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Luis Ortiz

Cuban boxer

Born
29 March 1979, Camagüey
Citizenship
Cuba
Sport
boxing
Discipline
heavyweight
Occupation
boxer
Height
193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight
108 kg (238 lb)

Luis Ortiz (born 29 March 1979) is a Cuban professional boxer. He held the WBA interim heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016, and challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2018 and 2019. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2005 Boxing World Cup. Nicknamed "King Kong", he is known for his formidable punching power. As of November 2021, he was ranked as the world's eighth-best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q1876500 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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