Deontay Wilder out-boxed and handily out-pointed Bermane Stiverne to lift the WBC heavyweight world title Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although the fight did not produce the expected knockout or ...

Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 KOs) grew increasingly agitated while answering questions about his lopsided loss to Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), which cost Stiverne the WBC heavyweight title in January 2015 at ...

The idea that the fight would go the distance seemed laughable before the bell for Round 1. While Wilder had a perfect knockout record, Stiverne had knocked out 21 of his 26 opponents.

Both of those guys (Stiverne and Arreola) have been trying to hide from me from Day 1. When they found out they were going to fight for this belt, they didn't want to mention Deontay Wilder.

Stiverne, fighting for only the second time in three years, showed up a portly 254.75 pounds and even though he outweighed Wilder by 34 pounds, it made no difference; he had nothing.

Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 KOs) is the WBC’s mandatory challenger, and accepted step-aside money to allow Wilder-Ortiz to happen. But he has fought only once since Wilder defeated him in January 2015.

The Associated Press Deontay Wilder stands at the podium during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas for his WBC heavyweight title boxing bout against Bermane Stiverne.

Deontay Wilder, seen after knocking down Gerald Washington during his fifth-round TKO victory in February, has a rematch with Bermane Stiverne on Saturday. (Albert Cesare/The Associated Press) ...

Stiverne will face Deontay Wilder on January 17, in his first title defense. It will be the biggest heavyweight fight in North America in years.