Andy Ruiz knocked Ortiz down three times and earned a unanimous decision

The Mexican Andy ‘Destroyer’ Ruizformer world champion, has shown his best sports form in the last three years to defeat the Cuban Luis Ortiz this Sunday by unanimous voteat the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.

In a World Boxing Council (WBC) elimination bout, Ruiz knocked down the Caribbean player three times with three forehands, enough to make the difference in his favor and get two favorable cards by 114-111 and one by 113-112.

The first round was almost no punching. The best thing was a combination of Ortiz in the last minute, but in the second The Mexican reacted and caused several accounts in the protection of his 43-year-old opponent.

Ortiz lands a right ‘jab’ and urges Ruiz, who responds with cat speed to drop the islander with a right hand, followed by another attack that sends the Caribbean player back to the floor.

Despite his age, ‘King Kong’ rose to his feet, and threw two powerful left crosses, but Andy stood his ground and took the round 20-17.

In the third they lower the intensity; the Cuban used his ‘jab’ small and caused a bruise to Ruiz’s left eye, which hit him in the stomach.

In the fourth there were almost no punches. Ortiz respects Ruiz too much, waiting for an attack to respond to his devilish hand speed, something like the fifth where the Cuban closed better with some swings.

Except for the second round, the fight went down the middle with little highlightthe Mexican with the advantage on the cards, thanks to two falls.

Ortiz decided to attack in the seventh and again received Andy’s venomous swing that, for the third time sent the Camagüeyan to the canvas, who, despite the facial injury, had a good return in the eighth and hit the ball well. 1-2.

The “Destroyer” landed his right at the start of the ninth and Ortiz finished the round better. From then on, the Cuban battered the Mexican, but was never knocked down and suffered his third loss with 33 wins, 28 by knockout.

Andy Ruiz, who starred in one of the biggest boxing surprises of this century in June 2019, by wresting the WBC title from Briton Anthony Joshua, has reached 35 wins, 22 on the fast track, which there are some failures.

“I said I’ll take the win, I’m a little hurt but I won, I’m ready to fight for the world championship, I want to have the belt again.“said Ruiz, who will meet in 2023 the winner between the American Deontay Wilder and the Finn Robert Henelius, who will fight next October.

Ortiz confirmed that despite his age he is not thinking about retirement and raised his hand for a rematch with Andy Ruiz. “The war was good, I liked it, they say ‘King Kong’ is old and you see it is not anymore.said the Cuban.