BROOKLYN, NY (Lub ib hlis ntuj 13, 2016) – WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and Polish contender Artur Szpilka continued their fight-week activities Wednesday, staring each other down for the first time at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan.

Rau Hnub vas xaum, January 16th the two men meet in a battle for Wilder’s heavyweight world title live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Televised coverage begins at 10 p.m. LI/7 p.m. PT and features unbeaten Charles Martin thiab Vyacheslav Glazkov battling for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship.

Wilder and Szpilka posed for photos on the 57^th floor of 4 World Trade Center. Across from 4 World Trade Center is the “heavyweight champion of Manhattan skyscrapers”, One World Trade Center- standing 1,776 feet tall.

As the event came to a close, Wilder and Szpilka exchanged shoves and verbal jabs and they had to be separated by their respective teams. They will go face-to-face again tag kis afternoon at the final press conference before Hnub Saturday championship showdown.

Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim nyob, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Warriors Boxing and Sferis Knockout Promotions, start at $25, not including applicable fees, thiab muaj rau ntawm kev muag khoom tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.comor by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.

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Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim nyob, start at $25, not including applicable fees, thiab muaj rau ntawm kev muag khoom tam sim no. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.comor by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Purchase before January 1 and receive a 10 percent discount. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.