Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn has thrown down the gauntlet to Deontay Wilder. The promoter of Anthony Joshua, who watched from ringside as the Olympic gold medallist retained his IBF, IBO and WBA Super heavyweight world titles at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, said that the fight must happen as part of a three-fight plan to clean up in the division.
Dillian Whyte pushed towards a fight for the world title with a comprehensive victory over Robert Helenius. The Brixton heavyweight unravelled ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ after an unusual start at the Principality Stadium. Whyte, who lost to Anthony Joshua back in December 2015, took some huge shots from Helenius in the early stages in Cardiff as the co-featured bout to Anthony Joshua's defense of the WBA, IBO, IBF titles against Carlos Takam.
Undefeated and Unified Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua stopped IBF mandatory challenger Carlos Takam in the 10th round on Saturday night at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, where the British sensation improved to 20 wins, all by knockout, and retained both his IBF, IBO and WBA world title belts.
Steve Farhood, expert analyst for Showtime Boxing, views WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) as the favorite in a showdown with WBC champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs). Both boxers are contractually tied with Showtime.
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte, and his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, are pushing hard to secure a February showdown in London with WBC kingpin, Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs). Whyte returns on Saturday night in a battle with Robert Helenius as part of the Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam undercard in Cardiff, Wales. Wilder is back on November 4th, when he defends his title in a rematch with Bermane Stiverne at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
IBF, IBO, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is getting prepared for his showdown with IBF mandatory challenger Carlos Takam before a record-breaking audience expected at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, on Saturday where more than 75,000 fans will set boxing’s all-time indoor attendance record at the retractable roof facility.
Anthony Joshua hopes a successful fourth title defence in Cardiff on Saturday will keep him on course to achieve his goal of becoming undisputed world heavyweight champion in 2018. Not every fight can be career-defining and Cameroon's France-based Carlos Takam, Joshua's opponent at the Principality Stadium, is hardly one of the biggest stars in the heavyweight division over which British boxer Joshua currently rules.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) is willing to fight Dillian Whyte - if promoter Eddie Hearn can guarantee, in a binding contract, that IBF, IBO, WBA world champion Anthony Joshua would be the very next opponent. Joshua returns this Saturday night, when he defends his belts against late replacement Carlos Takam at Principality in Cardiff. Whyte will see action on the undercard, against Robert Helenius.
Joe Calzaghe is looking forward to watching Anthony Joshua perform Saturday night in what’s considered Calzaghe’s home stadium. The Welsh legend will reflect fondly on his own huge fight at Principality Stadium when he attends Joshua’s heavyweight title fight against Carlos Takam on Saturday night in Cardiff, Wales. That’s the venue, then known as Millennium Stadium, where the retired Calzaghe won his super middleweight title unification fight against Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler in November 2007.
Deontay Wilder hasn’t heard a confident champion when he has listened to Anthony Joshua speak recently. Wilder wants to fight Joshua next if the undefeated heavyweight champions win their upcoming fights in what would be a highly anticipated showdown. Joshua said during a recent conference call that he “definitely” will fight Wilder sometime in 2018, but probably not next.