Luis Ortiz

Luis Ortiz: The Heavyweight Contender Known as "King Kong" Luis Ortiz is a professional boxer from Cuba. Born on March 29, 1979, Ortiz has had an impressive career spanning over a decade. He made his professional debut in February 2010, defeating Lamar Davis via 1st round TKO. Ortiz is known for his formidable punching power and counterpunching skills, and he is nicknamed "King Kong". As of November 2021, he is ranked as the world's eighth-best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Career Summary Ortiz has fought a total of 38 times in his professional boxing career so far. He has won 33 of these fights, with 28 wins coming via knockout. He has suffered three losses, two of them in title bouts, and he has been stopped twice. Ortiz has never had a draw, and he has had only two no-contests. Ortiz won his first world title at the age of 31 when he defeated Kendrick Releford for the vacant WBC heavyweight world title on August 24, 2010. He defended his title once against Luis Andrés Pineda in June 2011, winning via 6th round KO to retain the WBC heavyweight title. Ortiz has had some notable victories throughout his career, including wins over Alexander Flores, Charles Martin, David Allen, Frank Mola, Arron Lyons, and Byron Polley. Ortiz suffered his first loss against the undefeated Deontay Wilder on March 3, 2018, via 10th round TKO. This loss ended his 28-fight win streak. Ortiz's most recent fight was a non-title bout against Andy Ruiz on September 4, 2022, which he lost via unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Ortiz is currently on a one-fight losing streak. His professional boxing record is 33-3. Career Highlights Ortiz has had three career highlights so far. In August 2010, Ortiz won his first world title by defeating Kendrick Releford via 8th round unanimous decision to become the WBC heavyweight world champion. In June 2011, Ortiz won the heavyweight title from Luis Andrés Pineda, beating Pineda via 6th round KO. Ortiz's third career highlight came in January 2022, when he defeated Charles Martin via 6th round TKO. Early Career Ortiz made his debut as a professional boxer in February 2010, at the age of 30. He defeated Lamar Davis via 1st round TKO in a scheduled 4-round bout at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Ortiz won his second professional fight on June 15, 2010, against 39-year-old Charles Davis, also at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Ortiz won via TKO in round 4. In his third pro fight, Ortiz claimed the vacant WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title against 28-year-old Kendrick Releford (22–13–2, (10 KOs) on August 24, 2010. Ortiz won the fight via 8 round unanimous decision (80–72, 79–72, and 79–72), with Releford being knocked down once in round 2. Ortiz won his next two bouts via eighth-round stoppage against Zack Page and Francisco Álvarez (12–1, 10 KO), improving his record to 5 wins in as many fights, with 4 coming within the distance. Ortiz fought against Rubén Rivera (3–5, 1 KO) on January 28, 2011, at the Double Tree Westshore Hotel in Tampa, Florida. Rivera was deducted two points in round 4 and then disqualified in round 5 for repeated low blows. Ortiz fought twice in April, first defeating Jerry Butler via third-round TKO and then knocking out former world title challenger Bert Cooper (38–22, 31 KOs) within 2 rounds. Ortiz then fought 27-year-old Corey Winfield (4–7, 2 KOs) in May at the Rec Center in Wilson, North Carolina. Ortiz won the bout via knockout in round 3. Ortiz fought against 36-year-old Jason Barnett (12-13, 6 KOs) on June 3, 2011, at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. He won the bout via first-round TKO, knocking Barnett down twice. Ortiz fought two weeks later on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin vs Kassim Ouma middleweight title fight at the Arena Roberto Durán in Panama. He fought against former cruiserweight world title challenger Luis Andres Pineda (22-9-1, 18 KOs) for the WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title and the vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title. Ortiz won the bout, stopping Pineda in round 6. Ortiz defended the WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title against Henry Saenz (22–8–1, 18 KOs) on July 16, 2011, at the Gimnasio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica. He won the fight via third-round TKO. In February 2012, Ortiz fought against 36-year-old Epifanio Mendoza (32–13–1, 28 KOs) at the Community Center in Florida for the vacant WBO and WBC Latino heavyweight titles in a scheduled 10-round fight. Ortiz won the fight in round 7 after Mendoza was disqualified for an intentional low blow. Regional Success Towards the end of October 2012, Ortiz fought three times in the space of 18 days in the Dominican Republic. He knocked out Jose Santos Peralta in 2 minutes and 24 seconds of round 1, beat debutant Juan Carlos Antonio Maldonado via

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