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不败的WBC重量级世界冠军“青铜轰炸机”维尔德第六场卫冕战将于11月4日在布鲁克林打响，对手是古巴左撇子“金刚”奥提兹，由Showtime在巴克莱中心直播。
维尔德身高6.7英尺，体重228磅。奥提兹身高6.4英尺，体重240磅，拥有60场的综合淘汰赛（两人加一起？）。
维尔德说；“我已经等了好久，现在我很兴奋，终于可以和奥提兹一绝高下了。奥提兹被认为是这项运动中具有超人力量的恶魔，我是拳击中最难对付的打击者。当你把我们聚到一起，将会是重量级难得一见的对决。这只是我统一这个部门的第一步，任何妨碍我的重量级人物都将会被淘汰出局”。
奥提兹说；“维尔德一直在谈论和我的这场战斗，我已经听腻了。我不喜欢说大话，我喜欢在拳台上直接面对，这就是我计划要做的。我很尊敬他，我知道他打得很好，但我也打得很好。这将是一场伟大的战斗，我迫不及待地想要在11月4日在巴克莱中心的每个人面前让他闭嘴”。
38岁的古巴人阿特兹（27-0，23 KOs）第一次冠军头衔战，七年前从古巴叛逃以来，这个强硬的“左撇子”变成了职业选手，此后一直稳步攀升，巩固了自己在比赛中的地位，先后击败了老对手詹宁斯，汤普森和斯科特，并成为WBC排名第一的竞争者。
如果奥提兹获胜，他将成为第一个赢得重量级世界冠军的古巴出生的斗士。
Wilder: Luis Ortiz is The Boogeyman - He's Getting Knocked Out!
Undefeated WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber'' Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis "The Real King Kong'' Ortiz on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, Nov. 4 live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.
An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. True heavyweights in every sense of the word, the 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz have 60 combined knockout victories.
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time and I'm excited that the time has come to meet Luis Ortiz,'' said Wilder. "Ortiz is considered the boogeyman of the sport and I am the hardest hitter in boxing. When you put us together in a ring, you will get one of the best heavyweight fights in a long time. I will unify the division. This I promise. This is the first step towards unifying. Any heavyweight that gets in my way is getting knocked out.''
"Wilder has been doing a lot of talking about me and this fight," said Ortiz. "I'm tired of hearing it. I'm not that big on talking. I like to do all my talking in the ring and that's what I plan to do. I respect him. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. It's going to be a great fight. I can't wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on November 4.''
"This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk," said Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. "He will knock 'King Kong' off the Empire State Building for the world to see on November 4 at Barclays Center."
"The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on November 4," said Tom Brown, president of TGB Promotions. "Deontay is facing his toughest challenge yet in the undefeated Cuban, giving him the opportunity to really prove himself. We are thrilled to be a part of the action and can't wait until fight night."
"Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz is one of the highlights of what has been an exceptional year for boxing on SHOWTIME," said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. "We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on Nov. 4 features two dynamic punchers with a 92-percent knockout ratio between them. It will be the 21st world championship fight on SHOWTIME this year and the 16th time we've seen undefeated fighters going head-to-head. It is clear that no other network is more committed to delivering the most significant bouts directly to its subscribers than SHOWTIME."
"On November 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year's best fights," said Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment. "Deontay has made his mark in Brooklyn, and I am thrilled to welcome him back to our ring alongside a tough competitor in Luis Ortiz, who will be fighting here for the first time."
The 31-year-old Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), the only reigning American heavyweight world champion, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -the birthday of legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
Wilder, a Bronze Medal winner for the U.S. Olympic boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder scored a memorable ninth-round knockout over Artur Szpilka back in Jan. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, of Tuscaloosa, Ala. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Feb. 25.
The 38-year-old Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs), of Camaguey, Cuba by way of Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. The hard-hitting southpaw turned pro seven years ago after defecting from Cuba and has since been steadily climbing the heavyweight ladder. He cemented his standing in the division with victories over veteran contenders Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson and Malik Scott and is the No. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
If Ortiz wins, he will become the first Cuban born fighter to win a heavyweight world championship.
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