Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Deontay Wilder is in a mood to wheel and deal. The former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recently told an outlet that he is now in talks with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou about making a “two-fight deal.”
The latest boxing hootenanny in the Middle East apparently left a marked impression on Deontay Wilder. Wilder, the former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was in attendance this past weekend, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for the ballyhooed Jake Paul-Tommy Fury eight-round cruiserweight bout, which saw Fury, brother of Tyson, eke out a points win over Paul.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder was ringside on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, to watch the cruiserweight grudge match between rivals Jake Paul and Tommy Fury.
A heavyweight fight that was always a nonstarter is officially no longer in play. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Andy Ruiz has declined to move forward with an ordered interim IBF heavyweight title fight versus Filip Hrgovic. Representatives for the former unified heavyweight titlist informed the sanctioning body prior to Thursday’s scheduled purse bid hearing which was canceled as a result.
According to former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, he is still aligned with Premier Boxing Champions and powerful adviser Al Haymon.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is giving Andy Ruiz a good puncher's chance to defeat Deontay Wilder. The two former heavyweight champions are in line to face each other in the coming months, in what will be sanctioned as a final WBC world title eliminator.
Francis Ngannou may have felt hamstrung and marginalized in his final years with the UFC, but he is already looking like a hot commodity in boxing without having even ducked through the ropes.
Anthony Joshua At the age of 33, Anthony Joshua is in the rebuilding phase of his career. The former two-time unified heavyweight champion of the world has lost three out of his last five fights, including two to Oleksandr Usyk, and he’s contemplating a change in coaching yet again. The British boxer is also considering a training camp move to the United States for a change of scenery. Wants To Fight Fury Or Wilder – Or Both – In 2023
Deontay Wilder is undecisive about who’ll win in a potential fight between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and WBO, WBA, IBF, IBO, and Ring Magazine titlist Oleksandr Usyk.
Deontay Wilder’s confidence is reigning supreme once again. The former WBC heavyweight champion got back into the win column in October when he crushed former sparring partner Robert Helenius in one round.