Luis Ortiz \u2013 241 \u00bc pounds<\/strong><\/p>\nReferee: David Fields; Judges: Glenn Feldman (Conn.), Kevin Morgan (N.Y.), Carlos Ortiz (N.Y.)<\/p>\n
Interim IBF Super Middleweight World Championship<\/p>\n
Andre Dirrell \u2013 167 \u00be pounds<\/p>\n
Jose Uzcategui \u2013 166 pounds<\/p>\n
Referee: Ricky Gonzalez; Judges: Bernard Bruni (Penn.), Tony Paolillo (N.Y.), Robin Taylor (N.Y.)<\/p>\n
DEONTAY WILDER:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m going to let the world know that the weight don\u2019t mean a thing; it\u2019s all mental at the end of the day. Like I\u2019ve said, I\u2019d rather be the part than look the part. I\u2019ve said many a time that I put these guys on their ass, and that\u2019s what I come to do Saturday night. Over and over again all my guys have out-weighed me. So that\u2019s nothing compared to where I came from, and nothing compared to where I\u2019m going come Saturday night. You\u2019re all in for a treat and I can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn paper he\u2019s looked good against the opposition he\u2019s faced, but he\u2019s never faced a Bronze Bomber; he\u2019s never faced a guy who has more killer instinct than him. He\u2019s never faced a guy who wants to just rip his head off, and I do mean rip his head off!<\/p>\n
\u201cI am the best and I\u2019m ready to show on Saturday night that I\u2019m the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
LUIS ORTIZ:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cOur training camp was prepared for whatever Deontay Wilder was going to bring into the ring, whether it was a runner, or a puncher \u2013 whatever he wants to do we have trained for it so there\u2019s no problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to adapt and make changes come fight night, and I\u2019m prepared to do that and I\u2019m experienced to do that. I\u2019ve been waiting my whole career to do this as a pro and as an amateur this is something I never dreamed I would do, and I\u2019m not losing tomorrow. \u201c<\/p>\n
ANDRE DIRRELL:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cI just saw a piece of meat, and I\u2019m hungry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IBF demanded this. There were two wrongs from the last fight and I was hit after the bell, and he was hit after the bell. The IBF wanted to right that wrong and this is the only way to do so. He deserves this shot and I deserve this shot. It\u2019s going to be a better fight this time around.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all about what [new trainer] Virgil [Hunter] has done with my mind. The ability is there, as we all know. We\u2019ve perfected that. And we\u2019ve changed the mind this time, as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know that Jose Uzcategui is a fighter in full; that boy can throw, but that\u2019s just not going to be enough come fight night.\u201d<\/p>\n
JOSE UZCATEGUI:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\u201cThe ref will not have to intervene; I\u2019ll knock him out quicker this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe if Virgil Hunter gets in the ring too because that\u2019s the only way they\u2019re going to win is if the corner gets in the rings. Because that\u2019s the only way they will get the win.\u201d<\/p>\n