Luis Ortiz: record, next fight and profile →
Former world champion Barry McGuigan is backing Deontay Wilder to secure a knockout victory in Saturday's rematch with Luis Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In March 2018, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Wilder retained the WBC heavyweight title with a tenth round stoppage of Ortiz.
According to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder, he was fighting sickness prior to the first bout with Luis Ortiz in March 2018. Wilder stopped Ortiz in the tenth round after scoring two knockdowns, but he also found himself in serious trouble when Ortiz badly hurt him in the seventh. The rematch is scheduled to take place this coming Saturday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The final touches have been applied to his training camp, and Luis Ortiz couldn’t be more thrilled with the results. The 40-year old Cuban southpaw physically appears to be in the best shape of his near-10 year career as he heads into his upcoming rematch with unbeaten heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder (41-0-1, 40KOs). The pair of familiar rivals collide once again this Saturday, live on Fox Sports Pay-Per-View from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis "King Kong" Ortiz views WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder as the best fighter of the entire division for the last decade. On November 23rd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Ortiz will challenger Wilder for the belt as the main event of a Fox Sports pay-per-view card.
Luis Ortiz Training Camp Photos Gallery - Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis "King Kong" Ortiz shared his final thoughts from training camp before he steps in to rematch WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder Saturday, November 23 in the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
An action-packed lineup of undercard attractions will enter the ring on Saturday, November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in support of the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event headlined by boxing's longest reigning heavyweight world champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber'' Wilder defending his WBC title in a rematch against once-beaten Cuban slugger Luis "King Kong'' Ortiz.
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury has a backup plan in place - in the event Deontay Wilder will lose his upcoming rematch with Luis Ortiz. Wilder will defend the WBC heavyweight title against Ortiz next Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder took some by surprise when he revealed that he would defend the title against previous victim Luis Ortiz. The rematch will take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 23 in a bout that has generated interest in boxing circles partly because Wilder survived hazy moments in their first fight in March 2018.
Last week WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (41-0-1) held a media workout in Alabma for his upcoming rematch against Luis Ortiz (31-1). The fight takes place on November 23rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be distributed by FOX pay-per-view.
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