Deontay Wilder
27 Dec
Despite Deontay Wilder’s unexpected loss to Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia last week, Nigerian-born promoter, Dr Adrian Ogun, has said that plans are still on for the former WBC champion to fight Anthony Joshua in Nigeria.
24 Dec
Joseph Parker outboxed fellow former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a unanimous points decision win in Riyadh on Saturday.
23 Dec
Anthony Joshua is only half right when he says this night in Saudi Arabia is all about having his hand raised against Otto Wallin, former professional boxer, Barry Mcguigan told mirror.co.uk.
20 Dec
Deontay Wilder believes his clash with Joseph Parker deserves to be the main event at ‘Day of Reckoning,’ reports dazn.com.
9 Dec
American KO king Deontay Wilder remains resolute in his quest to resume his role as world champion.
30 Nov
WBC president, Mauricio Sulaiman, has confirmed that Anthony Joshua could face Deontay Wilder as a final eliminator to determine a mandatory contender for the heavyweight title, reports dailymail.co.uk.
17 Nov
Deontay Wilder believes that he and Anthony Joshua are on a path to facing each other in 2024 and the fight the world wants to see will happen, reports Skysports. Both Joshua and Wilder are on the same bill on Saudi Arabia on December 23, with the former facing Otto Wallin and Wilder against Joseph…
17 Oct 2023
Anthony Joshua will have to wait until March at the earliest to face Deontay Wilder after the heavyweight showdown suffered a new delay, reports mirror.co.uk.
14 Aug 2023
Anthony Joshua’s seventh round knockout of Robert Helenius on Saturday has raised questions about the former world champion’s ability to face Deontay Wilder in such form.
4 May 2023
Former world boxing heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis, has predicted that Deontay Wilder will knock out Anthony Joshua in the battle of former champions if the fight ever happens.
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