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Wilder vs Ortiz, Stiverne vs Breazeale, Jacobs – November 4 promises to be a great night of boxing

James Slater - September 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

There are a few big fight cards still to come this year, but the biggest year end card that will close out what has been a good year for the sport overall could well be the one we fans will […]

Wilder vs Ortiz – Early Analysis and Prediction

DeMarkus Jones - September 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Written by: DeMarkus Jones – Things are certainly starting to pick up in the heavyweight division. In April of this year we witnessed Anthony Joshua knock out Wladimir Klitschko in a very entertaining bout. Joshua is already scheduled to defend […]

Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz reportedly a done deal for November 4 in Brooklyn

James Slater - September 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Deontay Wilder Vs Luis Ortiz: it’s a potentially explosive heavyweight match-up that has been listed as a possibility for some months, and now, according to numerous news sources, the fight has been nailed down for November 4 in Brooklyn. According […]

Deontay Wilder-Luis Ortiz is looking good for Nov. 4! Stiverne reportedly agrees step-aside deal to allow the fight to go ahead

James Slater - September 1, 2017

Fingers crossed Deontay Wilder will indeed defend his WBC belt against Luis Ortiz next. The fight, tentatively pencilled in for November 4 in New York with Showtime to televise, has – or had – one big stumbling block: Bermane Stiverne.

Heavyweight excitement: Deontay Wilder-Luis Ortiz in the works for Nov. 4; unbeaten Jarrell Miller set to co-feature

James Slater - August 25, 2017

Fight fans have read about how a fight between unbeaten WBC heavyweight ruler Deontay Wilder and unbeaten Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz is very much on the agenda, but so far the fight has not been signed. This could change soon. […]

Wilder calls out Joshua but Hearn is firm; first up Pulev, then Ortiz, then Wilder next summer

James Slater - August 4, 2017

Anthony Joshua fears no one and wants more than anything to unify the heavyweight titles. This is the mesage his promoter Eddie Hearn has given. Joshua, the WBA and IBF ruler, has been ordered to defend the former against Cuban […]

Luis Ortiz suffers thumb injury, April 22 fight with Derric Rossy off

James Slater - April 15, 2017

Unbeaten Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz has been forced to pull out of his scheduled April 22 fight with Derric Rossy due to suffering a thumb injury in sparring. Ortiz, 27-0(23) was to have boxed his debut under new promoter Al […]

Luis Ortiz to fight on 4/22

Premier Boxing - March 29, 2017

Cuban heavyweight contender Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs) will participate in a press conference Thursday to announce his next bout taking place Saturday, April 22 on the Andre Berto vs. Shawn Porter Premier Boxing Champions event […]

Hearn in favour of WBC eliminator between Luis Ortiz and Bermane Stiverne

James Slater - February 10, 2017

Unbeaten Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz has plenty of options, the most appealing of which just might be the mooted WBC final eliminator between Ortiz and former WBC heavyweight champ and current WBC NO.1 contender Bermane Stiverne. Ortiz, who is […]

Luis Ortiz hammers David Allen to 7th-round defeat

James Slater - December 10, 2016

Tonight in Manchester on the big Joshua-Molina bill, unbeaten Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz hammered out a relatively routine 7th-round stoppage win over a tough but not too ambitious David Allen. The 37-year-old southpaw finally got the stoppage right at the […]