Verona, NY – A massive changing of the guard is taking place at the heavyweight division, with Luis “The Real King Kong†Ortiz the latest to enter the mix. The unbeaten southpaw from Miami by way of Cuba arrived on stage in grand style, dominat...
Verona, NY – At 6’3†and just shy of 230 lbs., Bryant Jennings is by no means a small heavyweight. Yet he’s been made to look so in each of his past two fights, each ending in losses to Wladimir Klitschko and most recently Luis Ortiz. The...
Verona, NY – Bryant Jennings thought for sure that his respectable showing in a title fight loss versus then-World champion Wladimir Klitschko in April would be enough to contend with any top heavyweight. The Philadelphia-bred contender was dealt a...
VERONA, NEW YORK - The 2015 boxing year culminated with a tremendous show at Turning Stone Resort Casino as WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (24-0, 21 KOs) closed the show by maintaining his title with a knockout-of-t...
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VERONA, NEW YORK - The 2015 boxing year culminated with a tremendous show at Turning Stone Resort Casino as WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz (24-0, 21 KOs) closed the show by maintaining his title with a knockout-of-t...
By Jake Donovan - Verona, NY -- In what has been an active run in and out of the ring for the heavyweight division, Luis Ortiz closed out the year not only with a bang but perhaps the loudest message of them all. The unbeaten southpaw from Miami by...
A failed drug test is bound to be a low point in any fighter’s career. For Luis Ortiz, the potential crisis instead turned out to be a reminder of the strong support system by which he’s surrounded. The unbeaten Cuban southpaw was riding high...
Luis Ortiz and Bryant Jennings are ripped and ready for the final HBO telecast of 2015. While a weight limit isn't in place for the heavyweight divisions, both fighters hit the scales during Friday's weigh-in ahead of their 12-round battle Saturda...
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Nicholas Walters cleared a huge hurdle ahead of Saturday's showdown with Jason Sosa. Six months after being forced to vacate his featherweight titles at the scales, the unbeaten boxer from Jamaica made weight for his HBO-televised co-feature bout at...
VERONA, NEW YORK – Fighters featured on the December 19 HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino shows shared their final thoughts ahead of Saturdays fights at the final press conference today at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Former...
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LOS ANGELES - Fighters featured on the December 19 HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino shows at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York share their final thoughts on training camp as fight week kicks off. In the main event of the HBO Boxing...
By Jake Donovan - Luis “King Kong” Ortiz boasts a rich amateur pedigree, is undefeated as a pro and through his combination of speed, power and southpaw stance is a hellish matchup for any heavyweight in the world. Yet the perception that he has more...
As heavyweights Bryant Jennings and Luis Ortiz prepare for their December 19th clash at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York, they will come into the ring having gone through the VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency) testing program....
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Bryant Jennings is not your father’s “Philly fighter.” He’s neither Joe Frazier nor Bennie Briscoe. And don’t even think about Rocky Balboa. In fact, rather than relying on a grungy brother-in-law to bring a steak each mor...