Ortiz vs Cojanu

Who won Ortiz vs Cojanu?

Luis Ortiz beat Razvan Cojanu by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, July 28th, 2018, at Staples Center, LA.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mikey Garcia's and Robert Easter Jr's clash for the IBF World Lightweight and WBC World Lightweight championship.

Ortiz vs Cojanu stats

Back in July 2018, Luis Ortiz stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Razvan Cojanu made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a large advantage in power over Cojanu, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Cojanu's 56%.

Luis Ortiz was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Cojanu had a height advantage of 4 inches over Ortiz.

Luis Ortiz fought out of the southpaw stance, while Razvan Cojanu was an orthodox fighter.

Ortiz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year earlier than Cojanu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Cojanu's 96.

Luis Ortiz went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Ortiz vs Cojanu form

Ortiz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Deontay Wilder on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dave Allen on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Malik Scott on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had won against Tony Thompson on March 5, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at DC Armory, Washington, United States.

He had beaten Bryant Jennings on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Activity check

Ortiz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ortiz vs Cojanu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ortiz vs Cojanu?

Luis Ortiz was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Razvan Cojanu made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.