Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – One night short of the one-year anniversary of the most meaningful fight of his career, Luis Ortiz is scheduled to return to Barclays Center on Saturday night. The powerful Cuban contender will meet Germany’s Christian Hammer in a 10-round encounter that isn’t expected to amount to much m...
Earlier this week, Tyson Fury has informed the World Boxing Council he plans to fight an as-yet-unnamed opponent before any rematch with reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw at Staples Center in Los Angeles in December, in the main event of Showtime Pay-Per-View card.
New York - Last week, heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KO’s) made big headlines. In a surprising move, Fury signed a co-promotional deal with Top Rank. It was a surprising move because by all accounts Fury and WBC world champion Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KO’s) were nearly set to face each other for a second time after their controversial first fight.
Exciting heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz is back in action this Saturday night, when he faces former world title challenger Christian Hammer in a 10-round contest at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the main event, Ortiz's countryman and former world champion Erislandy Lara will collide with WBA "regular" junior middleweight champion Brian Castano.
Dominic Breazeale would be more than ready to enter a direct crack at WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder- but also says Dillian Whyte remains an option. Breazeale and Whyte were this month ordered by the World Boxing Council to collide for the interim-WBC heavyweight title - in what would also be a final eliminator.
According to Frank Warren, the lead promoter for heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, it was ESPN who came down with the ultimate decision to take a pass on the scenario of doing an immediate rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial draw on Showtime Pay-Per-View last December at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Deontay Wilder took a swipe at Tyson Fury after the Brit postponed a rematch with the WBC heavyweight champion. The WBC on Tuesday confirmed that Fury has informed the organisation that Wilder will not be his next opponent.
As far as Deontay Wilder and his team are concerned, the plan for his immediate future remains the same. The unbeaten heavyweight titlist still has every intention of returning to the ring on May 18, manager Shelly Finkel confirmed to BoxingScene.com on Tuesday. His side also plans to treat that occasion as yet another opportunity to serve as an ambassador of the sport.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, sees a window of opportunity with the recent developments in the heavyweight division. New broke on Tuesday that the WBC title rematch between champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is off for now.
As reported earlier on BoxingScene.com, the WBC heavyweight title rematch between champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is off for now. The two fought to a controversial draw in December and were negotiating a rematch.