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Former IBF heavyweight champion 'Prince' Charles Martin is still hungry to get some payback on his former foe Anthony Joshua, according to Martin's manager Mike Borao.
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Former IBF heavyweight champion 'Prince' Charles Martin is still hungry to get some payback on his former foe Anthony Joshua, according to Martin's manager Mike Borao.

The new year will kick off with a heavyweight bang, as five exciting heavyweight matchups take center stage on a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on New Year’s Day live from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

An article recently appeared on BoxingScene.com in which heavyweight contender Joe Joyce (13-0) said that fellow contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (32-2) turned down a fight that his team offered.

Joe Joyce (13-0) last fought in July when he stopped the usually durable Carlos Takam in 6 rounds. The plan is for him to fight again before the end of the year but according to the 36-year-old, it has been hard to secure an opponent.

Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce has revealed that his handlers tried to get him a fight with Luis Ortiz, but the British star alleges that the Cuban puncher had no interest.

Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz is applying pressure on former unified champion Andy Ruiz. Ruiz recently contacted promoter Eddie Hearn to inquire about the possibility of a trilogy fight with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua.

Luis Ortiz (32-2) is hoping to get a big fight in the near future. The former world title challenger was last in the ring in November when he blew out an overmatched Alexander Flores in 1 round in a Premier Boxing Champions on Fox telecast.

Luis Ortiz appreciates the fact that Andy Ruiz is at least looking in his direction. The next step—actually securing such a fight—has always been the hard part for the two-time time challenger. California’s Ruiz (34-2, 22 KOs) openly discussed options for his next fight almost immediately after returning to the ring this past weekend. The former unified heavyweight titlist soundly outpointed Chris Arreola (38-7-1, 33 KOs), recovering from a 2nd round knockdown to soundly outpoint the three-time heavyweight titlist this past Saturday at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Al Haymon hasn’t discussed potential opponents with Andy Ruiz Jr. just yet. Now that he has shed some ring rust, however, Ruiz is interested in fighting another dangerous heavyweight who is into his 40s. Luis Ortiz attended the Ruiz-Chris Arreola fight because the strong southpaw wants to face the former heavyweight champion.

Luis Ortiz has traveled across the country to support his stablemate as well as scout his next potential opponent. The top-rated heavyweight contender will be among the evening’s most interested observers inside Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. A 10-fight event is topped by a heavyweight crossroads clash between former unified titlist Andy Ruiz (33-2, 22KOs) and three-time title challenger Chris Arreola (38-6-1, 33KOs), which airs live Saturday evening on Fox Sports Pay-Per-View.