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Deontay Wilder his lightest since 2009, Luis Ortiz holds HUGE weight advantage

Deontay Wilder weighed in his lightest in nine years as the WBC heavyweight champion prepares to defend his belt for the seventh time against Luis Ortiz.

Turning pro in 2008 at just 207 pounds, Wilder last scaled 214 pounds, what he weighed on Friday, for his 2009 match-up with Richard Greene Jr.

Ortiz scaled 241 pounds, a full 27 heavier than Wilder to hold a weight advantage heading into the contest.

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Below are full weight for Saturday’s action: 

12 ROUNDS – WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz
Tuscaloosa, AL Miami, FL
39-0, 38 KO’s 28-0, 24 KO’s
214.8 lbs 241.2 lbs

12 ROUNDS – INTERIM IBF SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Andre Dirrell vs. Jose Uzcategui
Flint, MI Tijuana, Mexico
26-2, 16 KO’s 26-2, 22 KO’s
167.8 lbs 166 lbs

6 ROUNDS – MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Chordale Booker vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Brooklyn, NY Laredo, TX
8-0, 4 KO’s 7-7-1, 1 KO
157.8 lbs 161.6 lbs

8 ROUNDS – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Willie Monroe vs. Carlos Galvan
Rochester, NY Antioquia, Col.
21-3, 6 KO’s 16-6-1, 15 KO’s
163.2lbs 163.2 lbs

4 ROUNDS – JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Kenny Robles vs. Javier Martinez
Staten Island, NY Houston, TX
2-1, 1 KO 4-3, 3 KO’s
139.8 lbs 139.4 lbs

10 ROUNDS – WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Patrick Day vs. Kyrone Davis
Freeport, NY Wilmington, DE
14-2-1, 6 KO’s 13-1, 5 KO’s
153.4 lbs 153.8 lbs

10 ROUNDS – VACANT WOMEN’S WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alicia Napoleon vs. Femke Hermans
Lindenhurst, NY Londerzeel, Belgium
8-1, 5 KO’s 6-0, 3 KO’s
158.4 lbs 159.4 lbs

6 ROUNDS – WELTERWEIGHTS
Richardson Hitchins vs. Charles Stanford
Brooklyn, NY Cincinnati, Ohio
3-0, 1 KO 2-2
141.8 lbs 141.6 lbs

8 ROUNDS – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Sergey Derevyanchenko vs. Dashon Johnson
Brooklyn, NY Escondido, CA
11-0, 9 KO’s 22-22-3, 7 KO’s
164.2 lbs 164.8 lbs

6 ROUNDS – SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS
Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Keasen Freeman
Washington, D.C. Aiken, SC
3-0, 3 KO’s 4-0, 2 KO’s
138 lbs 139.6 lbs