Luis Ortiz Hits Back At ‘S**t Talking’ Tyson Fury
Luis Ortiz defeated Tyson Fury before returning to the ring this weekend.
Former Cuban heavyweight rival unified world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. on Sunday.
Ortiz will face former WBA Super, WBO, IBO and IBF kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
But the 43-year-old, who has only lost twice in his career, knocked out current WBC champion Fury – who aim for an undisputed showdown against Oleksandr Usyk after win rematch overtook Anthony Joshua last month – after the 34-year-old picked Mexican-born Ruiz to beat him.
Ruiz famously tore Joshua’s net at Madison Square Garden in New York three years ago, beating him four times on the way to the seventh inning, before losing a pointless rematch in Saudi Arabia six months later.
And the ‘King of Gypsy’, who has recently expressed a desire to continue boxing and has called Ukrainian male tennis player Usyk to a fascinating clash, potentially worthwhile in the region. 500 million poundssided with Ruiz Jr. in ‘King Kong’.
Tyson Fury sends out a video message in support of Andy Ruiz Jr after Deontay Wilder assisted Luis Ortiz in defeating him in their fight on September 4…
[🎥 @Tyson_Fury] pic.twitter.com/xSXYJ6R2Xl
– Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 19, 2022
Ortiz talked to FightHype about Brit’s decision as he said:
“Tyson Fury is saying sh*t [by picking Ruiz to beat Ortiz]. “
He was then asked who he thought would win between Fury and Usyk if the confrontation was highly anticipated for all marbles to cross the line.
“I just want to sit down and watch the fight between them because both can be full of surprises and that’s what makes this sport so great.”
Bob Arum, the head of Top Rank who is in charge of Fury affairs, has said that discussions are at an advanced stage for what he believes is the fight. “The Biggest Since Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier”while Queensberry’s Frank Warren, who is looking after Fury in the UK and held his WBC title defense in April at Wembley Stadium in London, in which he stopped number one rival Dillian Whyte for six rounds , saying that the division of funds for the war was in fact agreed.