On Saturday, WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder steps into the ring with Luis Ortiz for the second time. The two destructive punchers first met in March 2018 with Wilder scoring a 10th round knockout after some tremendous action. Now, they meet again with another huge rematch for Wilder hanging in the balance.In their first battle in March 2018, Wilder survived a rough seventh round to stop Ortiz in the 10th. The fight was so close that at the time of the stoppage, Wilder was winning by just one point on all three judges' scorecards (85-84).At 40 years old, Ortiz likely only has a few chances left in his career to fight for a world championship.Should Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) manage to get past Ortiz (31-1, 26 KOs) a second time, a planned February bout with Tyson Fury would be next up for the champ. Fury and Wilder battled to a draw last December and both men have spent time busying themselves with other opponents ahead of the big-money rematch.
Marsellos Wilder Knocked Cold By Dustin Long In 4th Round.Marsellos Wilder, the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion’s younger brother, suffered the second and most definitive knockout defeat of his brief career on the Deontay Wilder-Luis Ortiz undercard at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The younger Wilder was in control of their scheduled six-round cruiserweight contest, until Dustin Long landed a left hand that knocked Wilder out cold in the fourth round.A loud thud was heard throughout the arena when Wilder hit the canvas. Referee Jay Nady immediately waved an end to the fight 1:51 into the fourth round.
LOL!Wilder's younger brother already got his ass kicked tonight on the undercard.Bad omen?
That head bounce
I'm going with Ortiz by KO tonight , fight will be overturned to a no contest due to Ortiz failed drug test
He was knocked out on a previous Wilder card. I don't think it makes a difference to Wilder. Ortiz is getting knocked out.fight link?
One trick pony
but maybe the hardest hitter in boxing history
youtube has gone dead, so i'm assuming wilder knocked him out.
Twig legged 'brew has 8 kids, member of Team Coleman never pull out
The legs are hilarious. Dude's never been under a squat rack... that's for sure.Well, at least we get the fight we want:Wilder vs. Fury 2.
