{"id":65011,"date":"2016-11-25T03:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T08:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=65011"},"modified":"2016-11-25T03:16:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T08:16:04","slug":"luis-ortiz-breaking-news-has-boxing-fans-shaking-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=65011","title":{"rendered":"Luis Ortiz Breaking News Has Boxing Fans Shaking Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"4uw5\"<\/a>In the first of two bouts added to an already packed December 10th card in Manchester, England, Cuban heavyweight Luis Ortiz (26-0) will face Britain\u2019s Dave Allen (9-1-1), live on Sky Sports Box Office. Ortiz made his European debut in Monte Carlo on November 12th with a points win over Malik Scott. He was frustrated by Scott\u2019s negative approach, but the Cuban KO artist is confident that he prove he\u2019s the next ruler of the division on December 10th. Allen is coming off a points loss to Dillian Whyte in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so excited to be boxing in the UK and it\u2019s great to be keeping busy,\u201d said Ortiz. \u201cMonaco was a great experience for me and although the fight didn\u2019t play out like I hoped I felt I learnt a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe looked at opponents for December 10th and we wanted someone who will come to fight for the fans. Dave Allen called the fight on and he\u2019s got his wish. It\u2019s great to be taking on a Brit in his backyard and I\u2019m confident you will see the real Luis Ortiz in Manchester.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doncaster man Allen has other ideas though and for the 24 year old it\u2019s a huge chance for him to claim a major scalp and put his name in the mix for more major battles in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe day Eddie Hearn signed Luis Ortiz, I messaged him and said \u201cI will fight him, stick me in with him!\u201d said Allen. \u201cI didn\u2019t hold any fear of fighting him even before the Malik Scott fight. But that fight showed that the hype isn\u2019t real. Ortiz isn\u2019t Superman \u2013 I think he\u2019s on the slide even though he\u2019s undefeated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI showed I have a good defense against Dillian Whyte, so I will be prepared for anything. I said to myself I would only fight the end of the year if it was against David Price, but this fight is even bigger so I couldn\u2019t say no. I\u2019m going to put it all on the line against him. I\u2019m stick it on him early, smack him bang on the chin and see how it goes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to make Ortiz look like an old man in there. When he hits me, I\u2019m going to stand there and smile at him. This is the fight that will catapult my career on the world scene. My sparring tells me that I have the ability to become world class, now this my time to go out there and show the world what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ortiz\u2019s heavyweight bout is part of a huge night of action in Manchester as Anthony Joshua defends his IBF heavyweight title against Eric Molina; Dillian Whyte faces bitter London rival Dereck Chisora in an official eliminator for the WBC heavyweight title; ex-122-pound title holder Scott Quigg returns from a broken jaw; Kal Yafai can become Birmingham\u2019s first world champion but the unbeaten 27 year-old faces a tough task to rip the WBA 115-pound title against Luis Concepcion; and Irish amateur sensation Katie Taylor, a former Olympic champion, boxes for the second time in the paid ranks after making her pro debut at The SSE Arena.<\/p>\n