A 1st round knockout over Lateef Kayode initially served as the biggest win of Luis Ortiz’ career. It now no longer appears on his résumé. The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed down a suspension and fine to Oritz for failing a drug testing...
Luis Ortiz will remain under temporary suspension for allegedly tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone until a full hearing before the Nevada Athletic Commission, which will likely take place in November. Ortiz is accused of coming up p...
Earlier today BoxingScene.com reported that WBA interim heavyweight champion Luis Ortiz tested positive for steroids after his his September 11th victory over Lateef Kayode and that he voluntarily took another drug test on October 7th which came back...
The team of heavyweight Luis Ortiz has provided BoxingScene.com with a statement following the news that broke earlier this afternoon, in which ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael reported that Ortiz had come up positive for the banned steroid nandrolone in testin...
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches up with undefeated Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz to discuss his recent knockout victory of Lateef Kayode to capture the WBA interim-heavyweight crown. Ortiz talks about the way the fight played...
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas - In a battle for the vacant WBA interim-heavyweight title, Luis "King Kong" Ortiz (22-0, 19KOs) stopped previously undefeated Lateef "Power" Kayode (20-1, 16KOs) in the first round. A left hook by Ortiz dropped...
The Prodigal Son returns -- at least according to manager Steven Feder. After several appearances on Showtime, including a career-high $135,000 payday for an unsatisfying draw with Antonio Tarver in 2012, cruiserweight Lateef Kayode nonetheless gr...
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas - There is certainly bad blood between undefeated heavyweights Lateef Kayode and Luis Ortiz, who later tonight will battle in the Fox Sports 1 televised main event for the vacant interim-WBA championship. The win...
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Ryan Burton catches up with Cuba's Luis Ortiz to discuss tonight's battle of unbeatens with Lateef Kayode. They will trade punches for the vacant WBA interim-heavyweight title in a Fox Sports 1 televised card. Bo...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - A very interesting encounter takes place on September 11th at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, when undefeated heavyweights Luis "King Kong" Ortiz (21-0, 18KOs) and Lateef Kayode (20-0, 16KOs) collide for the vacant W...
Heavyweights Luis Ortiz and Lateef Kayode and featherweight Jesus "The Rider KO" Cuellar and Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez stepped on the scale Thursday night at the Hard Rock, Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada. The undefeated Cuban "King Kong" Ortiz (21...