NEWS AND OPINION
WINNER: Wilder overcomes some serious problems to defeat Ortiz in their first fight
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IT was initially thought that Deontay Wilder’s decision to announce WBC heavyweight title defences against old rivals Luis Ortiz and Tyson Fury last week was deliberately timed to undermine Anthony Joshua’s own WBA, IBF and WBO title defence against Andy Ruiz Jnr.