Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz, Age 46, Kos Philip Penson in First Round By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, Florida (September 22, 2025)– Cuban heavyweight Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz is back, 26 years after winning his pro debut in the first round over Philip Penson at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino […]
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ANDY RUIZ JR VS. LUIS ORTIZ PRESS CONFERENCE
ANDY RUIZ JR VS. LUIS ORTIZ PRESS CONFERENCE Los Angeles, CA (July 19th, 2022)– Former Unified Heavyweight Champion Ruiz Jr. & Top Contender Ortiz Headline FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View September 4 During Labor Day Weekend From Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles. Premier Boxing Champions will deliver streaming coverage of the Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. […]
LUIS ORTIZ STOPS CHARLES MARTIN & FRANKIE SANCHEZ WINS A UD – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
King Kong Ortiz Stops Charles Martin in Four Knockdown IBF Heavyweight Slugfest By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, Fl (January 2nd, 2022)– In the main event of an 11 bout card at Seminole Hotel Hard Rock and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on Premier Boxing Champions, USA Fox Sports Pay-Per-View, Saturday evening, […]
PBC PPV FOX Heavyweight Card – Preview, Betting Odds, Predictions, Presser & Weigh-in
New Year’s Heavyweight Bombs Away! Seven Heavyweight Bouts on PBC USA FOX Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Hollywood, Fl (December 21st, 2021)– On New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2021, Premier Boxing Champions, USA FOX Pay-Per-View and Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Hollywood, Florida, will present an exciting eleven […]
LUIS ORTIZ VS. CHARLES MARTIN & FRANK SANCHEZ VS. CARLOS NEGRON VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & VIDEO
LUIS ORTIZ VS. CHARLES MARTIN & FRANK SANCHEZ VS. CARLOS NEGRON VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Ortiz vs. Martin & Sanchez vs. Negron Showdowns Top Heavyweight Extravaganza on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, January 1 from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida Click HERE for Virtual Press Conference Video Recording (Passcode: !Q3knzTe) HOLLYWOOD, FL. (December 7, […]
Luis Ortiz Battles Former World Champion Charles Martin In IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator on PPV
HEAVYWEIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA KICKS OFF 2022 WITH NEW YEAR’S DAY SHOWDOWNS! Headlined by Top Heavyweight Luis Ortiz Battling Former World Champion Charles Martin In IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator Saturday, January 1 from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida Featuring Rising Star Frank Sanchez Dueling Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos Negron in Co-Main Event Stacked […]
Welcome to Era of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, – Inspiring Heavyweight Champions
Welcome to Era of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, – Inspiring Heavyweight Champions Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Inspiring World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organisation, International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk have taken the year […]
Heavyweight Angles Evolving: Joshua vs. Fury or Usyk, Joe Joyce vs. Usyk or Chisora
Heavyweight Angles Evolving: Joshua vs. Fury or Usyk, Joe Joyce vs. Usyk or Chisora Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has gone public with a new tee-shirt emblazoned with Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn which calls them “You Big Dossers” (homeless people). The […]
LUIS ORTIZ VS. ALEXANDER FLORES OFFICIAL WEIGHTS & WEIGH-IN PHOTOS
Luis Ortiz Takes On Alexander Flores in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event
STACKED NIGHT OF HEAVYWEIGHT ACTION HITS PRIMETIME! Top Heavyweight Contender Luis Ortiz Takes On Alexander Flores in FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event & On FOX Deportes Saturday, November 7 from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Rising Unbeaten Contender Frank Sánchez Battles Brian Howard in Co-Main Event & Undefeated Michael Coffie Squares Off […]
DEONTAY WILDER SCORES DEVASTATING KNOCKOUT OF LUIS ORTIZ – PHOTOS, POST PRESSER & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Ortiz’ Ego Began Disrespecting Wilder, Creating The Opening of Doom in Round Seven By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz won on at least five of the first six rounds on the scorecards, by visual observation and two of the actual scorecards as well. It appeared to be […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II OFFICIAL WEIGHTS, VIDEO & WEIGH-IN PHOTOS
Click HERE for PDF Version Click HERE for Photos from Frank Micelotta/FOX Sports Password: fox-ppv1119 Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Stephanie Trapp/TGB Promotions Click HERE for Photos from Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions
DEONTAY WILDER & LUIS ORTIZ 2 GRAND ARRIVAL QUOTES & FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE
DEONTAY WILDER & LUIS ORTIZ MAKE GRAND ARRIVALS AT MGM GRAND AHEAD OF FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW SHOWDOWN WBC Heavyweight Champion Wilder & Cuban Slugger Ortiz Near Highly Anticipated Rematch This Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos […]
LUIS ORTIZ TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS
LUIS ORTIZ TRAINING CAMP QUOTES & PHOTOS Cuban Slugger Luis Ortiz Rematches WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Main Event Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Team Ortiz LAS VEGAS (November 15, 2019) – Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz shared […]
EXCITING UNDERCARD LINEUP FOR WILDER VS. ORTIZ 2 IS SET
EXCITING UNDERCARD LINEUP FEATURES RISING PROSPECTS IN ACTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS STREAMING LIVE ON THE PBC ON FOX YOUTUBE, TWITTER & FACEBOOK PAGES BEGINNING AT 4:10 P.M. ET/1:10 P.M. PT Featuring Unbeaten Prospects José Manuel Gómez, Viktor Slavinskyi & More In Separate Attractions, Plus! Deontay Wilder’s […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT & AUDIO RECORDING Click HERE for Audio Click HERE for Transcript Document Ray Flores Thank you very much to the media for joining us wherever you are around the world. We are very excited for next Saturday November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for […]
Zhan Kossobutskiy and More: Robert Brizel Rating Up & Coming Heavyweights 11 to 50 in the World
Zhan Kossobutskiy and More: Rating Up & Coming Heavyweights 11 to 50 in the World Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Who are the best up and coming heavyweight prospects in the world, who we would rate numbers eleven through fifty after the top 10 fighters are eliminated from the […]
