Ortiz vs Berto - Morgan had been training his charge in Van Nuys, California earlier this year ahead of a scheduled February 11th rematch with Victor Ortiz but the fight fell through after Berto ruptured his left bicep on January 31st. Now tucked away in their home base of Winter Haven, Florida, Morgan says training is right on pace ahead of the rescheduled date of June 23th for the rematch with Ortiz, who defeated Berto via unanimous decision in a harrowing fight on April 16th of last year. Buy Ortiz vs Berto Tickets Now!
And while the call to Morgan was made in a simple effort to catch up on things, the conversation soon took a turn when he shifted his attention to the latest drama surrounding Lamont Peterson and his failed drug test ahead of his now-cancelled rematch with Amir Khan.
Peterson upset Khan last December over twelve fast-paced rounds and the two were set to go at it again on May 19th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. On Monday, news hit that Peterson had tested positive for synthetic testosterone in the form of testosterone pellets that were prescribed to him by his personal physician and the Khan rematch was cancelled two days later.
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