Wilder survived a pummeling from Luis Ortiz, then knocked out the challenger in the 10th round Saturday night to retain his crown. “A true champion always finds a way to come back and that’s what I did tonight,” Wilder said. I showed everyone I can take a punch.”Well, yeah — Wilder certainly took his share of them. Even after Wilder knocked down Ortiz in the fifth round, the bout remained in the Cuban’s favour. “I almost had him and I think I would’ve if there were a few more seconds in the round,” Ortiz said.

Source: National Post March 04, 2018 04:30 UTC