Luis Ortiz: record, next fight and profile →
Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) is widely viewed as the most dangerous opponent in the career of WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs). Wilder is not impressed with anything that Ortiz brings to the table. Wilder vs. Ortiz is taking place later tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Showtime will televise.
New York - There will be plenty of action for New York fight fans later tonight as two big cards go head to head on competing networks. In Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Showtime will televise a massive heavyweight title fight between Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KO’s) and Luis Ortiz (28-0-2 NC, 24 KO’s).
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder landed nearly 9 jabs per round (nearly 2x hvt. avg.) and 56.6% of his power shots. Opponents landed 35.1% of their power punches, but only 4.7 per round.
It’s an unofficial heavyweight final four. Maybe. The last time the heavyweight division had the game board set this perfectly, the unofficial part came into play as soon as the round of four was over. Lennox Lewis defeated Razor Ruddock in 1992 just weeks before Riddick Bowe won the heavyweight championship from Evander Holyfield.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is planning a destructive performance in what many critics are calling the toughest fight of his career. Wilder will defend his strap for the seventh time later tonight, against undefeated Cuban challenger Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs).
Should WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 34 KOs) come out victorious later tonight, the win over undefeated Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) will be ranked as the biggest accomplishment of his career.
A degree of paternal empathy with Luis Ortiz was a motivating factor for Deontay Wilder to grant him a second shot at his WBC heavyweight title. Ortiz (28-0) was forced to withdraw from a fight with Wilder (39-0) last November after failing a drugs test, and the reigning champion duly dispatched stand-in Bermane Stiverne with a brutal knockout.
Cuban heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) will be aiming to avoid the scorecards, as he wants to score a knockout victory over WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs). Wilder vs. Ortiz is taking place on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
WBC heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is set to meet unbeaten Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Wilder is coming off a first-round knockout of Bermane Stiverne in November. He and Ortiz were initially supposed to fight on that card, but the Cuban was scratched because of a positive drug test.
Wilder, Ortiz Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Deontay Wilder has big plans ahead and they don’t include Cuban banger Luis Ortiz, against whom Wilder defends his WBC heavyweight title Saturday night, with Showtime carrying the card. Photos by Ryan Hafey, Amanda Wescott & Ed Diller.