Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), believes they have finally got WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) boxed in. As long as everyone wins their upcoming fights, Hearn believes Wilder will be forced to fight one of his boxers before the year is out.
Eric Gomez, the President of Golden Boy Promotions, views WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) as the best fighter in his division. Wilder is approaching the toughest fight of his career, when he faces Cuban banger Luis Ortiz on March 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Olympic bronze medal winner David Price could certainly see WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) beating out Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) - if they ever step in the ring against each other. Both Joshua and Wilder are scheduled for big fights in the month of March.
According to Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), they would love to make a deal to fight WBC champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) next - if the WBC beltholder is realistic with his demands. In a recent interview, Wilder made it known that he wasn't interested in anything less than a 50-50 revenue split to fight Joshua.
WBC champion Deontay Wilder's trainer and co-manager, Jay Deas, is giving IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) the edge in his upcoming contest with WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs).
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), has no problem with having his boxer go to the United States to fight WBC champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) in a unification showdown. Joshua will first enter the ring for a unification with WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs) on March 31 at Principality in Cardiff, Wales.
Cuban heavyweight puncher Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) is promising to cap off the start of the year with a tremendous knockout over WBC world champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs). Their clash will take place on March 3rd, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is still crossing his fingers that by the end of the year he will face the winner of the upcoming unification WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) and WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. Parker and Joshua finalized a deal to collide on March 31 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) wants to make a big statement on March 3rd, when he defend his world title against Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs) of Cuba. The Showtime televised bout is set down for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Last week, it was announced that Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder is going to defend his WBC heavyweight title against undefeated contender Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz on Saturday, March 3 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Ortiz-Wilder is a long-awaited showdown in the heavyweight division, Wilder returns to Brooklyn for the third time after scoring a sensational knockout in the first round against Bermane Stiverne on November 4, 2017.