Deontay Wilder has a tall task in facing fellow undefeated boxer Luis Ortiz.

This weekend, WBC Heavyweight  Champion Deontay Wilder (39-0; 38 KOs) will defend his title against Luis Ortiz (28-0; 24 KOs). Both fighters are ranked highly on the Ring Magazine Pound For Pound list, and most everyone agrees that this fight will be a thriller.

Wilder, age 32, captured the WBC belt in a 2015. In his run up to the title, he had a spectacular 100% KO rate- although against mediocre competition. In Wilder’s fight for the belt, Bermane Stiverne took him to the final bell, but lost the decision. From that point on, Wilder has resumed his finishing ways with 6 title defense all won by KO.

Wilder is avidly campaigning for a fight with Anthony Joshua, which would decide the #1 heavyweight in the world. Recently he has been frustrated with with fights against both Ortiz and Alexander Povetkin being cancelled due to their failed drug tests.

Luis “King Kong” Ortiz, age 38, has only been a pro since 2010, and has had spells of inactivity since then. He is experience southpaw a huge power puncher who knows how to finish.

This fight will likely turn out to be an excellent heavyweight contest. Both men are skilled, with knockout power and undefeated records. Each will probably start out tentative, but once they’ve tasted each other’s power, the confidence of mutual undefeated records will likely kick in and initiate the fireworks. Ortiz is a southpaw which could pose problems for Wilder who swings almost comically wide and sloppy punches. Even so- he always comes in well-prepared for his opponent’s skill-set, and carries an intent to finish that is otherwise unseen at heavyweight. Expect Wilder to achieve a knockout in the later rounds.

Wilder’s next fight will likely be against either Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury- in either case a true heavyweight superfight. This is a great chance for Wilder to make a statement and for fans to get familiar before the drama of a superfight build-up.

Wilder Vs Ortiz will take place this Saturday, March 3 live on Showtime with a fight time of 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.

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