Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
If his house was in better order, Luis Ortiz’s recent trip to New York would be to settle in for another heavyweight title shot. Instead, his journey to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center was to tease the possibility of what might lie ahead for the Cuban southpaw.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder set his sights on Anthony Joshua after defending his world title with a brutal first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale in New York. (photo by Ryan Hafey)
Tyson Fury has never been one to mince his words. On Monday, he let his clothes do the talking before he even had a chance to open his mouth. The unbeaten British heavyweight made the rounds on various ESPN platforms, strutting his stuff in a custom-made suit bearing the images of all of the lineal heavyweight champions throughout boxing history.
NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder would welcome a rematch with Luis Ortiz next if he can’t land a second fight with Tyson Fury or a long-discussed showdown with Anthony Joshua. Shelly Finkel, Wilder’s co-manager, acknowledged early Sunday morning that Ortiz is one of the three opponents under consideration for Wilder’s next fight. Ortiz stepped into the ring following Wilder’s first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale on Saturday night at Barclays Center and called out the WBC heavyweight champion.
Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round of their grudge match Saturday night to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title. Wilder, who has one of the most destructive right hands in heavyweight history, floored the challenger with a one-punch knockout with 43 seconds left in the opening round at Barclays Center Arena.
By Corey Erdman - Knockout punches are the ultimate eraser. They can erase errors made in the ring. They can make up for up to eleven rounds lost in the course of the fight. And they can wipe out any amount of criticism from the general public in one concussive instant. Deontay Wilder didn’t have the greatest week in t...
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder wants assure everyone that a potential unification with Anthony Joshua will not play out in the same fashion as the failed heavyweight cracker of the 90s between Riddick Bowe and Lennox Lewis. Bowe and Lewis were Olympic rivals and their fight was one of the biggest bouts to be made in boxing.
Tyson Fury was a very interested observers in Saturday's big heavyweight clash. WBC world champion Deontay Wilder returned to the ring and scored a crushing first round knockout of mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Deontay Wilder promised a highly anticipated fight against Anthony Joshua would happen, but he called for fans to remain patient. Wilder needed just 137 seconds to knock out Dominic Breazeale and retain his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday, improving his record to 41-0-1. The unbeaten puncher drew with Tyson Fury in December and there were calls for a rematch with the Brit or bout against WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion Joshua.
Wilder, Breazeale Fight Photos Gallery - On Saturday night, Deontay Wilder brutally knocked out Dominic Breazeale in the first round of their grudge match to retain his WBC heavyweight title. (photos by Amanda Westcott, Sean Ham, Ryan Hafey, Tom Casino).