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 cruiserweight division in 2023.
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 someone to take the challenge and actually show up believing they can test Anderson in the ring.
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.
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 Sunday night at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.
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 the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
Andy Ruiz Jr says he’s not worried about Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz’s tricky southpaw stance ahead of their important WBC heavyweight title eliminator this Sunday, September 4th on FOX Sports PPV at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.
Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz Jr. says he’d like to challenge IBF, WBA & WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk next if he successfully defeats Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz in their fight next month on September 4th.
Andy Ruiz, the first man to defeat Anthony Joshua, says he got quite a few text messages after Saturday night’s rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and AJ; with boxing fans texting “The Destroyer” to tell him that Joshua’s rematch loss “was his fault.”