Luis Ortiz Vs Dillian Whyte
Earlier this week, heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz made it clear that he was very willing to get in the ring with Dillian Whyte in the coming months. He's open to traveling over to the UK for the fight.
Whyte has been out of the ring since August, when he was knocked out in brutal fashion by Alexander Povetkin.
With Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz talking smack towards one another, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman would welcome a final eliminator to have both men fight for a shot at the title. Whyte began the process by claiming Ortiz wants nothing of the British boxer, but Ortiz has not only welcomed the challenge but also claim he’d fight Whyte on. By FIGHT SPORTS. We could be in for an intriguing tilt at heavyweight in Dillian Whyte vs. Whyte is due for a rematch with Alexander Povetkin for the interim WBC Heavyweight Championship. Povetkin took the title from Whyte back in August with his stunning fifth-round TKO finish. The rematch has been delayed, however, due to the fact that Povetkin is still recovering from COVID-19.
Since that fight, Whyte has been trying to secure a concrete date for a rematch - with November 21 and January 30 being pushed back as Povetkin recovers from COVID-19.
'If we could make the Dillian Whyte fight, I think that would be a great stepping stone, especially in the UK market,' said Jimenez to Sky Sports.
'Dillian Whyte is no walkover, he's no stepping stone, but if that fight were to happen and Luis could come out victorious, I think we do deserve a Joshua fight.'
Ortiz's manager, Jay Jimenez, believes Whyte would be the perfect fight to lead the Cuban heavyweight to a showdown with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world champion Anthony Joshua.
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Ortiz was in position for a fight with Joshua in June of 2019. The two sides were unable to reach a financial agreement.
When Ortiz fell out of the picture, then Andy Ruiz quickly jumped on the opportunity - and pulled off a massive upset when he stopped Joshua in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Jimenez is not overly confident Ortiz would have actually received the fight.
'I think it would have [been a victory for Ortiz], because I don't think Joshua was ready for a southpaw. He couldn't get ready for a southpaw in a month's time. We wanted the fight. I don't think Eddie [Hearn] really would have gave us the fight anyway. It wasn't a smart decision to step into a southpaw in a month. Not a southpaw like Luis. A bigger, stronger southpaw,' Jimenez said.
Luis Ortiz Vs Dillian Whyte Fight
'No regrets, it happened, and the right guy won that day, because maybe if it was someone else, he wouldn't have beaten Joshua. Joshua is just so skilled, so big. No regrets, hopefully we get another shot.'