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Arum Admits it Was "Nervous Time" During Wilder-Ortiz

•Nov 30, 2019

COSMOPOLITAN, LAS VEGAS - On Saturday night Top Rank Inc. will promote a tripleheader that will stream live on ESPN+. The 9 fight card will be headlined by unbeaten former featherweight champion Óscar Valdez who will face late replacement Adam López who was originally slated to fight on the undercard. He was bumped up to the main event when Valdez’s original opponent, Andres Gutierrez, weighed in an almost unbelievable 11 pounds over the super featherweight limit.

The Case for Deontay Wilder in the Pound-for-Pound Rankings

Mitch Abramson

•Nov 30, 2019

By Mitch Abramson - Trying to make sense of how Deontay Wilder fights is no easy chore. His bouts end in concussive knockouts, but he often struggles with opponents. He lands the right hand with text-book dexterity, and yet he can look strangely amateurish in the early rounds, throwing wildly and doing little. If you were teaching a novice how to...

Foreman: Wilder-Fury Winner Becomes All-Time Great in Division

BoxingScene Staff

•Nov 30, 2019

Hall of Famer and former heavyweight world champion George Foreman is a big admirer of current top heavyweight fighters Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Wilder will defend his WBC world title against Fury on February 22nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Duhaupas: Filip Hrgovic Would KO Povetkin or Jarrell Miller

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•Nov 29, 2019

Johann Duhaupas has compared Filip Hrgovic (9-0, 7 KOs) to legendary three-time World Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko. The experienced Frenchman has been in Miami sparring Hrgovic, alongside undefeated British heavyweight prospect Fabio Wardley and top Belgian cruiserweight Joel Tambwe Djeko, ahead of his WBC International Title clash with Eric Molina (27-5, 19 KOs) on December 7th at the purpose built Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia.

Ortiz Trainer: "Hell No!" - Other Heavyweights Can't Beat Luis

Manouk Akopyan

•Nov 29, 2019

Luis Ortiz’s trainer Herman Caicedo revamped his 40-year-old fighter’s physique ahead of his fight against Deontay Wilder. The Cuban fighter came into the fight five pounds lighter, and was winning across all three scorecards before Wilder landed his equalizing and erasing right hand in the seventh round of their heavyweight rematch on Nov. 23.

Tommy Fury: Deontay Wilder Can't Live in Tyson's World!

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•Nov 29, 2019

AHEAD OF HIS HUGE RETURN on December 21st Tommy Fury has assured fans that he is 100% ready to get back in the ring. At a media workout at the Henrietta Street Gym in Birmingham he said it was “all systems go” for his return and rubbished any idea that he might have stayed away from boxing for good.

Wilder Details How He Set Up 'Masterpiece' KO of Luis Ortiz

BoxingScene Staff

•Nov 29, 2019

Last Saturday night, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder once again scored a one-punch knockout victory - this time in a rematch with Luis Ortiz. Down on all three official scorecards as they entered the seventh round, Wilder landed a single right hand to put Ortiz down for the full count at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Whyte Jabs Wilder: A Tall Basketball Player Who Worked at McDonalds

BoxingScene Staff

•Nov 28, 2019

Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte believes WBC world champion Deontay Wilder is putting on tough-guy act for the cameras. Whyte is not convinced that Wilder is the intimidating character that he makes himself out to be.

Frank Warren Confident Fury Will Dominate Wilder in Rematch

Frank Warren

•Nov 28, 2019

DEONTAY WILDER DID what he always does and pulled out a peach of a shot to get himself out of bother against Luis Ortiz and retain his WBC world heavyweight title for the 10th time. Most importantly he came through unscathed and now we can get on with the process of making the rematch against Tyson Fury for February official.

Wilder To Begin Fury Camp Dec. 31, Workouts Being Reduced

Manouk Akopyan

•Nov 27, 2019

Deontay Wilder will be back in the ring Feb. 22 against Tyson Fury, thirteen weeks after demolishing Luis Ortiz to retain his WBC heavyweight title. The turnaround may be a quick one considering the magnitude of the fight, but neither the Alabaman fighter or his trainer, Jay Deas, are concerned. Deas has circled Dec. 31 as the date to kick off training camp for Wilder’s rematch against the lineal heavyweight champion of the world, the trainer told BoxingScene.com.