Photos: Deontay Wilder Putting in Work For Luis Ortiz Defense

Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and unbeaten contender Luis Ortiz participated in an open to the public media workout Wednesday as they near their main event showdown this Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

Also participating in Wednesday's workout and opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT were super middleweight contenders Andre Dirrell and Jose Uzcategui, who meet in a rematch for an interim 168-pound world title in the co-feature.

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions, start at $50 and are on sale now. To purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster.com, BarclaysCenter.com, or call 800-745-3000. Tickets for the event can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.

Undercard fighters participating in Wednesday's workout were Long Island's Alicia Napoleon, who fights for a women's super middleweight world title on Saturday night, and Brooklyn's Richardson Hitchins, who enters the ring for a welterweight fight.

Wilder was joined for his portion of the workout by "The Young Jamaican Trainer" Demarjay Smith, known for his motivational Instagram videos and appearances on "The Ellen Degeneres Show". Smith had some words of inspiration for Wilder before he began his workout.

"You are the real deal," said Smith. "You are strength no weakness. You are the shark of the ocean. You believed every day, you achieved and you became it."

The event also featured unbeaten star Marcus Browne from Staten Island, who gave a boxing tutorial for local children from Gleason's Give a Kid a Dream, BOXER Inc., Children of Promise and the Atlas Cops and Kids Foundation.