Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz (2nd meeting)

Challenger rankings

Org.	Pos.	As of	Published
1+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	31.03.2019	31.03.2019
WBC	N/A	N/A	N/A
IBF	7	31.03.2019	02.04.2019
WBO	NR	15.03.2019	08-31.03.2019
Ring	5	23.03.2019	30.03-20.04.2019
2+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	28.02.2019	28.02.2019
WBC	N/A	N/A	N/A
IBF	7	28.02.2019	07.03.2019
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	5	16.03.2019	by 30.03.2019
3+ Mth. Old
WBA	NR	28.02.2019	28.02.2019
WBC	N/A	N/A	N/A
IBF	7	31.03.2019	04.02.2019
WBO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ring	5	23.12.2018	17-25.12.2018

Deontay Wilder 220 lbs beat Luis Ortiz 237 lbs by KO at 2:51 in round 7 of 12

• Date: 2019-11-23
• Location: MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: Kenny Bayless
• Judge: Dave Moretti 55-59

  1  9 10	2  9 10	3  9 10	4  9 10	5  9 10	6 10 9

• Judge: Steve Weisfeld 55-59

  1  9 10	2  9 10	3  9 10	4  9 10	5  9 10	6 10 9

• Judge: Eric Cheek 56-58

  1 10 9	2  9 10	3  9 10	4  9 10	5  9 10	6 10 9

Notes

Timeline

• Ortiz was in attendance when Wilder knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round on May 18. After the fight, Ortiz joined Wilder in the ring and asked him for a rematch.[1][2] ESPN, Metro UK and East Side Boxing reported that day that Ortiz was considered the front-runner for Wilder's next bout.[3][4][5]
• The following morning, Wilder's manager Shelly Finkel said that Ortiz was one of the three options considered for Wilder's next fight.[6]
• On May 28, Wilder announced that both him and Ortiz had signed the rematch.[7]
• On September 28 it was announced that the fight would take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 23.[8]

Ranking Movements

• Ortiz ranked seventh by the IBF until June 27, then eighth until September 28 when he was removed from the Top 15 entirely.

The Fight

• Ortiz down and out in the seventh after a straight right hand.
• Official Scorecards.
• CompuBox Punchstats.

Preceded by: Wilder vs. Breazeale

WBC Heavyweight Title Fight # 116

Succeeded by: Wilder vs. Fury II