Deontay Wilder boxing news
By Jeff Aranow: The talented Cuban heavyweight knockout artist Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (29-1, 25 KOs) blitzed former world title challenger Razvan Cojanu (16-4, 9 KOs) in getting rid of him in two rounds last Saturday night on Showtime Boxing on the undercard of the lightweight unification fight between WBC champion Mikey Garcia and IBF champ Robert Easter Jr. at the beautiful Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
By Scott Gilfoid: If promoter Eddie Hearn gets his way, #11 WBC fringe contender Dereck Chisora (29-8, 21 KOs) will be given a world title shot against World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) in his next fight following his come from behind 8th round knockout victory over former world title challenger Carlos Takam (35-5-1, 27 KOs) last Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
By Jim Dower: Dominic Breazeale (19-1, 17 KOs) is the frontrunner to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) in his next title defense, according to Dan Rafael. The 32-year-old Breazeale has been talked about for a while now as the next opponent for Wilder, but thus far the fight still hasn’t been put together.
By Jeff Aranow: Tyson Fury says he’ll fight WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder after he takes care of business against Francesco Pianeta on August 18. Fury states that Anthony Joshua has made the Brits look bad for turning down the fight against Wilder for September and looking like he’s running scared.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn is visibly frustrated at WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder for his relucatance to sign for a unification fight against IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for a big money unification fight on April 13 at the 100,000 seat retrofitted Wembley Stadium in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury says he’s disappointed that Anthony Joshua is avoiding a unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Fury says he could fight Wilder in the U.S, and he thinks it would be a huge accomplishment if he beat him on his own soil. Wilder has never been beaten before. Fury wants to be a road warrior like he was when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in 2015.
By Tim Royner: Former super featherweight world champion Naseem Hamed believes undisputed cruiserweight champion Aleksandr Usyk would give IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) problems in the future when he moves up in weight to challenge him for his belts.
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua says WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder can’ enter the ring before or after his next fight against Alexander Povetkin on September 22 unless he signs the contract for their April 13 fight next year at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Luis Ortiz doesn’t like Anthony Joshua’s chances against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder when the two eventually face each other in the future. The talented Cuban sees Deontay knocking IBF/WBA/WBO champion Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) out by the third round.
By Scott Gilfoid: In what appeared to be totally scripted, Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller and Anthony Joshua were involved in a heated exchange of trash talking during Tuesday’s news conference with former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin looking on in New York.