, ▁Ort iz ▁called ▁out ▁W ilder ▁in ▁his ▁post ▁fight ▁interview ▁before ▁W ilder ▁joined ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁ring ▁to ▁reply , ▁" I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁give ▁you ▁another ▁chance , ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁I ▁think ▁you ' re ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best , ▁so ▁I ▁guarantee ▁you ▁you ' ll ▁have ▁the ▁fight ." ▁F resh ▁negoti ations ▁for ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁be ▁res ch eduled ▁then ▁began ▁and ▁by ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁terms ▁had ▁been ▁agreed ▁for ▁the ▁fight ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 ▁at ▁the ▁Bar cl ays ▁Center ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁contest ▁would ▁be ▁ 3 2 ▁year ▁old ▁W ilder ' s ▁sevent h ▁defence ▁of ▁his ▁crown ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁year ▁old ▁Ort iz ' s ▁first ▁shot ▁at ▁a ▁world ▁title . ▁Both ▁f igh ters ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁fight ▁un be aten ▁as ▁profession als ▁and ▁both ▁were ▁also ▁widely ▁regarded ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁t ough est ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁each ▁f ighter ' s ▁career ▁thus ▁far . ▁W ilder ▁was ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁career - high ▁$ 2 . 1 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁fight ▁and ▁Ort iz ▁would ▁receive ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pur se . ▁ ▁The ▁fight ▁ ▁The ▁fight ▁had ▁a ▁fairly ▁c age y ▁start ▁as ▁both ▁men ▁tried ▁to ▁work ▁behind ▁their ▁j ab ▁with ▁the ▁more ▁active ▁and ▁ag gress ive