By Scott Gilfoid: Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) weighed in at 254.2 pounds for Friday’s weigh-in for his important match-up against former WBA World heavyweight champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (25-0, 22 KOs) this Saturday night on Mach 24 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Browne weighed in at 264.5 lbs.
Deontay Wilder
Deontay Wilder boxing news
Joshua says he’ll freeze out Wilder’s career if he’s not realistic
By Scott Gilfoid: Anthony Joshua has given WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder a stern warning in telling him to be realistic in the purse that he’s asking for or else he’ll freeze out his career and never fight him.
Whyte closing in on Deontay Wilder
By Tim Royner: Dillian Whyte is hoping that a win over Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne this Saturday night will place him in the mandatory position for a title shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder. That’s the fight that Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) and his promoter Eddie Hearn both want.
Deontay Wilder preparing for Anthony Joshua
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder looks to be preparing for his unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. This week, Wilder knocked down a piñata with a picture of Joshua’s face attached to it.
Eddie Hearn: “We’re looking strongly at Jarrell Miller for Joshua’s debut”
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn says unbeaten American heavyweight Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller is the likely next opponent for Matchroom Boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua for his U.S debut later this year instead of WBC champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder.
Joshua doesn’t want to hype Wilder fight until it’s signed
By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says WBC champion Deontay Wilder is welcome to attend his March 31 fight against WBO champion Joseph Parker, but he’s not all that interested in hyping their fight afterwards.
Hearn worried Deontay Wilder will lose before he makes Joshua fight
By Jeff Aranow: Eddie Hearn would like to build up the heavyweight clash between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua a little bit more by having them both fight on the same card his summer in New York before matching them against each other later this year. However, Hearn is worried about Wilder’s ability to get through another fight without taking a loss to one of his challengers.
Roach: Joshua knocks out Deontay Wilder
By Scott Gilfoid: Trainer Freddie Roach rates Anthony Joshua as the best heavyweight in the world right now, and he says he would knockout WBC champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder if that fight ever happens.
Parker’s promoter says Joshua making mistake discussing Deontay Wilder fight
By Scott Gilfoid: Joseph Parker’s promoter David Higgins thinks Anthony Joshua is asking for trouble in putting his focus on a unification fight against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder rather than focusing on the task at hand in the March 31st unification fight against Parker at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
Deontay Wilder says Joshua’s promoter has offered him nothing
By Tim Royner: IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has been doing a lot of talking about how he’s going to make a fight between AJ and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder next, but thus far he’s done nothing to indicate that he intends on doing that.