{"id":70602,"date":"2018-03-01T01:36:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T06:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70602"},"modified":"2018-03-01T01:55:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T06:55:57","slug":"deontay-wilder-luis-ortiz-news-conferences-goes-off-the-rails-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70602","title":{"rendered":"Deontay Wilder &#8211; Luis Ortiz News Conference Goes Off the Rails &#8211; Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-1774\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_1774\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_1774_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"f5c5794e75\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"1774\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who Wins?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-1774-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4460\" name=\"poll_1774\" value=\"4460\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4460\">Wilder by KO<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4461\" name=\"poll_1774\" value=\"4461\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4461\">Wilder by DEC<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4462\" name=\"poll_1774\" value=\"4462\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4462\">Ortiz by KO<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4463\" name=\"poll_1774\" value=\"4463\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4463\">Ortiz by DEC<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-4464\" name=\"poll_1774\" value=\"4464\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-4464\">DRAW<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(1774);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(1774); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-1774-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70602\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=70602\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-70478 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/910x350-Boxing-Wilder-vs-Ortiz-2018-999e940a8d-300x115.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/910x350-Boxing-Wilder-vs-Ortiz-2018-999e940a8d-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/910x350-Boxing-Wilder-vs-Ortiz-2018-999e940a8d-768x295.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/910x350-Boxing-Wilder-vs-Ortiz-2018-999e940a8d.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and unbeaten contender Luis Ortiz participated in an open to the public media workout Wednesday as they near their main event showdown this Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING\u2122, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.<\/p>\n<p>Also participating in Wednesday\u2019s workout and opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast at 9 p.m. ET\/6 p.m. PT were super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui, who meet in a rematch for an interim 168-pound world title in the co-feature.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions, start at $50 and are on sale now. To purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, or call 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.<\/p>\n<p>Undercard fighters participating in Wednesday\u2019s workout were Long Island\u2019s Alicia Napoleon, who fights for a women\u2019s super middleweight world title on Saturday night, and Brooklyn\u2019s Richardson Hitchins, who enters the ring for a welterweight fight.<\/p>\n<p>Wilder was joined for his portion of the workout by \u201cThe Young Jamaican Trainer\u201d Demarjay Smith, known for his motivational Instagram videos and appearances on \u201cThe Ellen Degeneres Show\u201d. Smith had some words of inspiration for Wilder before he began his workout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are the real deal,\u201d said Smith. \u201cYou are strength no weakness. You are the shark of the ocean. You believed every day, you achieved and you became it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured unbeaten star Marcus Browne from Staten Island, who gave a boxing tutorial for local children from Gleason\u2019s Give a Kid a Dream, BOXER Inc., Children of Promise and the Atlas Cops and Kids Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the fighters had to say Wednesday from Barclays Center:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>D<\/strong><strong>EONTAY WILDER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve prepared myself for this moment for a long time now. I\u2019m going to prove it to the world that I\u2019m the best. That\u2019s why I gave this opportunity to Ortiz again. He says he\u2019s the \u2018Real King Kong\u2019, but \u2018King Kong\u2019 knows what happens when he comes to New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t need anything to motivate me. Luis Ortiz doesn\u2019t need to say anything to motivate me. I have a killer instinct. No matter what people say they\u2019re going to do, I always do what I say. I speak it, I believe it and I receive it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family is even more motivation that I need. This gives me more motivation than I\u2019ll ever need to beat any man who is willing to meet me in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean what I say, I mean what I feel and I\u2019m ready for whoever. Anthony Joshua will barely even mention my name. Well, I\u2019m here and I\u2019m ready for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the best in the world. I\u2019ve been saying it for years. Here is a big test. This is the fight that the fans have been waiting for. I\u2019m going to pass this test with flying colors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any worries about Ortiz at all. When I look at Ortiz, he doesn\u2019t look powerful. I know he has nice skills like all Cuban fighters. That\u2019s nothing to me. It\u2019s going to be up to him to prove me wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want anybody to change their prediction about me versus Joshua after what they see on Saturday night. I\u2019m going to keep proving people wrong just like I\u2019ve always done. I love proving people wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the fight game and everybody knows that you need to have confidence to be in it. I\u2019ve had to fight all of my life because people said I wouldn\u2019t amount to anything. Here I am standing tall, because