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Wilder vs Ortiz: Deontay Wilder will be ringside for Joshua-Parker if he beats Luis Ortiz live on Sky

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Deontay Wilder certainly makes an impression wherever he goes!

Deontay Wilder's fight with Luis Ortiz will be live on Sky Sports - and if he wins, he will be ringside for Anthony Joshua's huge unification fight.

The 'Bronze Bomber' will be defending his WBC heavyweight title against the unbeaten Cuban at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, on March 3.

And if he retains the belt he will be part of the Sky Sports Box Office team for Joshua's Cardiff fight with WBO champion Joseph Parker, four weeks later.

Joshua vs Parker on Box Office
Joshua vs Parker on Box Office

Sky Sports Box Office will show the heavyweight unification from Cardiff on March 31

TALE OF THE TAPE - DEONTAY WILDER v LUIS ORTIZ
Image: Tale of the Tape - Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz

Sky Sports' Head of Boxing, Adam Smith, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to have Deontay Wilder back on Sky Sports - both live in the ring, defending his WBC heavyweight crown against unbeaten southpaw Luis Ortiz, and also ringside with us in Cardiff for AJ-Parker.

"He wants one champion in the division, so he has to get past Ortiz first and then he will get closer to that by being at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, with three belts on the line.

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Johnny Nelson and Adam Smith were in the Sky Sports News studio to discuss Deontay Wilder's fight with Luis Ortiz

"Deontay commentated with us at Wembley and he has been calling out AJ for a while now. Ortiz will be his toughest test since winning the green belt, so if he wins, he will be with us again.

"The boxing world will be watching to see if Wilder can deal with Ortiz, so tune into Sky Sports to find out. If he does, he will be in Wales and for the first time ever, a fight with four heavyweight titles on the line, moves even closer. We, like you, can't wait."

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Anthony Joshua, Joseph Parker
Image: Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker put three belts on the line in Cardiff

Wilder was part of our Wembley Stadium team that brought you Joshua's epic win against Wladimir Klitschko, the sensational 11th-round stoppage seeing him add the WBA 'super' belt to his IBF.

Ortiz, who goes by the nickname 'King Kong', is a voluntary defence for the WBC champion who has won all six fights since beating Bermane Stiverne in January 2015 to became America's first world heavyweight champion in almost a decade.

Leon Lawson confronts Jose Uzcategui after his nephew Andre Dirrell beat him via a controversial DQ decision
Image: There will be a rematch to the controversial fight between Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui

The Brooklyn undercard sees Andre Dirrell (26-2-KO16) take on Jose Uzcategui (26-2-KO22) in a super-middleweight rematch after their brawl back in May, and unbeaten middleweight Jermall Charlo (26-0-KO20) face Hugo Centeno (26-1-KO14).

Before all that on March 3, Sky Sports will be showing Kell Brook's return to action at super-welterweight, in Sheffield, against Sergey Rabchenko.

Watch the Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker world heavyweight title unification fight, from Principality Stadium, Cardiff, on March 31, live and exclusive on Sky Sports Box Office.

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