Heavyweight Contender Luis "King Kong" Ortiz Holds Halloween Workout Ahead of Rematch Against WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Saturday, November 23 in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Main Event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Workout to Also Feature Former World Champion Julio Ceja! Thursday, October 31 at Las Vegas Fight Club - 1:45 p.m. PT Media Arrival
WHO: LUIS ORTIZ, Top Heavyweight Contender from Cuba
JULIO CEJA, Former World Champion
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO of Mayweather Promotions
WHAT: The media will be treated to all the tricks that Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortiz has in store for WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder at a Las Vegas media workout on Halloween this Thursday before they rematch and headline a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View taking place Saturday, November 23 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Former world champion Julio Ceja will also participate in Thursday's workout as he prepares to battle WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Brandon Figueroa as part of pay-per-view action that begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
WHEN: Thursday, October 31
1:45 p.m. PT - Media Arrival
2:00 p.m. PT - Julio Ceja
2:30 p.m. PT - Luis Ortiz
WHERE: Las Vegas Fight Club
4640 E. Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89121
INFO: ABOUT WILDER VS. ORTIZ II
Wilder vs. Ortiz II will see boxing's longest reigning heavyweight world champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber'' Wilder defending his WBC title in a rematch against once-beaten Cuban slugger Luis "King Kong'' Ortiz Saturday, November 23 in FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View action live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Three-division champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz seeks a title in another division when he takes on Miguel "El Michoacan" Flores for the WBA Super Featherweight Championship in the co-main event.
Pay-per-view action begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and also features undefeated rising star Brandon "The Heartbreaker" Figueroa making the first defense of his WBA Super Bantamweight Title against former champion Julio Ceja while undefeated Mexican power-puncher Luis Nery battles Puerto Rico's Emmanuel Rodríguez in a matchup of former bantamweight champions
