By Victor Salazar

Dangerous Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz (25-0-1, 22KOs) is one of three WBA champions is his weight division.

Earlier this year, the sanctioning body put together a mandatory tournament to establish a sole heavyweight champion under the World Boxing Association.

Ortiz holds the WBA's interim title, while Lucas Brown is the WBA's 'regular' champion and Tyson Fury is the WBA's 'super' champion.

On March 5th, Ortiz knocked out veteran Tony Thompson in Washington, DC. On the same day, in Grozny, Browne captured his current title with a TKO victory over Ruslan Chagaev.

As part of the WBA's tournament, the next fight for Ortiz is a clash against Alexander Ustinov of Russia. Browne has to make a mandatory defense against Fres Oquendo. And Fury will have to take part in a rematch against Wladimir Klitschko.

The winner of Ortiz-Ustinov will face the winner of Fury-Klitschko II. And then overall winner of that bracket will have to make a mandatory defense against the Browne-Oquendo winner.

While Ortiz praised Browne for his gusty title victory, he also hopes the Australian boxer will actually fight him when the moment arrives.

“Good for him and winning a title,” Ortiz said to BoxingScene.com. “I hope he fights me when the time comes. They know what I bring in and that’s why they don’t want to get in the ring with me.”

Regarding the Fury-Klitschko rematch, Ortiz predicts the UK superstar will once again walk away with his hands raised high - unless Klitschko actually lets his hands go.  In the first bout, last November, Klitschko barely threw any punches in the contest and that allowed Fury to outwork him to a twelve round decision win.

“Klitschko has to throw punches, [because] if not [then] Fury’s youth and athleticism will take over like in the first fight,” Ortiz said.