![]() He was 241 ¼ pounds in a tenth-round technical knockout loss to then-unbeaten WBC heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder in March 2018. The 43-year-old contender was 239 pounds in a breakout seventh-round knockout of Bryant Jennings in December 2015 and a then-heaviest 242 ½ pounds in a sixth-round stoppage of Tony Thompson just three months later.Ī five-pound difference came from Ortiz's two separate title bids. While Ortiz enters the fight weighing more than he ever has for a pro fight, it’s only a few pounds above his normal range. Ortiz was knocked down in rounds one and four and trailed on all three scorecards before scoring a pair of knockdowns in the sixth round to end the fight in dramatic fashion. The Cuban southpaw was 243 ¼ pounds in his come-from-behind sixth-round knockout of former IBF heavyweight titlist Charles Martin on January 1 in Hollywood, Florida. ![]() Ortiz comes in at a career-heaviest weight for his second straight fight. Ruiz-who turns 33 on September 11-was 256 pounds for the battle of Mexican-American heavyweights. Just one fight has followed for Ruiz, an Imperial, California native who rose from a second-round flash knockdown to outpoint former three-time title challenger Chris Arreola last May 1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. His WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO title reign was squandered, arriving at a grotesquely out of shape 283 ½ pounds ahead of a twelve-round points loss to Joshua in their December 2019 rematch. Ruiz was 268 pounds when he shocked the world in an off-the-canvas, seventh-round knockout of Joshua in June 2019 to become the first Mexican heavyweight to capture a portion of the heavyweight crown. Ruiz ended the session by playfully throwing a pair of faux body shots at Ortiz, who grinned at the act. ![]() The level of respect between the pair of heavyweight contenders was evident during their obligatory post weigh-in stare down. ![]()
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