Bio

Luis Ortiz (born 29 March 1979) is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the WBA interim heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016, and has challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2018 and November 2019. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2005 Boxing World Cup. Nicknamed "King Kong", Ortiz is known for his formidable punching power and counterpunching skills. As of June 2019, Ortiz is ranked as the world's sixth best active heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and The Ring magazine, and eighth by BoxRec.