Luis 'King Kong' Ortiz must pay $25K fine for failed drug test in September

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    Heavyweight contender Luis "King Kong" Ortiz, who has failed two drug tests for banned substances in the past three years, will get off with little more than a slap on the wrist from the WBC.

    The WBC announced Friday that while Ortiz still must pay a $25,000 fine, the sanctioning organization said it believes Ortiz's assertion that his failed test in September, which caused him to be dropped from a Nov. 4 world title shot against Deontay Wilder, was caused by ingesting medication to control high blood pressure.

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