Luis Ortiz (Cuban boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Luis Ortiz (Cuban boxer)

Cuban boxer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1979

Place of Birth: Camagüey, Camagüey Province, Cuba

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Luis Ortiz (born 29 March 1979) is a Cuban professional boxer.
He held the WBA interim heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016, and has challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2018 and November 2019.
As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2005 Boxing World Cup.
Nicknamed "King Kong", Ortiz is known for his formidable punching power and counterpunching skills.
As of December 2019, he is ranked as the world's fifth best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine, sixth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and ninth by BoxRec.