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WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder said he would take “a rematch immediately” of last Saturday’s draw with lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury “nine times out of 10” over a unification with IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO counterpart Anthony Joshua” in a video interview produced by Premier Boxing Champions and FOX.
THE ABSORBING THRILLER between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Saturday night in Los Angeles gave the sport of boxing – the heavyweight division in particular – a major shot in the arm. The eventual outcome, determined by the scorecards, gave it one in the foot. There can be no doubting that Tyson should have arrived back home clutching some excess baggage in the shape of the WBC world heavyweight title belt. That he didn’t is a travesty that needs to be put right.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, wants his fighter to collide with WBC champion Deontay Wilder in 2019. Joshua is scheduled to fight again on April 13th at Wembley Stadium in London and Wilder is the main target for the opponent. This past Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Wilder fought to a controversial twelve round split draw with Tyson Fury.
Promoter Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sport is laughing off any talk that Anthony Joshua is not the king of the weight class. Last Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw.
Amir Khan speculates that his countryman, Anthony Joshua, may have a bit of fear in his heart when it comes to a potential unification with Deontay Wilder. The two heavyweights were negotiating the terms a few months ago, but their discussions were abruptly stopped when Joshua's team indicated that a mandatory defense was necessary against Alexander Povetkin.
Deontay Wilder joked Tuesday that Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn must’ve vomited as his fascinating fight against Tyson Fury unfolded. However Hearn and Joshua actually felt while watching Wilder-Fury, Wilder isn’t interested in his handlers resuming negotiations with Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, for their heavyweight title unification fight. The unbeaten WBC champion feels Fury deserves an immediate rematch following their 12-round split draw Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Shelly Finkel says Deontay Wilder is "very interested" in facing Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight unification fight after retaining his WBC belt courtesy of a contentious draw against Tyson Fury. Wilder twice knocked down Fury but otherwise struggled against the Briton, who believed he should have won and was outraged with the judges' controversial failure to separate the pair.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, is flying out to Los Angeles to hold discussions with members of Deontay Wilder's team. Hearn hopes to finalize a unification between the two boxers for April 13th of 2019, when Joshua is scheduled to return at Wembley Stadium in London.
Former cruiserweight world champion and Sky Sports pundit Johnny Nelson was angered by the scoring of Saturday's heavyweight mega-bout between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz believes three of the top heavyweights will be at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday when he fights Travis Kauffman on the undercard of Deontay Wilder’s pursuit of his eighth straight knockout in as many WBC title defenses against lineal champion Tyson Fury on Showtime Pay-Per-View (9 p.m ET/ 6 p. ET).