DEONTAY WILDER and Luis Ortiz are set for a hotly-anticipated world heavyweight title clash on November 4.
WBC heavyweight champion Wilder and Cuban contender Ortiz will both appear at a press conference in New York on Wednesday, where the promotion will begin for a bout which is slated for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
You see @kingkongboxing and NYC don’t Mix, for we all know what happened to KING KONG when them #BombZquad cannons hit. pic.twitter.com/0fRrZMiNyX
— Deontay Wilder (@BronzeBomber) September 12, 2017
Both men are unbeaten as professionals, Wilder 38-0 and Ortiz 27-0.
Wlder had been facing a mandatory defence of his title against Bermane Stiverne, but the press call suggests that obstacle has been removed and the veteran could instead appear on the undercard.
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