Deontay Wilder boxing news
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.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former heavyweight belt holder Tyson Fury came out of the woodwork today to give his thoughts on Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder’s dramatic 10th round knockout of Cuban talent Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Allan Fox: Deontay Wilder made for less money last Saturday night in defending his WBC heavyweight title against Luis Ortiz than what he would have made had he defended it against #1 WBC Dillian Whyte.
By Jeff Aranow: Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) came within an eyelash of knocking out WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder in the 7th round of their fight last Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder retained his WBC title in his seventh defense with a tenth round knockout over unbeaten challenger Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz in a thrilling back-and-forth SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event Saturday night from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®.
By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) had to overcome a lot of adversity to defeat previously unbeaten Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-1, 24 KOs) after knocking him in the 10th round on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Stanley White: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) will be getting a $2.1 million purse for his title defense on Saturday night against Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) for their fight on Showtime Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Jeff Aranow: The lump on Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz’s left hand isn’t a problem for him, according to his trainer Herman Caicedo. He told RingTV that Ortiz has 25 years of calcium deposits in his left hand.
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.
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.