of that confidence I have in myself and my abilities. I don\u2019t believe any man can beat me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I think about Luis Ortiz, I see threes. It\u2019s a magical number. I see a third round knockout. I\u2019ve done what I\u2019ve said so far, and I haven\u2019t let anybody down. I will knock him out and then I will unify the division. I\u2019m on a mission. There will be one champion, one face and one name. Deontay Wilder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>LUIS ORTIZ<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m psyched and I\u2019m ready for Saturday night. I have no worries at all about being the underdog. I will knock Deontay Wilder out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m anxious. I\u2019m ready to get in the ring. It\u2019s been a long wait but it is almost time to fight and I just can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here for my world title. I\u2019m here to win the heavyweight championship of the world. Winning the belt is the only thing on my mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be big for me to get this win on Saturday for myself and for Cuban boxing. This is what makes me happy and gives me thrills. It will all be worth it on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am the champ. Saturday night, I show everyone why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ANDRE DIRRELL<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened last fight is in the past. I\u2019m ready to move forward with Virgil Hunter and get this win on Saturday night. Virgil is a tough coach who gives you exactly what you need in the gym.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEfficiency has been our thing throughout camp. If I execute on fight night, I\u2019ll walk out of there with the victory I\u2019ve been working for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a tough fighter but at the end of the day he\u2019s there for me. It\u2019s all about my execution so I just need to be as sharp as possible on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a B- last fight at best. I was really closer to a C+. I was starting to come on later in the fight. I\u2019ve watched the fight a million times and I know what I need to do to improve on the performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve worked hard enough box at my best for 12 or more rounds if I needed to. I\u2019ve been through a lot and I believe we\u2019re going to steal the show and be the fight of the night on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy biggest improvements have been mental. Virgil Hunter is a coach who really helps you with that side of the sport. He always stayed on me to make sure I\u2019m ready and focused on the task at hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited for this fight. Everyone knows it\u2019s going to be a great fight. I know this won\u2019t be easy and I\u2019ve never wanted it easy. We\u2019re going to put on a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>JOSE UZCATEGUI<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very focused on this rematch and thankful to be in this position. I thought that the win was taken from me the first time, but now is the time to move forward and get the victory on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time I really want to prove my skills and show off my power. Andre Dirrell better be ready because I\u2019m coming to knock him out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time I feel faster, stronger and ready to make this outcome more decisive and more clear in my favor. I have everything it takes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to give the judges any opportunity in this fight. They won\u2019t have an impact on this fight whatsoever because I\u2019m going to knock him out earlier rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only thing that matters to me is having Andre Dirrell in front of me on Saturday night and knocking him out to prove I\u2019m the better man.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast time I threw a combination and everyone saw it was before the bell. I\u2019ll just have to go prove it again on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in the best shape possible right now. I\u2019m happy to be here doing what I love. There have been no struggled in camp and I can\u2019t wait for Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>ALICIA NAPOLEON<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to have this opportunity fighting on this big card. It\u2019s amazing to have this new challenge in my professional career. I\u2019m going to set the tone Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big believer in making dreams come true and doing whatever it takes to get to the top. I have a great team that I\u2019m so grateful for and they\u2019ve elevated my skill to get to this level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day I have to be the best that I can be. Camp was gruesome. It was a lot of hard work. I\u2019m going to be ready for anyone on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m definitely ready to fight Claressa Shields. That\u2019s something I want. She\u2019s not the only fighter with skills, there are a lot of us out there and it takes all of us to create an empire for women\u2019s boxing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m ready for whatever my opponent has. She has a respectable record but no matter what, I\u2019m going to prepare myself to be at my very best on fight night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RICHARDSON HITCHINS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect my opponent to be real aggressive. I definitely hope he comes to fight and give the fans a good show. I haven\u2019t studied him too much but I\u2019ll be ready for anything he brings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to show all of the improvements that I\u2019ve made in the gym. I\u2019m becoming more of a professional fighter. I\u2019m going to be sharper, smarter and more patient than I have in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is another day in the office for me. I\u2019m ready to go out there and perform and give my hometown fans the show they deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels good to be on a great card like this that\u2019s really meaningful for the sport. 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