Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
After years of waiting for both Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua to get into the ring with each other, they appeared to be closer than ever. According to both sides, they placed ink to paper on a two-fight deal, the first of which would take place in March of 2024.
Going the distance is normally the last thing that happens in a Deontay Wilder fight. Outside of Tyson Fury, no one has fought the former WBC title holder and lived to talk about it. The same storyline surrounded Joseph Parker. Sure he once held the WBO title for a protracted period, and there’s no doubt that he has some big-time wins under his belt but a matchup with Wilder? Good luck.
The ‘Day of Reckoning’ is done and, by the following morning, the desert dust settled on a very different heavyweight landscape. Questions swirled around Anthony Joshua all week. Why was the two-time unified heavyweight champion uninterested in talking to the media? Why had he decided to work
Deontay Wilder was as humble and gracious in defeat as when he made the spontaneous decision 19 months ago to return to the sport.
Malik Scott, head trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, gave high praise to Joseph Parker for his big win on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is vowing to return to the ring in 2024. The 38-year-old fighter suffered a big setback on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - when he dropped an unexpected twelve round unanimous decision loss to Joseph Parker.
By Corey Erdman - This is the time of year when everyone is making New Year’s resolutions, deciding upon what they’ll accomplish in 2024 without having begun the work to accomplish it. Goal setting is important, as any self-help book will tell you, but equally as important is not working in absolutes, or setting goals so lofty that you’ll let yourself down. The latter is the rake that boxing can step on every once in a while, taking an unexpected blow to the face as it saunters towards its best laid plans.
Frank Warren had the promotional lead for this past Saturday's big 'Day of Reckoning' event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There were several interesting outcomes on the eight fight card, but the most unexpected outcome was Joseph Parker's one-sided twelve round unanimous decision in his heavyweight battle with Deontay Wilder.
Former heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua did not rule out a fight with Deontay Wilder in the wake of Wilder’s major upset loss to Joseph Parker.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight Anthony Joshua, did not hold back when discussing Deontay Wilder's upset loss to Joseph Parker. On Saturday night, Wilder and Joshua co-headlined a big event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.