Wilder calls out Anthony Joshua after another TKO
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american heavyweight champion deontay wilder tempted britains anthony joshua with a fight after knocking out cubas luis ortiz in the 10th round on saturday1 wilder has been trying unsuccessfully to get a unification fight with two-belt titleholder joshua1 with no date set he had to fight the dangerous counter-punching ortiz 28-1. together they are all part of a crop of new fighters who are trying to bring the heavyweight division back into the boxing spotlight1 on saturday wilder floored cubas luis ortiz in the 10th round to retain his world boxing council heavyweight title and keep his record intact of knocking out every opponent he has faced1 he knocked down ortiz three times in the fight finishing off the previously unbeaten challenger with a right uppercut as the referee stopped the fight with 55 seconds left in the 10th round1 the 32-year-old wilder improved to 40-0 with 39 knockouts as he made the seventh defence of his heavyweight title1 wilder knocked ortiz down in the fifth and twice in the final round but ortiz made him work for the victory. wilder barely survived the seventh round after ortiz surprised him with a right hook and left hand combination and followed it up with a barrage of his own1 this was the first career title fight for the stout ortiz who weighed in at 241 pounds almost 30 pounds heavier than the taller and leaner 6-foot-7 wilder1