![]() Then in the sixth round, Ortiz landed the left hand that ultimately decided the fight, connecting on a counter that immediately dazed Martin, who looked potentially out on his feet. Ortiz quickly followed up with a flurry and scored the knockdown, leaving Martin with his glove tied up in the ropes. The savvy Cuban rose and worked his way back into the fight only to be floored again, this time in the fourth by a hard right jab. In the first, a big left hand from Martin dropped Ortiz to a knee. The fight exceeded high expectations as both southpaws gave as good as they got. On January 1, 2022, Ortiz headlined a FOX Sports pay-per-view against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Martin: Janu(PBC FOX Sports PPV) AS DANGEROUS AS EVER I prepared for a championship-level fight, and the new conditioning paid off, because I felt more athletic and more explosive.” ![]() Those other guys needed rounds to stop him. "This guy (Flores) went three rounds with Joseph Parker and fought back, he went four rounds with Charles Martin and fought back. “I’m happy I won, and I did prepare to go rounds," said Ortiz. Flores was no match for the Cuban heavyweight, who knocked him out in the first round with a body shot. Ortiz would bounce back on November 7, 2020, when he took on Alexander Flores in a FOX PBC Fight Night main event. When I heard the referee say seven, I was trying to get up, but I guess the count went a little quicker than I thought.” I was clear headed when I hit the canvas. “I said that one of us was going to get knocked out and it wasn't going to go 12 rounds. "This is boxing,” said Ortiz, who slammed his glove against the top rope after the fight in frustration. Again Ortiz got off to a hot start, but the champion's vaunted right hand found paydirt in the seventh, dropping Ortiz and putting him away in that frame. In March 2019, Ortiz comfortably outpointed Christian Hammer over 10 rounds, setting up the anticipated rematch versus Wilder on November 23, 2019, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live on FOX Sports pay-per-view. ![]() ![]() He then stopped Travis Kauffman in the 10th-round of their December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Ortiz returned to the ring in July 2018 with a second-round knockout victory over Razvan Cojanu. Ultimately, Wilder gathered himself and stopped Ortiz in the tenth. Ortiz won the round 10-8 on all three scorecards. Wilder was seconds away from being stopped when the bell rang. He had Wilder badly hurt in the seventh round, after clipping him with a right hook and then a straight left moments later. Wilder dropped Ortiz in the fifth but the Cuban escaped further trouble and mounted a rally. On March 3, 2018, Ortiz challenged WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder in one of the year’s most memorable fights. Ortiz 1: Ma(SHOWTIME Sports) A NEAR-UPSET Ortiz followed that up with wins over Tony Thompson, Malik Scott and David Allen in 2016, before knocking out Daniel Martz in 2017. In his previous bout, Jennings had gone the distance versus then-heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko. Ortiz’s finest win occurred December 19, 2015, when he stopped former world title challenger Bryant Jennings in the seventh round to win an interim heavyweight title. “King Kong” lived up to his moniker, winning 12 of first 14 pro fights by stoppage. Ortiz turned pro in February 2010 with a first round stoppage of Lamar Davis. Ortiz currently lives and trains in Miami, with Herman Caicedo, as one of the most feared fighters in the heavyweight division. Was able to bring wife Lisdey, who was eight-months pregnant at the time, and daughter Lismercedes, 30 months later. Ortiz defected in 2009 to get proper treatment for daughter. He began boxing to support his daughter, who was born with a rare medical skin condition (Epidermolysis bullosa). More does he who wants than he who can #proof #followyourdreams #freedomĪ post shared by Jay Jimenez on at 5:32pm PST FIGHTING WITH PURPOSEĬuban-born heavyweight Luis Ortiz was born on Ma(39-years-old). Money right here what a pic Luis King Kong Ortiz and #allheart #money #Cuba Came to USA and made their dreams come true.
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