Luis Ortiz Vs Dillian Whyte

Heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz has accepted the recent challenge from Dillian Whyte, according to the Cuban boxer's manager Jay Jimenez.

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In a recent interview, Whyte made it clear that he was very willing to face Ortiz on a date in February.

DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE TO MY WEEKLY TOPICAL PODCASTS HERE TO MY NEW LIVE STREAM CHANNEL HERE https://www.yout. With Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz talking smack towards one another, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman would welcome a final eliminator to have both men fight for a shot at the title. Whyte began the process by claiming Ortiz wants nothing of the British boxer, but Ortiz has not only welcomed the challenge but also claim he’d fight Whyte on.

Whyte has been out of the ring since August, when he was brutally knocked out in five rounds by Alexander Povetkin at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.

A rematch with Povetkin was set for November 21, and then for January 30 - with both dates being postponed as Povetkin continues to recover from a recent battle with COVID-19.

In order to stay busy while waiting for Povetkin to get healthy, Whyte is open to fighting in February against Ortiz.

'Even now, Povetkin keeps delaying it, saying he's sick. I'm like, 'Okay, that's fine, I want you to be at your best when I fight you'. Have as much time as you want, let me fight Luis Ortiz in February, and then I'll fight you later in the year,' Whyte told Sky Sports.

And Ortiz has no problem with taking that fight.

'Ortiz heard those rumours. I guess Dillian was calling his name and other names, and he reached to me and asked me, 'Look, if that's true, I would like to step in the ring with him. That would be a great fight.' I told him that I would find out. I think yeah, that would be a great fight,' Jimenez said to Sky Sports.

'Luis Ortiz would love to take that fight. I say January, February [Ortiz could be ready]. I know Dillian Whyte had that unfortunate loss and he was winning the fight, he got careless, and he got caught, but that's the heavyweights. That's the heavyweight division. You can't afford any slippage. If that's possible [to fight Whyte in the UK], yes we'll go wherever the money is at. That would be a big fight.'

There is no change in the February updates to the WBC heavyweight rankings, but things are all set for a shake-up.

We have two huge fights on the agenda for the next few weeks, both of which could cause significant movement in the top 15.

First, Alexander Povetkin vs Dillian Whyte 2 takes place in Gibraltar on March 27. This eagerly-awaited rematch pits the current interim champion Povetkin against the #6 man Whyte.

The pair fought for the first time at Matchroom Fight Camp on August 22 last. Then Whyte was the interim king and on the verge of a title shot against Tyson Fury. He was stunned though when after having Povetkin down twice in the fourth, he was himself knocked out by a stunning uppercut in the fifth.

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The rematch (live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the United States) has been delayed three times, due to Povetkin contracting COVID-19 and then by travel restrictions due to the pandemic. It was initially slated for November 21 last year, then January 30 and then March 6.

Whatever happens in that one, it is unlikely the winner will get a title shot any time soon. Fury will put the WBC strap on the line against big British rival Anthony Joshua in a huge unification match. That will hopefully take place in June, with an immediate rematch likely to follow.

Elsewhere in the rankings there is no change, with few of the top-15 fighters emerging from the latest COVID-19 hiatus as yet.

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Deontay Wilder remains at #1 in the rankings despite not being out since that defeat by Fury last February. Joe Joyce retains his spot in the top five on the back of that sensational defeat of Daniel Dubois in London.

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Parker vs Fa another cracker

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Further down the list there could be changes soon with #7 Joseph Parker (27-2) facing the unbeaten Junior Fa in a huge domestic dust-up in New Zealand on November 27 (live on DAZN outside New Zealand). That is another bout delayed from late last year, this time due to a Fa injury.