Wilder "Stiverne will carry the weight of Ortiz's mistakes"

It was recently made public knowledge that WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder will now defend his title against newly placed mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne on Saturday, November 4, at the Barclays centre in Brooklyn. Stiverne v Wilder will be a rematch of their 2015 highly publicised title fight in which Wilder was extended for the first and only time in his 38 outings to date.. Stiverne will be substituting the unbeaten Luis Ortiz who failed a drug test a week prior to the announcement.. Following their 2015 bout, Stiverne was found to have been severely dehydrated, with chronic muscle fatigue that appeared to hamper the fighters performance throughout the fight, describing the event as though he was sleepwalking and barely a fraction of his usual self.. Don King and Stiverne's people have wanted this fight for nearly two years, and due to Ortiz's misfortune, were here..

Wilder isn't as forgiving.. 

Deontay Wilder: “Stiverne asked for it, so he’s going to get it. Whatever happens happens. Ask and you shall receive. I’m relieved to be getting my mandatory out of the way. At least now I won’t have to deal with that down the road.
“In the first fight, I broke my hand in the third round, and I still dominated. That was a lot of the reason why it went the distance. This time it’s a different day, different time and different fight. This time it won’t end well for him. Despite all of these obstacles that are thrown in my path, it still will not stop me from reaching my ultimate goal, which is to be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
“Stiverne will pay for Luis Ortiz screwing up!”

Stiverne ensures that he won't waste this opportunity, insisting that Wilder dodged a bullet in their first fight.. He won't be as lucky this time around..

Wilder has been scathing in recent public outbursts, blasting Ortiz and Povetkin for their substance abuse and the effects it's had on his immediate title reign, Deontay had select words for Dillian Whytes insulting offer to replace Ortiz and even poured scorn on Anthony Joshua's position as the UKs top heavyweight, stating that Fury did the real job on Klitschko and was the original heavyweight champion to put Britain on the map..

Either way, with both Joshua and Wilders mandatories out of the way, it could set up a 2018 mega fight between the two..