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Gerald Washington Steps In to Fight Deontay Wilder on February 25

Gerald Washington Steps In to Fight Deontay Wilder on February 25

Keith Idec

•Jan 30, 2017

Gerald Washington has accepted a figurative and literal tall order on short notice. The unbeaten Washington has agreed to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on February 25 in Birmingham, Alabama. Washington has replaced Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk as Wilder’s opponent in a fight FOX will broadcast because Wawrzyk tested positive recently for an undisclosed performance-enhancing drug. An official announcement from Premier Boxing Champions on the Wilder-Washington fight is imminent.

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Wilder Promoter on Luis Ortiz: Fighters With PED History Ruled Out

Wilder Promoter on Luis Ortiz: Fighters With PED History Ruled Out

Rick Reeno

•Jan 26, 2017

On Wednesday, Cuban heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz advised BoxingScene.com's Ryan Burton that he was ready, willing and able to fight WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on February 25th at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama

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Luis Ortiz To Deontay Wilder: I'm Ready To Fight You on Feb. 25!

Luis Ortiz To Deontay Wilder: I'm Ready To Fight You on Feb. 25!

Ryan Burton

•Jan 25, 2017

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is still looking for a new opponent after Andrzej Wawrzyk failed a drug test by coming up positive for a performance enhancer.

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Andrzej Wawrzyk's Trainer Questions Validity of Positive Drug Test

Andrzej Wawrzyk's Trainer Questions Validity of Positive Drug Test

Igor Lazorin

•Jan 25, 2017

The team behind Polish heavyweight Andrzej Wawrzyk are questioning the validity of the boxer's failed drug test. It was revealed on Tuesday that Wawrzyk tested positive for a banned steroid. As part of the World Boxing Council's Clean Boxing program, he was randomly tested by drug testing agency VADA.

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Anthony Joshua Aims To Fight in America, Unify With Deontay Wilder

Anthony Joshua Aims To Fight in America, Unify With Deontay Wilder

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 25, 2017

IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) is very motivated to build his name in the United States in the near future. He wants to follow the path of other UK fighters who made statements by fighting in the United States - like Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe, Amir Khan, and Naseem Hamed.

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Deontay Wilder Hunts For New Opponent, Wawrzyk Fails PED Test

Deontay Wilder Hunts For New Opponent, Wawrzyk Fails PED Test

Keith Idec

•Jan 24, 2017

Yet another Deontay Wilder opponent has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The WBC informed promoter Lou DiBella on Tuesday that Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk (33-1, 19 KOs) has tested positive for an undisclosed PED. Wawrzyk was supposed to challenge Wilder for the WBC world heavyweight title February 25 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, but DiBella told BoxingScene.com that he is looking for a replacement for Wawrzyk.

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Top Rank Prez Eyes Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker Unification

Top Rank Prez Eyes Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker Unification

Victor Salazar

•Jan 22, 2017

New York - WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KO’s) is one of the talented young fighters in a growing heavyweight division. The division is in a transition stage ever since Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KO’s) dethroned Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KO’s) and won the IBF, IBO, WBO, and WBA world titles in November 2015 in Germany.

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Wilder Hopes The WBC Comes Down on Alexander Povetkin

Wilder Hopes The WBC Comes Down on Alexander Povetkin

Vadim Pushkin

•Jan 20, 2017

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) is hoping the World Boxing Council comes hammering down with the right punishment on Olympic gold medal winner Alexander Povetkin (31-1-0, 23 KO’s). Last month, Povetkin was scheduled to face Bermane Stiverne (25-3-1, 21 KO’s) in a final WBC eliminator from the Ekaterinburg Expo Center in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The winner would have become the mandatory challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.

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Jarrell Miller: Deontay Wilder is a Fraud; Highly Doubt He Fights Me

Jarrell Miller: Deontay Wilder is a Fraud; Highly Doubt He Fights Me

Keith Idec

•Jan 18, 2017

If Jarrell Miller lands a title shot later this year, the unbeaten Brooklyn native doesn’t expect it to come against Deontay Wilder. Miller, who might fight Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz in April or May, is the No. 13 contender for Wilder’s WBC heavyweight championship. He figures, though, that he is much more likely to secure his championship chance against WBO champ Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) or IBF champ Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs).

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Chisora To Whyte: Forget Wilder, You Need To Face Me Again

Chisora To Whyte: Forget Wilder, You Need To Face Me Again

Edward Chaykovsky

•Jan 18, 2017

British heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora is laughing, because his domestic rival Dillian Whyte is chasing after a world title shot with WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Last December, as part of the Anthony Joshua-Eric Molina undercard in Manchester, Chisora and Whyte went to war for twelve rounds in one of the best fights of 2016.

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