Last week, World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman vowed to investigate heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder after he was quoted as saying he wanted to cause a death in a boxing ring.

In an interview with syndicated New York radio show, The Breakfast Club, Wilder triggered revulsion throughout boxing by saying he hoped to "have a body" on his record.

"I want a body on my record. I want one. I really do," Wilder said, referring to himself in his 'Bronze Bomber' ring persona. "That's the 'Bronze Bomber'. He wants one. I always tell people that when I'm in the ring then I'm the 'Bronze Bomber' and with him, it's so crazy, I don't really care. Everything about me changes. I don't get nervous. I don't get scared. I don't get butterflies. I don't have any feeling towards the other man in the fight."

Wilder, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, boasted that he believed he had almost achieved his goal during a ninth-round knockout of Artur Szpilka in 2016.

"The power that I have, it's easy to be able to do," Wilder said. "I thought I had one one time with Szpilka because he wasn't breathing when he hit the canvas. Somebody is going to go."

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman voiced dismay over Wilder's comments, and said the case would be referred to the organisation's disciplinary committee.

"This is a serious report which cannot go unattended and if true goes against the WBC Boxing code of ethics," Sulaiman said on Twitter last Friday. "It's not acceptable and the WBC disciplinary committee will look into this delicate matter."

Sulaiman spoke to Wilder and it appears the situation is now resolved.

"When I say - 'if I do this my mother is going to kill me' - of course she isn`t going to kill me, but it`s a statement.  Deontay is very sorry about how this all transpired and how it was taken and he`s going to take immediate action about that," Sulaiman said.

Wilder, 40-0, could be in line for an eventual unification bout against IBF, WBO IBO, WBC heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

"That`s what we want to see...two undefeated champions.  If you look at their KO ratio it`s absolutely outstanding. This is a dream fight and let`s hope it happens," Sulaiman said.