02:30am UPDATE: Wilder promises fireworks
Deontay Wilder has promised a different performance to his bout against Ortiz last year.
The WBC king told fans to expect a knockout, despite
“This time he knows what it’s going to be, he knows what happened the first time and what will happen the second time. He looked good though,” Wilder said.
“On Saturday night, I will have no mercy for him when I’m ready to do what I do. We know what’s coming but we don’t know when it’s coming. When it does, bang, goodnight! Don’t blink, it’s going to be an amazing fight.”
2.00am UPDATE: Hello and welcome
Good morning and welcome to our coverage of Deontay Wilder’s WBC heavyweight world title defence against Luis Ortiz.
Wilder is risking his rematch with Tyson Fury by taking on Cuban southpaw Ortiz for a second time.
The pair met last March, with the American winning with a late stoppage.
Ortiz had Wilder rocked on that occasion, though, and fans are keen to see if he can have more success tonight.
We’re expecting the main event to get underway around 4.30am, but we will be providing updates throughout the night.