Unbeaten former WBA interim heavyweight champion Luis Ortiz (26-0, 22 KOs) failed to impress tonight as he plodded to a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over an erratic Malik Scott 38-3-1, 13 KOs) in his European (Matchroom boxing) debut at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo. Ortiz started purposefully as he cut the ring off for the jittery Scott, who failed to throw a meaningful shot during the first 6 minutes.. Ortiz dropped Scott in round four from what seemed like a rabbit punch and again early in round five. As the rounds wore on the crafty Philadelphian became comfortable with the pace and found sneaky openings to land single shots on the pedestrian and frustrated Cuban.. Scott was down again in round nine from a huge body shot but managed to go extend the much avoided Ortiz the full twelve. Malik Scott deliberately came to nullify the powerful reputation of the Cuban and succeeded with relative ease, Ortiz appears to impress when he's allowed the luxury of a standing target, but the mobility and unorthodox nature of Scott's performance failed to inspire a higher gear from Ortiz. The Cuban expressed a disappointment in Malik's approach to the contest, but himself must take blame for not applying more pressure to a fighter who at times looked reluctant to be in there..
Scores were 120-105, 120-106, 119-106.
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