Chris Arreola

Deontay Wilder: I want Joshua or Fury in October or November

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By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder says he’s ready to fight a unification match against IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua or IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury if they win their next fights and if they’re interested in fighting him. Wilder says he’s wants to fight either of those guys.

Whether a unification fight takes place between one of those to British champions will depend on them winning, and Wilder winning his next fight against Chris Arreola on July 16. Of course, it also will depend on Joshua or Fury’s promoters being open to letting them fight Wilder in a risky unification match.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn wants to match him against Fury in November. Fury says he would like to fight Joshua or Wilder. Fury would likely take the bigger money fight against Joshua, however.

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Wilder vs. Arreola: Chris plans to take advantage of opportunity

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By Patrick McHugh: After failing on two previous world title shots in the past, Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) plans on making the most of his opportunity in his fight next month against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) on July 16 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

Arreola is no longer a young fight at 35, and this might be his last chance to fight for a world title fight if he loses to Wilder. For that that reason, Arreola is going to need to take out all the stops in his training camp to get ready for this fight.

Arreola cannot afford to come into the fight out of shape and unable to fight hard for 12 rounds. It would also help if Arreola’s chin holds up because it failed him in a big way in his two defeats to Bermane Stiverne in 2013 and 2014.

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Deontay Wilder a HUGE favorite over Chris Arreola

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(Photo Credit: Bill Hoffman/Bruno Event Team) By Scott Gilfoid: The oddsmakers have WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) a tremendous favorite to hand Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) his fifth defeat of his career on July 16 in their fight at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. It’s given that the talented 6’7” Deontay would the favorite going into their fight on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox Deportes just based on his punching power, size, speed and mobility, but this fight is seen as a HUGE mismatch for some reason.

According to Bavado, Wilder is listed at -5000 to beat the 35-year-old Arreola. For his part, Arreola is listed at +1400. That doesn’t mean that Arreola doesn’t have a chance to pull off an upset on July 16 when he gets inside the ring with the unbeaten Wilder.

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Deontay Wilder: Arreola got the fight by staying patient

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(Photo Credit: Bill Hoffman/Bruno Event Team) By Jeff Aranow: If you wonder why Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) was selected for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0,35 KOs) for his next fight on July 16, it’s because the 35-year-old Arreola stayed patient and he was the right person for the fight, according to Wilder.

It was more than a case of Arreola staying patient. Arreola was given the fight against Wilder because he’s always involved in exciting action packed fights, and he’s previously fought for world titles on two occasions.

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Deontay Wilder & Chris Arreola PBC on FOX & FOX Deportes Press Conference Quotes

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(Photo Credit: Bill Hoffman/Bruno Event Team) Birmingham, AL (June 15) – Two of the biggest and best talkers in the sport of boxing met face to face today. WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder was on stage at a press conference in Birmingham, AL and two-time heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola via Skype from his training camp in San Diego to officially announce their heavyweight title showdown taking place Saturday, July 16 from the Legacy Arena live on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX and FOX Deportes.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions in association with Bruno Event Team, start at only $20 are on sale now. For tickets please visit www.alabamatitlefight.com and www.ticketmaster.com.

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Deontay Wilder working with Eric Molina for Arreola fight

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By Patrick McHugh: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) is working out with #8 IBF, #12 WBC contender Eric Molina (25-3, 19 KOs) to get ready for his July 16 title defense against former two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder stopped Molina in the 9th round last year in June 2015 in Wilder’s first title defense of his WBC belt in Birmingham, Alabama.

Molina, 34, has since turned his career around with two consecutive knockout victories over Rodricka Ray and Tomasz Adamek. Molina’s 10th round stoppage win over former two-division world champion Adamek last April has vaulted Molina into the top 10 in the IBF’s rankings.

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Jarrell Miller trashes Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola

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By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten #11 WBA fringe heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (17-0-1, 15 KOs) has been largely ignored throughout his seven-year pro career by fans and other fighters as a whole, but he now seems to be trying a different approach to get known. Instead of fighting the best, which is what he should be doing, Miller is getting the attention the easy way by name-dropping the top heavyweights like Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.

Miller, 27, isn’t impressed with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder’s choice of opponent for his next fight on July 16 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) will be defending his WBC title against 35-year-old former two-time world heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox Deportes.

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Deontay Wilder defends against Chris Arreola on 7/16 on Fox

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By Allan Fox: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s next fight is now official for July 16 against Chris Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs). Wilder will be fighting the 36-year-old Arreola at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. This is the voluntary defense Wilder is being given by the World Boxing Council after his previously scheduled opponent Alexander Povetkin tested positive for a banned substance. The tickets for the Wilder-Arreola fight will go on sale on Tuesday.

The Wilder-Arreola fight will be televised on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox Deportes. That will give the fight a wide audience, especially if it takes place during prime time with many casual boxing fans tuning in to see the United States’ only heavyweight champion. The start time is at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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Deontay Wilder vs. Chris Arreola on July 16

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BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 13, 2016) – Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) will defend his title in his home state when he battles two-time world title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, July 16 from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama with televised coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Tickets for the event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TGB Promotions in association with Bruno Event Team, start at only $20 and go on sale tomorrow. For tickets please visit www.alabamatitlefight.com and www.ticketmaster.com.

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Krzysztof Glowacki and Oleksandr Usyk reach agreement

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By Eric Baldwin: Unbeaten WBO cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Glowacki (26-0, 16 KOs) and #1 WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk (9-0, 9 KOs) have reached an agreement for a fight on September 10 or 17 in Poland, according to Fight News. Glowacki and Usyk’s agreement in the negotiations means there won’t be a purse bid.

It should be a great fight. Glowacki, 29, has defended his WBO title once in beating fringe contender Steve Cunningham last April by a 12 round decision. The southpaw Glowacki captured the WBO cruiserweight title last year in August in stopping Marco Huck in the 11th round after knocking him down twice in the round. Glowacki was knocked down himself in the 6th round by a hard right hand from Huck.

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