Wilder Vs Ortiz Rematch: Latest News, Articles & Breaking Stories

Wilder-Ortiz II Exclusive Rebroadcast Debuts March 1 on FS1

•6 years ago

On the heels of Deontay Wilder’s first career loss, boxing fans can relive the former heavyweight titlist’s most recent win. Fox Sports has announced plans to launch an exclusive rebroadcast of Wilder’s repeat knockout win over Luis Ortiz, which will make its cable premiere on Sunday, March 1 at 10:00pm ET on FS1. The airing comes more than three months after their rematch originally aired live on Fox Sports Pay-Per-View last November from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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BoxingScene.com's 2019 Knockout of the Year: Yuniel Dorticos KO10 Andrew Tabiti

Cliff Rold

•6 years ago

By Cliff Rold - For those paying attention, cruiserweight long ago shed its position as a sort of bastard child stuck between the classic light heavyweight and heavyweight classes. No longer just the house Holyfield built, the 200 lb. division has been one of the most consistently loaded, and entertaining, of boxing’s seventeen stops along the scale in...

Wilder-Ortiz Rematch Generates Over $4 Million: 7,403 Tickets Sold

Jake Donovan

•6 years ago

Deontay Wilder’s long-awaited return to Las Vegas marked a quicker night in the ring and a far more lucrative run at the box office. The unbeaten heavyweight from Tuscaloosa, Alabama racked up his 10th successful heavyweight title defense following a one-punch 7th round knockout of Luis Ortiz. Their Nov. 23 Fox Sports Pay-Per-View headliner live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada generated a live gate of $4,063,141.50, as confirmed to BoxingScene.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Wilder-Ortiz Rematch - PPV Buys To Land Just North of 275,000

Jake Donovan

•6 years ago

Multiple industry sources have informed BoxingScene.com that the Nov. 23 Fox Sports four-fight Pay-Per-View telecast—topped by Wilder’s repeat knockout win over Luis Ortiz—from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will land just north of 275,000 units sold in domestic sales. The most generous estimates have the event falling shy of 300,000, although performing considerably better than previous and largely unconfirmed rumors regarding the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC)-branded event.

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

Ryan Burton

•6 years ago

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.

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

BoxingScene Staff

•6 years ago

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.

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

Manouk Akopyan

•6 years ago

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.

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

BoxingScene Staff

•6 years ago

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.

Frank Warren Confident Fury Will Dominate Wilder in Rematch

Frank Warren

•6 years ago

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.

Fury: Wilder Performance Terrible, Lost Every Round To Old Man

BoxingScene Staff

•6 years ago

Tyson Fury was not impressed with the performance from last Saturday night by WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder retained his title with a seventh round knockout of Luis Ortiz in their rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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