
Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →


Ahead of his undisputed clash with Oleksandr Usyk on May 18th, BoxingScene presents, from 10 to 1, Tyson Fury’s best performances. Some towards the bottom of the list are far from awe-inspiring, but those near the top indicate the extent of the challenge Usyk will face on Saturday.

Top Rank president Todd duBoef said they had not been looking for Anderson to fight on August 3


Turki Alalshikh, a self-confessed lover of heavyweight boxing, hopes to match one of the sport’s brightest talents against one of its most destructive punchers on August 3.

Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, 43-3-1 (42KOs), marks his return on June 1 against Zhilei Zhang, 26-2-1 (21 KOs) as a member of team Matchroom in the lauded Matchroom vs. Queensberry series, serving as the undercard to the highly anticipated undisputed clash at 175lbs between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol.

Trainer Malik Scott remains hopeful that Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) will be able to demonstrate that his last outing against Joseph Parker on December 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was nothing more than a bad day at the office.

Deontay Wilder says he has rediscovered his passion for boxing after confronting struggles in and out of the ring. Wilder meets Zhilei Zhang in Saudi Arabia on June 1 as part of the Matchroom vs. Queensberry Promotions 5v5 event and the former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion admits the contest with Zhang is make-or-break for his career.

British boxing's most prominent promoters, Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn, have named their picks for the highly anticipated clash of the promoters. The series of five fights will serve as the undercard to the undisputed light heavyweight encounter between unified champion Artur Beterbiev and WBA champion Dimitrii Bivol on June 1st in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Asked about lingering bad blood with Anthony Joshua, heavyweight champ Tyson Fury claimed he would take his rival out for "a beer and a jam sandwich" – but that he currently has bigger fish to fry against Oleksandr Usyk.