Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Mohamed Horomtallah (Instagram @mo_horomtallah):
The Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz fight answered all the questions it raised.
1. ORTIZ IS THE REAL DEAL: hardcore boxing fans knew it all along but it remained to be seen and most of all proven in the ring.
By Allan Fox: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) says he was robbed last Saturday night in his fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) by the referee David Fields. Ortiz says Wilder was given more time to recover at the start of the 8th round by the referee delaying the start of the round to have Wilder’s face inspected.
By Tim Royner: Tyson Fury says he’ll be soon coming for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and IBF/WBA champion Anthony Joshua to beat them after he makes his comeback in the near future. Fury, 29, is sparring with former WBA heavyweight champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne to get ready to resume his career.
By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder and Luis Ortiz brought in huge ratings for Showtime last Saturday night. Deontay Wilder rallied to stop the 38-year-old Ortiz in the 10th round in a dramatic ending to their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Jeff Aranow: Paulie Malignaggi didn’t like the way WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) fought Luis Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) last Saturday night in their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Robert Blakeman: On last Saturday night I counted over twenty punches thrown by WBC heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder against Luis Ortiz that would be deemed illegal in a British ring (The home and inventor of Boxing).
By Tim Royner: Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder did his thing last Saturday night in scoring his 39th career knockout in stopping the game Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz in the 10th round, but now he’s ready to finally face IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a unification fight for the fans.
Arizona Boxing News & Notes with Don Smith
Boxing fans, In the biggest test of his boxing career, WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0-39 knockouts) overcame a wobbly 7th round to knock out Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz (28-1-24 knockouts) before a crowd of 14,069 at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn New York on Saturday, March 3.
By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder gloated after knocking out Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) in the 10th last Saturday night in a fight that he had to rally to get the victory in front of 14,069 fans at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Eric Thomas: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) tried his best last Saturday night in challenging WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) for his title, but he came up short in getting stopped in the 10th round in a highly dramatic finish at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.