Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz – Results

By Boxing News - 12/08/2017 - Comments

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By Tim Royner: After a year out of the ring, heavyweight contender Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) looked good in obliterating journeyman Daniel Martz (16-6-1, 13 KOs) by a 2nd round knockout on Friday night in a fight televised by Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, Florida.

#3 WBC Ortiz, 38, knocked Martz out with a big left to the head for the knockdown in round 2. Martz went down face first on the canvas and he was too badly hurt for him to get back up and continue fighting.

After the fight, Ortiz had words with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder. Ortiz leaned over the top rope and let Wilder know he wants to fight him next. Wilder then climbed into the ring and let Ortiz know that he wants to fight him next. Wilder looked pretty keyed up like he wanted to tear into Ortiz right then and there. Ortiz was calm and friendly. Obviously he didn’t want to upset Wilder, because he American doesn’t have to fight him. Wilder would be doing Ortiz a big favor by giving him a title shot in a voluntary defense in early 2018.

”I guarantee you, you’ll have the fight,” said Wilder to Ortiz. “No excuses. Make sure you train hard. I’m going to whip your [expletive].”

In round 1, the southpaw Ortiz knocked Martz down with a left to the body.

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Earlier in round 1, Ortiz looked slow and awkward. Ortiz missed a number of shots, and he didn’t look sharp at all initially. At one point, Martz nailed Ortiz with 3 big right hands when the two of them were in close. Ortiz looked like an old man at that moment. However, Martz stopped throwing punches, and Ortiz was able to take control over the fight.

Ortiz had problems landing his right hand during the fight. He was missing with it and looking weak when throwing with that hand. However, Ortiz was able to connect with his left hand to the body of Martz.

Image: Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz - Results

Image: Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz - Results

Image: Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz - Results

Image: Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz - Results

Image: Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz - Results

Image: Luis Ortiz vs. Daniel Martz - Results