WILDER VS. ORTIZ 2 FOX PPV COUNTDOWN EPISODE & FACE TO FACE EPISODE
WILDER VS. ORTIZ 2 FOX PPV COUNTDOWN EPISODE Heavyweight World Champ Deontay Wilder defends his WBC belt in a highly-anticipated title rematch against Cuban contender Luis Ortiz on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View. FACE TO FACE EPISODE
DEONTAY WILDER ALABAMA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES, VIDEO & PHOTOS
DEONTAY WILDER ALABAMA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS WBC Heavyweight Champion Wilder Defends Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Cuban Slugger Luis Ortiz Headline FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Mayweather Promotions […]
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II & LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. MIGUEL FLORES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES, VIDEO & PHOTOS
DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ II & LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. MIGUEL FLORES PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS Deontay Wilder Defends His WBC Heavyweight Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Luis Ortiz on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Three-Division Champion Leo Santa […]
Deontay Wilder Defends His WBC Heavyweight Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Luis Ortiz
HEAVYWEIGHT DOMINATION CONTINUES! Deontay Wilder Defends His WBC Heavyweight Title in Highly Anticipated Rematch Against Luis Ortiz on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Saturday, November 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Three-Division Champion Leo Santa Cruz Seeks Title in Fourth Division When He Battles Miguel Flores for the WBA Super […]
The Heavyweight Division Has Been Blown Wide Open
The Heavyweight Division Has Been Blown Wide Open By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Sport.bt.com Unbeaten heavyweight prospects Nathan Gorman and Daniel Dubois will battle on July 13, 2019, at 02 Arena in Greenwich, United Kingdom, for the vacant BBBofC British Heavyweight title. The winner of the bout could produce […]
Reconsideration? Luis Ortiz Now Says He Will Fight Joshua – Is it too Late?
Reconsideration? Luis Ortiz Now Says He Will Fight Joshua By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In a heavyweight contradiction, top heavyweight contender Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz confirmed he is willing to fight World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden in the main event on June 1, 2019, if promoter Eddie […]
European Heavyweight Champion Agit Kabayel, Million to One Wild Card to Fight Anthony Joshua
European Heavyweight Champion Agit Kabayel, Million to One Wild Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent With June 1, 2019, looming on the horizon, and no challenger for World Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua yet in sight now that Jarrell Miller has been denied a boxing license for testing positive for illegal substances, […]
Jarrell Miller Denied NY License, Joshua Seeks Replacement & Miller’s VADA Statement
Jarrell Miller Fails VADA Drug Test for Cardarine, Heavyweight Division in Chaos By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 18th, 2019)– Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller, the top heavyweight contender, has tested positive for the banned substance Cardarine (GW 501516) through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) and has been officially […]
Castano Draws With Lara, Ortiz Defeats Hammer on Showtime – Video Highlights
Castano Draws Lara, Ortiz Hammers Hammer on Showtime By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 3rd, 2019)– Unbeaten but unknown Brian Carlos Castano retained the World Boxing Association World Super Welterweight title with a 12 round majority draw over fading former world champion Erislandy Lara in the main event […]
ERISLANDY LARA VS. BRIAN CASTAÑO & LUIS ORTIZ VS. CHRISTIAN HAMMER PREVIEW, PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN
King Kong Ortiz and Bomba Rodriguez Return! USA Showtime Saturday Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Brooklyn, NY (March 1st, 2019)– TGB Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and USA Showtime will present an action-packed nine-bout card of boxing on Saturday evening, March 1, 2019, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, featuring Cuban […]
Cuban Boxer Erislandy Lara Challenges Unbeaten Brian Castaño & Luis Ortiz Takes on Christian Hammer
Cuban Boxing Stars Take Center Stage On Saturday, March 2 As Former World Champion Erislandy Lara Challenges Unbeaten Brian Castaño For His WBA Super Welterweight World Title While Top Heavyweight Contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz Battles Christian Hammer In Co-Feature Live on SHOWTIME® from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Plus! […]
HEAVYWEIGHT SLUGGER LUIS ORTIZ RETURNS TO TAKE ON RAZVAN COJANU IN CO-FEATURE BOUT ON SATURDAY, JULY 28 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM STAPLES CENTE
HEAVYWEIGHT SLUGGER LUIS ORTIZ RETURNS TO TAKE ON RAZVAN COJANU IN CO-FEATURE BOUT ON SATURDAY, JULY 28 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM STAPLES CENTER IN LOS ANGELES AND PRESENTED BY PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS Unbeaten 140-Pound Contender Mario Barrios Battles Jose Roman To Open Three-Fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast Headlined By Mikey Garcia vs. Robert Easter Jr. […]
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10TH ROUND – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
DEONTAY WILDER RETAINS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE WITH THRILLING 10 TH ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT OF LUIS ORTIZ SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME ® FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Jose Uzcategui Stops Andre Dirrell to Become Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Champion in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Co-Feature Don’t Miss The Replay Monday at 10 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME Click HERE for Photos from […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference Quotes, Video & Photos
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos “I’ve always said I was the best and this is my chance to prove it,” – Wilder “I looked into his eyes and I knew that I’m not going to lose this opportunity,” – Ortiz (Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME) Heavyweight Title Showdown […]
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Media Workout Quotes, Videos & Photos
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Media Workout Quotes & Photos Heavyweight Title Showdown Headlines Action This Saturday, March 3 Live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment BROOKLYN (February 28, 2018) – Heavyweight world champion Deontay […]