Why not? 43 isn't ancient in the HW division, but he hasn't fought in 5 years and only has three fights in the last 10.... Would be funny if he came in better shape then he did during his prime
Yeah he was a talented fighter, but was best at 225ish. I think he was a bit past it when he fought Vitali.
He is younger than Vitali and only 31 at that time and was just coming off a big win against Savarese that earned him a title shot. Vitali put on a clinic against him. One of his best and most aggressive performances of his career.
Let's see if he can do better than Ruddock,Donovan beat this opponent via tko 5,when he came out of retirement.
Amateur facts about Luis Ortiz: Cuban Championships medals: 2002 - Silver medal 95 kg 2003 - Bronze medal 91+ kg 2005 - Silver medal 91 kg 2006 - Gold medal 91 kg 2008 - Bronze medal 91+ kg International results: 2005 - Panamerican Championships, Brazil - Gold medal 91 kg 2005 - World Cup (Team Competition), Russia - Silver medal 91 kg 2005 - World Championships, China - Quarter-finalist Source:wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Ortiz_(Cuban_boxer).