Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Former two division champion Andre Ward is not sure what to make of Deontay Wilder's recent behavior where he appeared at a press conference and said very little - and then blew off a lot of interviews with the press.
Former world champion Amir Khan is still plotting his return to the boxing ring. Khan (34-5, 21 KOs) has been out of the ring for nearly two years - with his last fight taking place in July 2019 with a stoppage of Billy Dib.
Shelly Finkel, co-manager of heavyweight contender Deontay Wilder, is not surprised that his boxer said next to nothing at the kick-off press conference to announce the upcoming trilogy fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury.
Super middleweight contender Gabe Rosado is expecting Tyson Fury to blast out Deontay Wilder in their upcoming trilogy fight on July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has stated in a new interview that a lack of 'loyalty' led to last year's stoppage loss at the hands of Tyson Fury. In February of 2020, Fury dominated and stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in las Vegas.
IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has backed his domestic rival, Tyson Fury, to retain his WBC title with a victory over Deontay Wilder on July 24th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Tyson Fury wasn’t worried about giving away his game plan. The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion told Deontay Wilder and everyone else exactly what he was going to do before their rematch. Most people didn’t believe Fury when he said he’d take the fight to boxing’s most dangerous puncher and knock him out, yet the 6-feet-9, 270-pound Fury overwhelmed Wilder with pressure and physicality, dropped him twice and stopped the former champion in the seventh round of a stunningly one-sided bout.
Former world champion Deontay Wilder views Oleksandr Usyk as a dangerous opponent for Anthony Joshua. Joshua will stake his WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO heavyweight titles in a mandatory defense against Usyk, with their fight being targeted for September.
Tyson Fury ridiculed Deontay Wilder for refusing to speak during a press conference last Tuesday in Los Angeles. Understandably, the unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion complained that Wilder wasn’t doing his part to promote their ESPN/FOX Sports pay-per-view fight July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The former champio
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has double-downed on his belief that Deontay Wilder is not an elite fighter in the weight class. Wilder captured the WBC heavyweight title in 2015 and finished nearly all of his fights inside the distance - and then suffered his first blemish when he fought to a split draw with Tyson Fury in December 2018.