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Wilder confirmed the rumors himself through his verified social media account Tuesday evening.



“Wilder v Ortiz II FIRE!” declared the reigning WBC titlist, just two weeks removed from a highlight reel 1st round knockout of Dominic Breazeale. “To all my fans, I want to announce that Luis Ortiz and I have signed for a rematch, with the date and site to be announced shortly. All my controversial fights must get dealt with ASAP!”

A date and location both remain forthcoming, but it is believed that the fight will take place in September. Two suggested dates and venues are September 7 at Staples Center in Los Angeles (as per L.A. Times’ Lance Pugmire) and September 28 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, as there is presently a hold on the latter.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 May 2019, 20:57

Saw BoxingIcon saying September in LA

Well at least he is fighting frequently ...

Next Kownacki

Have to be on ppv. Showtime doesnt have the budget for this one

Glad to see him back so soon with an acceptable opponent.

some ppl said he got 20m at least vs breazeale

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑28 May 2019, 20:57

YES SIIIRR!!!!!!
This man the HW #1 , no ducking , no odd accent needed mate. AJ? pff who has he fought (i know, dont tag me) lately, where the charisma's is at? he sure aint no Tyson Fury... WILDER VS ORTIZ II LETS GOOOO

I'll watch it but I can't claim to be particularly interested, this time around. Wilder has already knocked him out and Ortiz hasn't improved in the interval.

Can anyone explain to me what Ortiz has done to warrant another shot at the WBC title since his last one?

Dangerous fight that could derail a massive payday.

god heavyweights today suck... i could care less.

i can go on youtube and watch loads of better heavyweight matchups from the past between great champions and contenders that actually had talent rather than these oversized clowns of today

Grow a pair and fight AJ ffs

candyslim wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 03:18 I'll watch it but I can't claim to be particularly interested, this time around. Wilder has already knocked him out and Ortiz hasn't improved in the interval.

Can anyone explain to me what Ortiz has done to warrant another shot at the WBC title since his last one?

Because he's seen as good but won't be a threat. Somehow wasnt up on the cards and doesn't appear to have it in him to keep the pace and go 12 rounds to overcome those scorecards or finish Wilder, also he will most likely be worse than last time. Perfect cherry picked opponent.

Nightmare Roy wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 05:30 Grow a pair and fight AJ ffs

X2

bluegloves wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 00:57 YES SIIIRR!!!!!!
This man the HW #1 , no ducking , no odd accent needed mate. AJ? pff who has he fought (i know, dont tag me) lately, where the charisma's is at? he sure aint no Tyson Fury... WILDER VS ORTIZ II LETS GOOOO

What an incredible waste of life to log into a boxing forum and post in character as a cretinous ‘Wilder fan’ with zero boxing knowledge. At least be a bit more creative if you’re going to troll.

Been there done that. Wilder will end it early.

Going over old ground

Fight AJ,how about that?

Oiky wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 08:41 Going over old ground

Fight AJ,how about that?

both AJ and Wilder say they want this fight, but everyone seems to be comfortable making it in 2020. I just don't get it.

oogiebe wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 08:44 both AJ and Wilder say they want this fight, but everyone seems to be comfortable making it in 2020. I just don't get it.

I don't get it either mate

Talk is cheap isn't it

Oiky wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 08:45 I don't get it either mate

Talk is cheap isn't it

Talk is worthless in this case. We fans have this to (not) look forward to, not to mention Fury/Schwarz. At least Ortiz is better than Schwarz. Ugh!

oogiebe wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 08:47 Talk is worthless in this case. We fans have this to (not) look forward to, not to mention Fury/Schwarz. At least Ortiz is better than Schwarz. Ugh!

Agreed.

Not in a good state is it the HW division,which is silly cos there's 3fighters who each generate a lot of talk but for the most part are like ships passing in the night

Id still back Tyson as the best of the 3 though

Any opponent that's not AJ or Fury is a disappointment, but at least he's taking on a top 10, maybe even top 5, opponent. He could make easy money fighting the Schwarzes of the world until the Joshua payday comes through. Instead, he's fighting a live dog even though I'm sure he'll win by KO again.

Finkel wrote: ↑28 May 2019, 21:02 Saw BoxingIcon saying September in LA

Well at least he is fighting frequently ...

Next Kownacki

That or MGM. Vegas will bring in more money surely, to help with the purses.

Why is he scheduling fights with Ortiz (and saying he's got his next one planned as well) and then claiming AJ is ducking him? How can you fight a guy who has his next 2 fights/1 year booked up?

I predict a Wilder KO and much earlier than last time. But Ortiz did well enough to justify a rematch. I actually had Ortiz up by 2 rounds and Wilder was almost stopped.

Oiky wrote: ↑29 May 2019, 08:45 I don't get it either mate

Talk is cheap isn't it

Nothing about the fight is cheap. They're desperate to have Americans give a shit.