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Luis Ortiz, a 40-year old Cuban in the twilight of his career, wants to be heavyweight champion for all the reasons you expect. The money. The power. The fame that comes with the coolest title in sports. The alphabet bodies have watered down the word champion, but a legit heavyweight title still carries plenty of cache.
Ortiz wants all that. Just not as much as the platform that comes with it.
The beginning of Ortiz’s story is familiar: Talented Cuban athlete who wants to parlay his skills into more than just medals for his country.