“King Kong” Ortiz returns to the ring with a lightning knockout

The 41-year-old heavyweight, Cuban Luis “King Kong” Ortiz, achieved a spectacular knockout this weekend at the Microsoft Theater in California.

Ortiz (32-2, 27 KOs) impressed everyone on his return to the ring after a year, knocking out Alexander “The Great” Flores (18-3-1, 16 KOs) in the first round of the fight.

Returning to the ring after a loss to then-heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder last November, Ortiz proved that that despite his 41 years, he is still considered one of the most dangerous heavyweights today.

The Cuban landed a series of punches and finished with a right hook to the ribs which forced Flores to retire early. Doubled up by pain, Flores lasted only 45 seconds.

1st. Round. KO. 👊

Luis Ortiz's got it done during last night's main event #OrtizFlores pic.twitter.com/rWRb8wRrjb

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