By Jim Dower: A painfully thin Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder surprised a lot of people in weighing in at 214 3/4 pounds on Friday at his weigh-in for his title defense against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz.
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Luis Ortiz ready for whatever style Deontay Wilder brings
By Stanley White: Luis Ortiz says he’s ready to adapt to whatever game plan WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder brings to the table on Saturday. Ortiz says he’s trained to deal with Wilder slugging or running.
Weights: Deontay Wilder 214.75 vs. Luis Ortiz 241.25
By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) will be giving away 26.5 pounds to challenger Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) on Saturday night in their fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Showtime Championship Boxing will be televising the Wilder-Ortiz card.
Whyte says Wilder can’t take a punch, Ortiz can win
By Jim Dower: Dillian Whyte thinks WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder’s reign as a champion could come to a crashing halt this Saturday night in his fight with unbeaten Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz – Live Stream – Weigh-In
When unbeaten heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz faces WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, he will be looking to make history not just for Cuban boxing, but for all Hispanic or Latino fighters.
Wilder tells Ortiz he should be grateful for the opportunity
By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder and challenger Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz spent time trash talking each other at the end of Thursday’s final press conference at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Ortiz had Wilder so worked up that he was still talking even after he’d walked off the stage.
Luis Ortiz – The Real King Kong?
By Rob Maclean: Brooklyn welcomes a familiar competitor this Saturday night at the Barclays Centre in WBC champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38kos). However this will be there first time witnessing King Kong, Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24kos). Of course we all know who the real King Kong is, but who is the real Luis Ortiz and what can we expect from him?
Luis Ortiz: Deontay Wilder is scared
By Allan Fox: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) says he looked into Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder’s eyes and he saw fear, and he now knows he’s going to beat him and take his WBC heavyweight title from him on Saturday on March 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The face off between Wilder and Ortiz was intense with a lot of anger from both guys.
Hearn tells Wilder to call him to negotiate Joshua fight
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn says he wants WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) to call him so they can put together a unification fight between him and IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs).
Deontay Wilder: I’ll knockout Luis Ortiz in 3rd round
By Allan Fox: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) will be knocked out in the 3rd round says WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) in predicting the results of their fight this Saturday night on March 3 on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.