Victor Ortiz ends two-year layoff, faces Rodrigo Damian Coria on August 24 in Mexico City

Victor Ortiz will make his return to the ring after over two years of inactivity when he faces Argentinian journeyman Rodrigo Damian Coria on August 24 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. The eight-round junior middleweight bout will be the co-main event to the exhibition match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MMA fighter John Gotti III, which headlines a card that will air live on DAZN.

Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 knockouts) of Ventura, Calif. hasn’t fought since May of 2022, when he got off the...