Luis Ortiz Wins “Secret Fight” In Colombia, Stops Francisco Cordero In One Round
Talk about a fight that went completely under the radar. Did you know Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz fought and won this past weekend?
Talk about a fight that went completely under the radar. Did you know Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz fought and won this past weekend?
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. scored three knockdowns on his way to a unanimous decision victory over top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in their WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator that headlined a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Sunday night from Crypto.com
On a Sunday night of a holiday weekend here in the states Andy Ruiz takes on Luis Ortiz at the venue formally known as Staples Center in Los Angeles on FOX PPV and FITE-TV.
Former heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz is still kicking himself over the way he “messed up” and came into his rematch with Anthony Joshua when out of shape and overweight – so much so that “The Destroyer” is still hoping to land the trilogy fight with the man he sensationally TKO’d back in June of 2019.
Promoter Eddie Hearn, in speaking with Talk Sport, said there have been talks with Luis Ortiz’ team regarding a possible fight with Dereck Chisora.
Two heavyweights, both of whom claim (with some justification) that they have been avoided by the the other contenders, going up against each other in an IBF elimination bout – what’s not to like?
Has heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz been training the way he should have been doing over the holiday period? The Cuban came in at a career-heaviest weight of 243.4 pounds for tonight’s New Year’s Day showdown with former IBF heavyweight champ “Prince” Charles Martin.
As fans are more than likely aware, Dillian Whyte is looking at the possibility of taking another fight if his rematch with Alexander Povetkin – postponed from Jan.
Plenty of fine heavyweights throughout history were unable to get over the hump against one guy and one guy only. Many excellent fighters lost to the same guy twice, but still went on to take care of business against many a good fighter; some of them even bouncing back from a couple losses to win a world title.
Not too long to go now until the all-but guaranteed heavyweight explosion that is Deontay Wilder Vs. Luis Ortiz II: The Rematch.