LUIS ORTIZ
“First of all I want to send greetings to my children, my wife. (emotional)
Thanks God they found a cure for my daughter’s disease. Five days ago. My
wife told me while I was boarding the plane to get here. It’s been hard to
be away from them. I’m happy I won, but it’s been really hard to be away
from them.
“In my mind King Kong has not been defeated. I don’t feel I lost against
Deontay Wilder.
On his victory:
“Those are things that my trainer and I have been practicing at the gym. I
put into action the plan my trainer and I put together and it worked
flawlessly.
“I want to fight Joshua, but he only fights boxers he’s sure he can defeat.
I’m going to ask the government to put me on disability, maybe that way
Joshua will fight me.
“Whatever comes next. I’m ready. I’ll keep on going. I won’t shy away from
any challenge. I’m ready.”