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BROOKLYN (Syv. 20, 2017) – Ubesejret WBC Heavyweight verdensmester Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz på SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions på Lørdag, November. 4 bor på SHOWTIME (9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT) fra Barclays center, hjemsted for BROOKLYN BOKSNING ™.
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An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. Sande sværvægtere i enhver forstand af ordet, 6-mund- 7, 228-pund Wilder og 6-fods-4, 240-pund Ortiz har 60 kombinerede knockout sejre.
“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. Jeg respekterer ham. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Det kommer til at være en stor kamp. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on November 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” sagde Lou DiBella, Formand for DiBella Entertainment. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on November 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on November 4,” sagde 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,” sagde Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President og General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. “We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on November. 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.”
“På November 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” sagde Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Underholdning. “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), den eneste regerende amerikanske sværvægter verdensmester, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -fødselsdag af legendariske sværvægter mester Muhammad Ali.
Wilder, en bronzemedalje vinder for US. Olympisk boksning team på 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scorede et mindeværdigt niende runde knockout løbet Artur Szpilka tilbage jan. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, af Tuscaloosa, Ala. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Februar. 25.
Den 38-årige Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOS), of Camaguey, Cuba via Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. Den hårdtslående southpaw blev professionel syv år siden efter defecting fra Cuba og har siden været støt klatring sværvægter stigen. Han cementerede sin status i divisionen med sejre over veteran kandidater Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson og Malik Scott og er Ingen. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
Hvis Ortiz vinder, vil han blive den første cubanske født fighter for at vinde en sværvægter verdensmesterskab.
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