This past Friday, September 19, the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, once again hosted the “Night of Champions” card, promoted by Boxlab Promotion, where several Cuban fighters earned convincing victories on a night … read more
Last night in Orlando, Florida, 46 year old Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz returned to action, this in a fight that flew largely under the mainstream radar. “King Kong,” as the … read more
Upon glancing across invaluable website Box Rec, a familiar name came up: Luis Ortiz, AKA “King Kong.” Ortiz, a-one time skilled and somewhat avoided heavyweight contender, is slated as seeing … read more
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (21-1, 16 KOs) is negotiating with heavyweight Luis Ortiz (34-3, 29 KOs). Okolie, 32, is trying to reinvent himself at heavyweight after outgrowing the … read more
Fresh off his duller-than-dull points win over a very reluctant and defensive-minded Ryad Merhy, Jared Anderson’s Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum put out a message on social media imploring … read more
Chris Arreola is making his pick early for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to defeat Andy Ruiz Jr if the two meet up later this year. Arreola has shared … read more
Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2, 22 KOs) labored to an impressive 12 round unanimous decision win against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (33-3, 28 KOs) in a WBC heavyweight title eliminator on … read more
A slim-looking Andy Ruiz Jr weighed in at 268.75 lbs, and his opponent Luis Ortiz came in at 245.25 lbs on Saturday ahead of their headliner on Saturday night at … read more
Andy Ruiz Jr says he’d like to return to his former trainer Eddy Reynoso if he defeats Luis Ortiz and faces unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk for his belts. The … read more
Former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. cannot afford to lose his fight this Sunday night against Luis Ortiz in their headliner match-up on FOX Sports pay-per-view. According to Darren … read more