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Heavyweight contender Dominic Breazeale is confident that he can secure a rematch with IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua. But in order to get that rematch, he needs to upset WBC world champion Deontay Wilder on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is not denying that he's turned back several offers to face IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champio Anthony Joshua in a unification bout. According to Wilder, all of the offers were below market value, and Joshua rejected an even higher offer of $50 million for the fight.
Heavyweight contender Dominic Breazeale believes WBC world champion Deontay Wilder made a very big mistake. He says Wilder should have accepted an offer to face IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua in a unification last year. Wilder took a pass on what he felt was a very low offer, and instead faced off with Tyson Fury in December of the same year.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes a unification clash with WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua can finally get done - if both sides remain quiet while the negotiations play out. The two sides have attempted to reach an agreement on more than one occasion, but the contract terms continue to get leaked out as their discussions play out - and eventually they fall apart.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, believes a huge showdown with Anthony Joshua should take place in the United States - and not the UK. Arum explains that a fight between the two heavyweight names would make far more money in the United States - although the contest would surely be the biggest domestic fight to be made on UK soil, and easily a 90,000 sellout event at Wembley Stadium.
Jay Deas, the head trainer and co-manager of WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, is only days away before his boxer makes a mandatory defense against once-beaten challenger Dominic Breazeale. Wilder will collide with Breazeale on Saturday night, in a Showtime televised main event from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury is about a month away from his debut in Las Vegas. Fury will return to the ring on June 15th, when he faces unbeaten Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes Tyson Fury, believes a massive UK showdown with Anthony Joshua is possible for 2020. Making that contest is easier said than done, because both boxers have contractual ties to rival networks in the UK and the United States.
Tyson Fury shakes his head at the critics who are downplaying his upcoming opponent, unbeaten Tom Schwarz of Germany. Fury will make his Las Vegas debut on June 15, when he faces Schwarz at the MGM Grand. Schwarz has never faced an opponent even close to Fury's level, and most observers are not expecting the contest to even be competitive.
On June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York, Anthony Joshua defends his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO world heavyweight titles on against Andy Ruiz. The contest will be Joshua's debut in the United States. The 2016 Olympic gold medal winner wants to march forward to become a superstar on American soil.