Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - Deontay Wilder sounds relieved. The last thing Wilder wanted once the Anthony Joshua fight fell apart earlier this summer was to settle for making a mandatory title defense against Dominic Breazeale next. Fighting Tyson Fury won’t earn Wilder quite as much money as he would’ve made for facing J...
Frank Warren, who promotes Tyson Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) has dismissed suggestions that he's looking to cash out the former champion in a showdown with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Fury has only had a single fight since shocking Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015, in what was a major upset to capture the WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF world titles.
Former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has thrown some fresh shade in the direction of WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). In March 2017, Bellew dropped the WBC title and made the leap to heavyweight. Since then, he's banked back to back stoppage wins over former two division champion David Haye.
Dillian Whyte wants a further fight before challenging Anthony Joshua or Deontay Wilder for the world heavyweight title. On Saturday, at London’s O2 Arena, the 30-year-old produced his finest performance to secure his best win in outpointing Joseph Parker to perhaps prove he has become their leading contender.
Tyson Fury has stressed his confidence that he will face – and beat – Deontay Wilder after next month’s clash with Francesco Pianeta. Fury, who takes on Italian Pianeta at Belfast’s Windsor Park on August 18 in the second fight of his comeback, said on social media on Monday that he was in talks with WBC heavyweight champion Wilder, adding: “Negotiations are very strong for December, we’re almost done for this deal.”
According to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs), a deal to fight former division king Tyson Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) is very close to getting done. Earlier this week, Fury created shockwaves when he revealed that his team was in serious negotiations to fight Wilder at the end of the year.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, negotiations for Tyson Fury to challenge the WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, in December have begun, with the fight possibly taking place in the US.
So with Anthony Joshua facing Alexander Povetkin in defense of his IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA titles on September 22, where does that leave WBC belt-holder Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs)for the fall? The question was posed to Stephen Espinoza the head man for Showtime Sports before his network went on the air at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Dillian Whyte (24-1, 17 KOs) told BoxingScene.com he is aiming to fight again in mid-December. The WBC Silver champion and number one contender cemented his status as one of the world’s best with a 12-round unanimous decision over former WBO champion Joseph Parker on Saturday night in London.
THE CONCLUSIONS I drew from watching the heavyweights go at it on Saturday night all came back to one man, a certain Tyson Fury. As someone in the game of promoting fights and plotting careers, when I watch the business end of shows my thoughts always come back to assessing the form for my own fighters.