plan B to move onto. Khan won't be getting his shot against Mayweather this time around in what may be the latter's last fight. Khan took to Twitter on July 14 to say he "heard" that it's Berto who will be fighting Mayweather and wished the fighter good luck. Mayweather kept his perfect record intact at with his unanimous-decision triumph over Manny Pacquiao on May 2, obliterating PPV sales records in the process.
It isn't as though Money needs another massive PPV haul, and so he has opted to make this bout with Berto more accessible to the masses. Nicknamed "The Best," Berto sports a respectable record and registered a technical-knockout victory over Josesito Lopez in his last fight in March. The year-old Berto successfully defended his WBC welterweight title belt five times before his first loss as a professional to Victor Ortiz in April Berto captured the IBF welterweight title thereafter and isn't exactly a slouch of an adversary.
Although Mayweather would still be the heavy favorite, Berto has carved out a stellar career and would figure to at least put up a respectable challenge. Since 23 of Berto's 30 wins have been by knockout, his punching power will be an interesting weapon against Mayweather's trademark technical prowess and defense. Stats courtesy of BoxRec.
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