By Carlos Boogs

Heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (25-0, 22KOs) of Cuba is eager to shut the mouth of WBC world champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36KOs).

According to Ortiz, Wilder has talked trash about him on more than one occasion. Ortiz wants to settle their differences in the ring.

Later today in Monte Carlo, Ortiz will make his debut as a fighter promoted by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport. He takes on veteran boxer Malik 'King' Scott (38-2-1, 13KOs). The fight will be televised live by HBO in the United States and Sky Sports in the UK.

If Ortiz wins, he will then fight again on December 10th, as part of the Anthony Joshua-Eric Molina undercard in Manchester.

Next year, Hearn wants to stage a Matchroom card in the United States with Ortiz as the star attraction of the show.

Wilder is recovering from the injuries that he suffered during his July knockout win over Chris Arreola. Once he returns, he will take a voluntary defense or go straight ahead with his mandatory obligation - against the winner of next month's final eliminator between Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne.

Ortiz wants to fight Wilder at any time, regardless of location or venue. He is not impressed with Wilder's long streak of knockout wins.

"I want to fight Deontay Wilder, because he talks too much sh*t. It's too much [talk]. He really hasn't shown much in terms of skill and talent. And I feel that he should put up or shut up. Let's do it already. If he wants to keep talking about me and it keeps coming out of your mouth, and you keep calling me all of the things that you're saying - then let's just fight," Ortiz told BoxingScene.com's Declan Taylor.

There are some other targets on his mind besides Wilder, like IBF champion Anthony Joshua and the winner of next month's WBO title fight between Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz.

O"bviously they are great fighters, because they are world champions and those are not really handed out. But they can't continue to keep calling themselves world champions if they are not willing to fight the opponents that people want them to fight," Ortiz said.