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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 22: Boxer Luis Ortiz poses on the scale during his official weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 22, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilder will challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder for his title in a rematch on November 23 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Gene Blevins/MB Media/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 22: Boxer Luis Ortiz poses on the scale during his official weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 22, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilder will challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder for his title in a rematch on November 23 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Gene Blevins/MB Media/Getty Images)
Former IBF heavyweight world champion Charles Martin will take on Luis Ortiz. The two heavyweights have agreed to terms for a fight.
The fight takes place on New Year’s Day on January 1st, 2022 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. While Martin will look to move closer to another title shot, Ortiz knows this will probably be his last chance to challenge for the title.
Charles Martin last fought in February 2020 against Gerald Washington in an IBF eliminator. The 35-year-old dismantled his opponent in the sixth round.
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Ortiz, the soon-to-be 43-year-old, will be coming off a 14-month layoff since he obliterated a helpless Alexander ‘The Great’ Flores in just 45 seconds.
Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin have agreed to meet in a heavyweight fight on Jan. 1 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, multiple sources tell @MikeCoppinger. pic.twitter.com/tConDyrpPI
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) November 15, 2021
Both fighters are title contenders and have fought the best in the division. Charles Martin faced Anthony Joshua back in 2016. In that fight, ‘AJ’ outclassed Martin and became the IBF heavyweight world champion. Ortiz, on the other hand, challenged Wilder twice.
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 03: Deontay Wilder exchanges punches with Luis Ortiz during their WBC Heavyweight Championship fight at Barclays Center on March 3, 2018 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Despite dominating the early rounds and leading on the scorecards, Ortiz’s fate was the same in both the fights. All Wilder needed was one punch to land, to knock Ortiz out and defend his titles. Since then, Ortiz has not had a shot at the title, and he will look to make one final run at the belt as he nears retirement.
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Luis Ortiz thinks Anthony Joshua will lose to Oleksandr Usyk again
While talking to Fighthype.com, the interviewer asked Ortiz who he thinks will win the rematch between Joshua and Usyk. Luis Ortiz predicted that Anthony Joshua will lose to Oleksandr Usyk again in their rematch.
Ortiz replied, saying, “He’ll lose again.”
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In the first fight, Usyk outclassed Joshua for twelve rounds straight. The Ukrainian displayed his boxing IQ and skills as he dismantled ‘AJ’.
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As ‘AJ’ searches for a new trainer for their rematch, who do you think will win in the rematch? Do you agree with Luis Ortiz’s prediction?
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