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BROOKLYN (Zazpi. 20, 2017) – Undefeated WBC Heavyweight Munduko txapelduna Deontay “Brontze Bomber” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz on SHOWTIME txapelketa boxeoa, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Larunbata, Aza. 4 SHOWTIME bizi (9 p.m. ETA/6 p.m. PT) batetik Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
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An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. True heavyweights in every sense of the word, the 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz have 60 combined knockout victories.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time and I’m excited that the time has come to meet Luis Ortiz,” Said Wilder. “Ortiz is considered the boogeyman of the sport and I am the hardest hitter in boxing. When you put us together in a ring, you will get one of the best heavyweight fights in a long time. I will unify the division. This I promise. This is the first step towards unifying. Any heavyweight that gets in my way is getting knocked out.”
“Wilder has been doing a lot of talking about me and this fight,” Said Ortiz. “I’m tired of hearing it. I’m not that big on talking. I like to do all my talking in the ring and that’s what I plan to do. Hura errespetatzen dut. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Honez borroka handi bat izango da. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on Azaroa 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” esan zuen Lou DiBella, DiBella aisialdia presidenteak. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on Azaroa 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on Azaroa 4,” said Tom Brown, president of TGB Promotions. “Deontay is facing his toughest challenge yet in the undefeated Cuban, giving him the opportunity to really prove himself. We are thrilled to be a part of the action and can’t wait until fight night.”
“Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz is one of the highlights of what has been an exceptional year for boxing on SHOWTIME,” esan zuen Stephen Espinoza, Exekutiboa presidenteordea eta zuzendari nagusia, SHOWTIME Kirolak. “We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on Aza. 4 features two dynamic punchers with a 92-percent knockout ratio between them. It will be the 21st world championship fight on SHOWTIME this year and the 16th time we’ve seen undefeated fighters going head-to-head. It is clear that no other network is more committed to delivering the most significant bouts directly to its subscribers than SHOWTIME.”
“On Azaroa 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” esan zuen Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Aisialdia. “Deontay has made his mark in Brooklyn, and I am thrilled to welcome him back to our ring alongside a tough competitor in Luis Ortiz, who will be fighting here for the first time.”
The 31-year-old Wilder (38-0, 37 Kos), the only reigning American heavyweight world champion, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -mitikoen heavyweight txapelduna Muhammad Ali urtebetetzea.
Wilder, a Bronze Medal winner for the U.S. Olympic boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scored a memorable ninth-round knockout over Artur Szpilka back in Jan. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, Tuscaloosa of, Ala. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Feb. 25.
The 38-year-old Ortiz (27-0, 23 Kos), of Camaguey, Cuba by way of Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. hard-sakatuz southpaw aktibatuta pro duela zazpi urte Kubatik defecting ondoren eta izan da geroztik etengabe heavyweight eskailera eskalada. Bere banaketa zutik zementuzko zuen beteranoa contenders Bryant Jennings gaineko garaipen batekin, Tony Thompson eta Malik Scott eta No da. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
Ortiz irabazten badu, he will become the first Cuban born fighter to win a heavyweight world championship.
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