Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is expecting fireworks in the nearly finalized unification between IBF, WBA, IBO champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) and WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs).
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) believes he can 'easily' break the 50-0 unbeaten streak of the recently retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather surpassed Rocky Marciano's 49-0 record last August, when he came out of a two year retirement to secure a stoppage win over UFC superstar Conor McGregor, who was making his pro debut as a boxer.
It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing she can do about it. That’s the approach promoter Kathy Duva is taking to the likely reality that her company’s card March 3 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden will have competition in New York City that night. Another show featuring a main event between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Cuban contender Luis Ortiz is expected to take place March 3 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Trying to secure the biggest fights of his career isn’t the only drama Deontay Wilder deals with on a regular basis. Wilder’s relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Shuntel “Telli” Swift, is among the storylines that’ll be explored in the new reality series, “WAGS Atlanta.” The show, which will premiere on E! on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. EST, will focus on the lives of several active and retired professional athletes and their wives or girlfriends.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) will not be reluctant to trade big power shots with IBF, WBA, IBO champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). And because he plans to get in there to fight power with power, Wilder openly admits that both he and Joshua could end up hitting the floor before the contest concludes with a knockout finish.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) is getting geared up for what he plans to be a big year. Wilder is slated to defend his title against Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz (28-0-1, 24 KOs) on March 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. They were scheduled to fight last November, but the contest got called out when Ortiz failed a pre-fight drug test.
Veteran trainer David Coldwell, who handles heavyweight contender Tony Bellew among others fighters, expects IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) to do a real job on WBO champion Joseph Parker (24-0, 18 KOs). Joshua and Parker are in line to fight each other, likely on March 31. A deal is very close after both sides reached an agreement on the revenue split earlier this week.
Former super middleweight champion and Sky Sports expert analyst Carl Froch expects a very big year for IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs). First up for Joshua, is a likely unification with WBO world champion Joseph Parker - which is nearly finalized for the likely date of March 31, possibly in Cardiff, Wales.
The next year is set to be a mouth-watering one for boxing's heavyweight division with WBA, IBO and IBF champion Joshua targeting fights with Wilder and Joseph Parker - the WBC and WBO holders - to unify the belts. As things stand, a bout between Joshua and Parker appears nearer to being announced, with the Briton's promoter Hearn claiming recently that a fight was close to being agreed upon.
Jay Jimenez, manager of heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz (28-0, 24 KOs), believes there could be a huge celebration for Cuba on March 3rd. There are two major events taking place in New York City on that day. At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Ortiz is expected to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on (39-0, 38 KOs) in a Showtime televised main event. And at the Theater in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, Cuba's Sullivan Barrera will challenges Dmitry Bivol for the WBA light heavyweight title in an HBO televised fight.