▁his ▁feet ▁after ▁ 7 ▁one ▁s ided ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁being ▁worked ▁out ▁which ▁would ▁see ▁W ilder ▁defend ▁his ▁title ▁against ▁Ort iz ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November . ▁W ilder ' s ▁mand atory ▁ch allen ger ▁St iver ne ▁had ▁accepted ▁step ▁aside ▁money ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁face ▁Domin ic ▁Bre aze ale ▁on ▁the ▁under card . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁September , ▁Ort iz ▁failed ▁a ▁drug ▁test ▁after ▁he ▁tested ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁b anned ▁di ure t ics ▁ch lor oth ia z ide ▁and ▁hydro ch lor oth ia z ide , ▁which ▁Ort iz ▁claimed ▁was ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁medic ation ▁to ▁treat ▁high ▁blood ▁pressure . ▁The ▁arranged ▁fight ▁was ▁cancel led ▁and ▁W ilder ▁faced ▁St iver ne ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁instead , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁down ▁three ▁times ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁deliver ing ▁a ▁sens ational ▁ 1 st ▁round ▁knock out . ▁This ▁meant ▁W ilder ▁had ▁now ▁stopped ▁every ▁oppon ent ▁he ▁had ▁faced , ▁the ▁first ▁fight ▁with ▁St iver ne ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁the ▁distance ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁W ilder ▁was ▁rings ide ▁when ▁Ort iz ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁action ▁and ▁knock ed ▁out ▁Daniel ▁Mart z ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁round . ▁After ▁the ▁fight