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Manager: Kownacki Will Walk Through Wilder's Right Hand, KO Him

•Aug 6, 2019

NEW YORK – A reporter expressed concern late Saturday night about what would happen if Adam Kownacki can’t tighten his defense before he fights Deontay Wilder. The mild-mannered Kownacki acknowledged that he needs to work on moving his head and slipping punches. His manager, Keith Connolly, gave a more assertive answer following the popular Polish contender’s 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over veteran heavyweight Chris Arreola on Saturday night at Barclays Center.

Wilder: Fury's A Joke; What's He Doing Fighting Otto Wallin?

Keith Idec

•Aug 5, 2019

NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder couldn’t quite believe it when Tyson Fury’s next opponent was revealed Friday. Wilder figured Fury would take on someone at least more formidable than Tom Schwarz in his next fight. Otto Wallin, who’ll face Fury on September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is unbeaten, but, like Schwarz, the Swedish southpaw is untested against championship-caliber opposition.

Wilder, Kownacki Cordially Discuss Potential Future Title Clash

Jake Donovan

•Aug 5, 2019

You couldn’t encapsulate the harmony among the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) family any better than the moment when Deontay Wilder and Adam Kownacki sat shoulder to shoulder and cordially discussed in detail their thoughts on a future fight together. The pair of top-rated heavyweights were in the house Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York performing vastly different roles. Wilder—the sport’s longest reigning active alphabet titlist—served as part of the PBC on Fox broadcast team for Kownacki’s hometown headliner, scoring a 12-round win over Chris Arreola in a non-stop thriller which destroyed Compubox records for punches thrown and landed in a heavyweight fight.

Video: Deontay Wilder Sounds Off on Fury-Wallin, Whyte, More

BoxingScene Staff

•Aug 5, 2019

Deontay Wilder Video Interview - Unbeaten Polish star and Brooklyn native Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs) earned a unanimous decision over Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) in an all-action brawl in front of his hometown fans that headlined FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Wilder: Fury's Lineal Claim Is Stupid; It’s An Invisible Title!

Keith Idec

•Aug 5, 2019

NEW YORK – Of all the things Tyson Fury says that annoy Deontay Wilder, constantly calling himself the lineal heavyweight champion might top the list. Wilder considers that a convenient claim for Fury, who in October 2016 relinquished the last three of the four titles he won from Wladimir Klitschko the previous November.

Arum: Wilder-Fury Rematch is Set, But One of Them Could Lose

BoxingScene Staff

•Aug 4, 2019

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes Tyson Fury in the United States, expects him to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Kownacki Hopes To Stop Arreola in 'Half The Time' Wilder Did

Jake Donovan

•Aug 3, 2019

A title shot isn’t guaranteed with a win this weekend, but the promise of greater things to come in due time has always been good enough for Adam Kownacki. That said, it hasn’t at all dampened his enthusiasm to make a major statement in his crossroads bout with three-time heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola.

Deontay Wilder Will Call FOX Fights From Ringside Saturday Night

Keith Idec

•Aug 1, 2019

Deontay Wilder will get an up-close look at a potential opponent Saturday night. BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBC heavyweight champion has agreed to join FOX’s broadcast team for the network’s tripleheader from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The 12-main event will feature a veteran heavyweight Wilder already has knocked out, Chris Arreola, and another, Adam Kownacki, that Wilder could encounter sometime in 2020 at Barclays Center.

Wilder Lashes Out at Whyte: I Can't Wait To Hear The Excuse

BoxingScene Staff

•Aug 1, 2019

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has continued to verbally blast Dillian Whyte, who up until Tuesday was the mandatory challenger to Wilder's crown. Two days ago, the WBC released an official statement which announced that their organization had provisionally suspended Whyte of his recently secured status as their interim-champion and mandatory challenger to Wilder's belt.

Wilder: I'll Whup Ortiz Even Quicker, KO Fury in Dynamic Fashion

BoxingScene Staff

•Jul 31, 2019

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will be looking to do some damage when he steps in the ring for a rematch with Luis Ortiz in the fall, and then intends to create more drama when he faces Tyson Fury in the first half of 2020. Back in 2018, Wilder stopped Ortiz in the tenth round of a cracker in New York City, and then closed out the year with a controversial twelve round split draw over Fury in Los Angeles.