▁the ▁fight ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁P ov et kin ▁failed ▁a ▁drug ▁test ▁which ▁meant ▁the ▁contest ▁was ▁called ▁off ▁altogether . ▁Two ▁months ▁later ▁W ilder ▁fought ▁replacement ▁oppon ent ▁Ar re ola ▁and ▁retired ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁corner ▁after ▁ 8 ▁r ounds . ▁A ▁hand ▁injury ▁then ▁kept ▁W ilder ▁out ▁until ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁he ▁fought ▁fellow ▁und efe ated ▁American ▁Ger ald ▁Washington , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁round . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁relatively ▁unknown ▁but ▁well ▁sch oo led ▁and ▁dangerous ▁Ort iz ▁had ▁so ▁far ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁title ▁shot ▁despite ▁his ▁high ▁rank ings . ▁His ▁' high ▁risk , ▁low ▁reward ' ▁factor ▁meant ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁largely ▁avoided ▁by ▁the ▁divisions ▁top ▁f igh ters , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁knock ed ▁out ▁cont enders ▁Bry ant ▁Jenn ings ▁and ▁Tony ▁Thompson ▁before ▁a ▁short ▁term ▁deal ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁saw ▁him ▁fight ▁twice ▁in ▁two ▁months ▁and ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁first ▁facing ▁Mal ik ▁Scott ▁in ▁Mon aco . ▁Scott ▁was ▁extremely ▁negative ▁and ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁eng age ▁throughout ▁the ▁contest ▁and ▁Ort iz ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁go ▁the ▁full ▁distance ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁winning ▁every ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 2 ▁round ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁He ▁then ▁faced ▁the ▁highly ▁dur able ▁Dave ▁Allen ▁in ▁Manchester ▁and ▁stopped ▁him ▁on