Is Luis Ortiz genuinely 36??

Lol some people say black people look younger, but that defo aint the case in Cuba!

Rigo looks much older than his age

 

African players pretend to be 7-10 years younger than they are , because there is a lot of focus on the Under 18s world cup and african cup. One of the previous Nigerian winners of the under 18s world cup contained 7 players in their early and mid 20's.

Why would a boxer pretend to be older than they actually are? Surely, being older is going to cost them money

 

Shriveled turtle face Rigondeaux looks 55.

 

I doubt roids are good for your looks.

 

If Ortiz did use the age trick, it's only natural he just kept up appearances when he started his pro career. Looks weird if you suddenly jump from 30 before his pro career up to say 35 in his first fight.
Plus, amateur orgs like AIBA might actually remove him from their youth records if he admitted he age cheated.

 

cuban little league players have been busted lying about their age.

 

Ortiz is 47.

 

It's by no means unprecedented.

The Cleveland Indians drafted a Cubano pitcher in the late 90s, early 00s, don't remember the name since he was a bust, but his OFFICIAL papers when he arrived in Miami said he was 19, but was later found out to be 25. Thats a whopping 6 yrs for a pitching prospect.

Not saying he competed as an amatuer in the 16 and under tournaments as a 22 y/o, but to get that MLB contract, he had some inside work done by officials within the Cuban govt. The passport, etc were legal documents, so......draw your own conclusions.

There's also that Dominican kid that was pitching in the Little League world series.....his papers said he was 12, while he was really 15.
It was incredible to see a 12 yo throwing 75 mph hooking curve***** and 85 mph heat.

 

I think he's in his 40's