Rematch fever is soon to be upon us, in the heavyweight division, towards the end of this year and (hopefully) some time in the opening quarter of 2020.
Promoter Eddie Hearn vowed to “tell all” on that whole Luis Ortiz situation of last week, when attempts were made on his part to make a Joshua-Ortiz fight (Joshua’s first pick upon hearing how Jarrell Miler was out) – and the Matchroom boss was as good as his word.
It’s often odd how the sport of boxing works. Case in point: the Anthony Joshua situation. Fans are still quite sick over how unbeaten contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller placed his shot at AJ in serious jeopardy (it doesn’t look like Miller will now face AJ, despite his pleas of innocence) by testing positive for an illegal substance that only came to light due to the hard work done by the people at VADA – yet there could be a silver lining to the cloud of cheating.
Former Wilder foe and heavyweight southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (30-1, 26 KOs) returned to STAPLES Center for a second consecutive victory with a resounding 10th-round TKO against Travis “My Time” Kauffman (32-3, 23 KOs) of Reading, Pa.
Dillian Whyte has already taken and won, not one, but two final elimination bouts in an effort at getting himself a crack at a world title, but the British heavyweight could engage in another before the year is out.
For those fight fans who love seeing a KO, a spectacular KO, it should prove to be some entertaining night on Saturday night.
Deontay Wilder is shopping around for his next fight – set to take place, possibly, in November – and he may have found a most marketable and exciting opponent in dangerous Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz.
It has just been officially announced, and it was no big surprise because it’s been no secret that a Luis Ortiz-Derric Rossy heavyweight match-up was soon to be announced for April 22 on the under-card of the interesting welterweight clash between ex-champs Shawn Porter and Andre Berto.
Former WBC heavyweight champ Bermane Stiverne has felt the urge to respond to the growing suggestions that he and unbeaten Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz could soon meet in a final eliminator for the WBC title currently held by the unbeaten Deontay Wilder.
When I look at Deontay Wilder, I see an unsure, scared fighter. He’s crazy with his technique and worried about being hit.