Ruiz knocked down Ortiz three times on the way to a victory by unanimous decision Sunday night.
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Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has backed Tyson Fury to overcome Deontay Wilder in their rematch next month.
Wilder, who defends his WBC heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz on November 23, poked fun at what he believes to be Joshua’s weak mindset.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has announced he has signed for a rematch with Tyson Fury if he beats Luis Ortiz.
Deontay Wilder will make Anthony Joshua wait for a heavyweight unification bout after announcing a rematch with Luis Ortiz.
After Jarrell Miller was forced out of the fight with Anthony Joshua on June 1 following three failed drug tests, promoter Eddie Hearn has since been frantically looking around for another opponent to replace the disgraced ‘Big Baby’.
Luis Ortiz’s promoter has revealed the Cuban heavyweight will not challenge Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden.
Wilder again called out Joshua after defending his WBC world heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz on Saturday.
Wilder, 32, floored the previously unbeaten Cuban twice before knocking him out in the 10th round in New York.
The 27-year-old Briton, who also holds the IBF and IBO titles, had been due to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their April bout that Joshua won via an 11th round knockout.
The Cuban is next in line to face Joshua as the mandatory WBA challenger, but is set to be put on the back-burner with Joshua waiting to see if Wladimir Klitschko wants a rematch