Luis Ortiz: record, next fight and profile →
Larry Wade is very familiar with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and the power that he possesses in his right hand. The Las Vegas based strength and conditioning coach had top heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz in the best shape of his career for his November showdown against Wilder.
By Cliff Rold - For those paying attention, cruiserweight long ago shed its position as a sort of bastard child stuck between the classic light heavyweight and heavyweight classes. No longer just the house Holyfield built, the 200 lb. division has been one of the most consistently loaded, and entertaining, of boxing’s seventeen stops along the scale in...
Trainer Angel Fernandez is one of the new additions to the team of IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua brought in Fernandez in the aftermath of June's seven round TKO defeat at the hands of Andy Ruiz. The British star reclaimed his titles earlier this month, when he outboxed Ruiz over twelve rounds for a lopsided decision.
Ahead the what many consider to be the biggest heavyweight fight of the decade between Andy Ruiz, Jr. and Anthony Joshua, DAZN collected predictions from fighters, celebrities, and boxing experts. Below is a collection of these predictions which included surprising selections and intriguing insights from some of those who know boxing best.
Deontay Wilder’s long-awaited return to Las Vegas marked a quicker night in the ring and a far more lucrative run at the box office. The unbeaten heavyweight from Tuscaloosa, Alabama racked up his 10th successful heavyweight title defense following a one-punch 7th round knockout of Luis Ortiz. Their Nov. 23 Fox Sports Pay-Per-View headliner live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada generated a live gate of $4,063,141.50, as confirmed to BoxingScene.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Multiple industry sources have informed BoxingScene.com that the Nov. 23 Fox Sports four-fight Pay-Per-View telecast—topped by Wilder’s repeat knockout win over Luis Ortiz—from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will land just north of 275,000 units sold in domestic sales. The most generous estimates have the event falling shy of 300,000, although performing considerably better than previous and largely unconfirmed rumors regarding the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)-branded event.
COSMOPOLITAN, LAS VEGAS - On Saturday night Top Rank Inc. will promote a tripleheader that will stream live on ESPN+. The 9 fight card will be headlined by unbeaten former featherweight champion Óscar Valdez who will face late replacement Adam López who was originally slated to fight on the undercard. He was bumped up to the main event when Valdez’s original opponent, Andres Gutierrez, weighed in an almost unbelievable 11 pounds over the super featherweight limit.
Hall of Famer and former heavyweight world champion George Foreman is a big admirer of current top heavyweight fighters Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Wilder will defend his WBC world title against Fury on February 22nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Luis Ortiz’s trainer Herman Caicedo revamped his 40-year-old fighter’s physique ahead of his fight against Deontay Wilder. The Cuban fighter came into the fight five pounds lighter, and was winning across all three scorecards before Wilder landed his equalizing and erasing right hand in the seventh round of their heavyweight rematch on Nov. 23.
Last Saturday night, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder once again scored a one-punch knockout victory - this time in a rematch with Luis Ortiz. Down on all three official scorecards as they entered the seventh round, Wilder landed a single right hand to put Ortiz down for the full count at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.