NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Deontay Wilder will have one eye on a future super-fight with Anthony Joshua on Saturday when he defends his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against Canadian challenger Bermane Stiverne in New York. Wilder (38-0, with 37 KOs) faces Stiverne for the second time, two years after winning the title from the 39-year-old in a one-sided unanimous victory in Las Vegas in January 2015. The Canadian earned another crack at […]
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Boxing: Ortiz fails drugs test; puts Wilder fight in doubt
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz has failed a drugs test and put his world heavyweight clash with Deontay Wilder of the United States in doubt, the World Boxing Council said Friday. “It was a positive test and it seems to be very difficult that the fight scheduled for November 4 could take place,” WBC spokesman Victor Cota told AFP. However, the bout has not been cancelled as the test was carried […]





