Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
By Tris Dixon - IT hasn’t always been about the dance partners in the heavyweight division. Remember when Muhammad Ali took on comparative non-entities? Do you recall Larry Holmes cutting a swathe through Curly, Larry and Moe? And what about Mike Tyson bulldozing a set of listless contenders and f...
WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) is very motivated to rebuild the excitement factor of his division. He believes that brothers Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, once they dominated the division for over a decade, made the heavyweight division boring and fans began turning away from boxing's most prestigious division.
READING, PA - In a 12-round heavyweight war that lived up to the hype, Amir Mansour (23-2-1, 16 KOs) was able to take a majority decision (114-114, 117-111, 115-113) over Travis Kauffman (31-2, 23 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce from Santander Arena in Reading, PA.
READING, PA - Heavyweight Travis "My Time" Kauffman (31-1, 23 KOs) has been training hard for his showdown with Amir "Hardcore" Mansour (22-2-1, 16 KOs) that will headline Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce Friday, March 17 from Santander Arena in Reading, PA.
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) feels very confident in his ability to beat WBC champion Deontay Wilder, and the newest heavyweight on the block, Tony Bellew. Parker is training in Las Vegas for a mandatory fight with undefeated Hughie Fury. The fight is scheduled to take place at Auckland's Vector Arena on May 6.
WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) is a man of many options. Back in November 2013, when Bellew was battered and stopped by WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson, nobody could have ever predicted that Bellew would become a top force at cruiserweight and even move up to the heavyweight ranks to knock off former champion David Haye.
This past Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew may have become the new money man of the heavyweight division. In what is a huge upset, Bellew shocked oddsmakers by stopping heavily favored former two division champion David Haye in eleven rounds of action. After the fight was over, Bellew called for a world title shot at heavyweight - against WBC world champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs).
Promoter Eddie Hearn is already getting swarmed with phone calls from the handlers of several top heavyweights names - who are all interested in facing Tony Bellew in the near future. On Saturday night, Bellew, the WBC world cruiserweight champion, stepped up a division to stop British rival David Haye in the 11th round of a non-title heavyweight fight that took a dramatic turn in the sixth round when Haye suffered an Achilles injury.
Tony Bellew has put himself in contention for a shot at world heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Joseph Parker, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Bellew, the WBC world cruiserweight champion, stepped up a division to stop British rival David Haye in the 11th round of a non-title heavyweight fight that took a dramatic turn in the sixth round when Haye suffered a suspected Achilles injury.
Tony Bellew humbled his bitter British rival David Haye with a shock 11th round win in a non-title heavyweight fight at the O2 in London on Saturday. Former WBA world heavyweight champion Haye suffered a suspected snapped Achilles tendon in the sixth round, leaving him an easy target as he stumbled and limped around the ring for second half of the fight.