The WBC Silver Bantamweight Championship match between Luis Nery and Emmanuel Rodriguez is off of the Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this Saturday, November 23.
Nery (30-0, 24 KOs) did not make the 118-pound limit and Rodriguez (22-2-3, 9 KOs) opted not to fight for safety reasons. The match was scheduled to open the pay-per-view portion of the card.
Leduan Barthelemy (15-0-1, 7 KOs) will take on Eduardo Ramirez (22-2-3, 9 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight bout in the pay-per-view opener. Barthelemy and Ramirez were slated to appear on the televised prelims on FS2.
In action now appearing on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View Prelims on FS2 and FOX Deportes, cruiserweight prospect Marsellos Wilder (5-1, 2 KOs) will battle Dustin Long (2-1-2, 2 KOs) in a six-round fight and super featherweight prospect Viktor Slavinskyi (10-0-1, 6 KOs) will take on Mexico’s Rigobert Hermosillo (11-1-1, 8 KOs) in a six-round bout.
Undefeated Shon Mondragon (4-0, 2 KOs) is set to face Nicaragua’s Juan Centeno (4-3-1, 1 KO) in the Prelims swing bout.
The rest of the card is unchanged. Boxing’s longest reigning heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will defend his WBC title against Cuban slugger Luis Ortiz in the main event, plus three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz takes on Miguel Flores for the vacant WBA Super Featherweight title in the co-main event.
Pay-per-view action also features WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Brandon Figueroa taking on former champion Julio Ceja. Ceja failed to make the 122-pound limit at today’s weigh-in, so he cannot win the belt and it will become vacant if Ceja wins the fight.
Weigh In Results
Deontay Wilder 219.5 vs. Luis Ortiz 236.5
Leo Santa Cruz 129.5 vs. Miguel Flores 130
Brandon Figueroa 122 vs. Julio Ceja 126.5
Luis Nery 119 vs. Manny Rodriguez 118
Leduan Barthelemy 127 vs Eduardo Ramirez 126.5
Viktor Slavinksyi 127.5 vs Rigoberto Hermosillo 127
Arnold Alejandro 129.5 vs Jhon Gemino 129.5
Ángel Alejandro 130.5 vs Mark Yap 132
Omar Juarez 142.5 vs Kevin Shacks 141
Jose Manuel Gomez 130 vs Daniel Placeres 129.5
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
