Former Champions Shawn Porter and Abner Mares Join Ray Mancini and Kate Abdo for FOX Sports PBC PPV: Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz Programming
FOX SPORTS PBC PPV Features Heavyweight Title Rematch Between WBC Champion Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz
Former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis, Legendary Trainer Joe Goossen and Brian Kenny Call Fights Saturday on PPV and FS2
LOS ANGELES – Today, FOX Sports announces former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter and four-time champion Abner Mares join International Boxing Hall of Famer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and host Kate Abdo for FOX SPORTS PBC PPV: DEONTAY WILDER VS. LUIS ORTIZ programming Wednesday, Nov. 20, Friday, Nov. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23.
Saturday’s FOX SPORTS PBC PPV (9:00 PM ET) is headlined by heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder defending his WBC title in a rematch against once-beaten Cuban slugger Luis “King Kong” Ortiz. Plus, 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.
Action kicks off Saturday on the FOX Sports’ PBC on FOX Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages with the non-televised PPV Prelims, starting at 4:10 PM ET, called by Marcos Villegas and Felix DeJesus. Programming moves to FS2 with the FOX SPORTS PBC PPV PRELIMS at 7:00 PM ET. The FOX Sports’ PBC on FOX Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages begin their Wilder – Ortiz All-Access stream at approximately 9:00 PM ET, following both fighters behind the scenes as they prep for their championship showdown.
Below is programming information, the week’s on-air broadcaster roster and fight card lineup:
FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW PRESS CONFERENCE
• Network: FS1, FOX Deportes
• Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 20 (6:00 PM ET)
• Desk Announcers: Host Kate Abdo, analysts Ray Mancini and Shawn Porter
• Press Conference Host: Heidi Androl
• Press Conference Emcee: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW WEIGH-IN
• Network: FS1, FOX Deportes
• Date/Time: Friday, Nov. 22 (5:30 PM ET)
• Desk Announcers: Host Kate Abdo, analysts Ray Mancini and Abner Mares
• FOX Deportes Announcers: Jessi Losada, Jaime Motta and Erik Morales
• Weigh-in Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
• Reporter: Heidi Androl
FOX SPORTS PBC PAY-PER-VIEW PRELIMS / PPV
• Network: FS2, FOX Deportes
• PRELIMS Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 23 (7:00 PM ET)
• PPV Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 23 (9:00 PM ET)
• Fight Announcers: Brian Kenny, analysts Lennox Lewis and Joe Goossen
• Desk Announcers: Host Kate Abdo, analysts Ray Mancini and Shawn Porter
• Reporters: Heidi Androl, Jordan Plant
• Ring Announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr.
• Unofficial Scorer: Larry Hazzard Sr.
• FOX Deportes: Jessi Losada, Jaime Motta and Erik Morales
• Bouts
FS2 Prelims
• Leduan Barthelemy (15-0-1, 7 KOs) vs. Eduardo Ramirez (22-2-3, 9 KOs) – 10 Rounds, Featherweight
• Vito Mielnicki Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Marklin Bailey (6-5, 4 KOs) – 4 Rounds, Welterweight
• Omar Juarez (5-0, 3 KOs) vs. Kevin Shacks (3-4-3, 3 KOs) – 6 Rounds, Super Lightweight
PPV
• Deontay Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) vs. Luis Ortiz (31-1, 26 KOs) – 12 Rounds, WBC World Heavyweight Championship
• Leo Santa Cruz (36-1-1, 19 KOs) vs. Miguel Flores (24-2, 12 KOs) – 12 Rounds, WBA Super World Super Featherweight Championship
• Brandon Figueroa (20-0, 15 KOs) vs. Julio Ceja (32-4, 28 KOs) – 12 Rounds, WBA World Super Bantamweight Championship
• Luis Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) vs. Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KOs) – 12 Rounds, Bantamweight
FOX SPORTS PBC DIGITAL PROGRAMMING
• Digital: FOX Sports App, FOX Now App, FOXSports.com
• Social: @PBConFOX, #PBConFOX
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