Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
On Saturday undefeated World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will enter the ring before a hometown crowd in Birmingham, Alabama, against undefeated compatriot Gerald Washington to defend his crown for the fifth time.
Los Angeles - FOX Sports announces that four-time world heavyweight champion Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield and current featherweight world champion Abner Mares join the FOX Sports broadcast team as analysts for PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: WILDER VS. WASHINGTON live on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, Feb. 25 (8:00 PM ET), from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Ala. In addition, FOX Sports and industry leader NextVR team to deliver the two-hour show in virtual reality.
This Saturday night may be Deontay Wilder's first fight back in seven months, but the WBC heavyweight champion wants to use it as an opportunity to remind his rivals that he is still a major player in the division. The 31-year-old "Bronze Bomber" makes the fifth defence of his coveted green belt when he takes on late replacement Gerald Washington, a bout which takes place in Wilder's home state of Alabama.
Lou DiBella wouldn’t worry if Deontay Wilder was preparing to fight Andrzej Wawrzyk on Saturday night. Despite Wawrzyk’s 33-1 record, DiBella is confident Wilder would’ve knocked out the Polish contender in his first fight following surgeries to repair his fractured right hand and torn right biceps. Wilder is heavily favored to beat Gerald Washington, too, but DiBella doesn’t feel quite as sure about the nationally televised Wilder-Washington fight for Wilder’s WBC heavyweight title in Birmingham, Alabama (FOX).
NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder wants to find out how his surgically repaired right hand and right biceps respond in a real boxing match before facing a top heavyweight. That’s why he picked Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk as his next opponent, and then Gerald Washington once Wawrzyk failed a pre-fight test for a performance-enhancing drug. The 6-feet-7, 225-pound Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) is a 16-1 favorite over the 6-6, 245-pound Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs), a 34-year-old former USC football player who didn’t make his pro debut until 4½ years ago.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Deontay Wilder has a fight this weekend. Nevertheless, he’s got bigger things on his agenda than 6-foot-6 Gerald Washington. The WBC champion will defend his share of the heavyweight division against the organization’s No. 8 contender – a former football player at the Universi...
Stephen Espinoza, the head of Showtime Sports, expects the boxing fans in the United States to be fixated on the outcome of the heavyweight showdown between Anthony and Wladimir Klitschko. Joshua vs. Klitschko takes place on April 29th before an expected record crowd of 90,000 fans at Wembley. The IBF, IBO, WBA titles will be on the line.
Deontay Wilder won what he believes will be a landmark case for combatting performance-enhancing drugs in boxing. A jury in a Manhattan federal court ruled in Wilder’s favor Monday in his civil case against Alexander Povetkin. Wilder sought $5 million in damages when he filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Russia’s Povetkin, whose positive PED test caused the cancelation of their May 21 fight in Moscow, and his promoter Andrey Ryabinsky eight months ago.
NORTHPORT, AL - Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder hosted a jam-packed media workout Tuesday at Skyy Gym in Northport, AL as he prepares to defend his title in primetime on Saturday, February 25 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) is hoping to fight the other champions in the next twelve months. The top target on his list is IBF world champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs), who faces Wladimir Klitschko on April 29 at Wembley. The fight will also have the vacant WBA, IBO world titles at stake.