Lou DiBella
I’m happy to be on this call for PBC on NBC as the heavyweight world champion, Deontay Wilder, returns to Birmingham, Alabama on September 26, Saturday night, live on NBC 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m. PT. As he takes on Frenchman Johann Duhaupas who has 32-2 with 20 KO’s and coming off a win against title challenger Manuel Charr. The significant thing about this card is that this is the first time in 30 years that a heavyweight championship belt will be contested on primetime, free television. The last time that happened was when Larry Holmes fought Carl Williams in 1985 so Deontay is making some history here. This is the third fight of the year for Deontay Wilder who won the title in January, defended it in June, defending it again in September, so it’s a great thing that this young heavyweight champion who is still a work in progress is fighting with this kind of frequency and attempting to build his reputation and his skill set and to continue to dominate the division.
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Deontay Wilder: I’m going to burn this Reptile Duhaupas
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will be looking to burn the “Reptile” Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) this Saturday night in their primetime televised fight on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at jam packed Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Start time: 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
This is going to be a fight that is going to be seen by a huge amount of boxing fans. Why? The Wilder-Duhaupas fight will be televised during primetime by NBC, which means a huge amount of casual fans of the sport will be able to watch it. NBC is one of the most popular free channels, and you can expect that the Wilder vs. Duhaupas will end up being a highly watched affair.
Deontay Wilder expecting tough fight from Johann Duhaupas
By Scott Gilfoid: Televised on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC on September 26th. Start time: 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets start at $25, and can be purchased from DiBella Entertainment.
We’re now one week away from WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s second title defense next Saturday, September 26th against a very hungry 32-year-old Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs).
The fans are really looking forward to these two huge towering monsters getting inside the ring to do battle on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder, 6’7” will be looking to show off his stuff and send a warning message to IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin.
Deontay Wilder slams Wladimir Klitschko
By Scott Gilfoid: In response to some of the negative feedback that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) received from IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) about the quality of opposition he’s facing now that he’s the WBC champion, Wilder fired back at Klitschko in pointing out that he’s fought equally poor opposition during his time as a world champion over the last 14 years.
Wilder thinks it’s interesting that Klitschko is giving him advice about his opposition, and yet he’s been taking easy opponents for years off and on.
Deontay Wilder: The WBC title is staying in America a long time
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) sees himself holding onto the WBC title for a long, long time in keeping the strap in the United States where it’s been since he won the belt in January of this year.
Wilder, 29, will be making his second defense of his title in nine days from now against the talented #12 WBC Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) on September 26th on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder has obviously heard the critics lambasting him about their belief that he’ll be beaten as soon as he faces Alexander Povetkin, Anthony Joshua or Wladimir Klitschko.
Deontay Wilder vs. Johann Duhaupas only 10 days away!
BIRMINGHAM, AL (September 16, 2015) – Next Saturday night, heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will make his second world title defense in his home state when he takes on France’s Johann “Reptile” Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) in the feature bout of the evening on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC live from the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Deontay Wilder must perform on September 26th
By Jim Dower: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) will be making his second title defense of his WBC title in less than two weeks from now against WBC No.12 contender Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama.
Wilder, 29, must know that he needs to perform a lot better than he did in his last fight against fringe contender Eric Molina last June in Birmingham. Wilder won the fight by a 9th round knockout, but he was hurt a number of times by Molina, and he looked extremely vulnerable.
Joshua wants Whyte, Teper, then Wilder or Klitschko in 2016
By Scott Gilfoid: Despite still not having fought anyone remotely talented since he turned pro in 2013, unbeaten #2 WBC heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) believes he’s going to defeat unbeaten Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) for the vacant British heavyweight title on December 13th, and then beat EBU heavyweight champion Erkan Teper in early 2016, and then face either WBC champion Deontay Wilder or Wladimir Klitschko for a world title by the summer next year.
Joshua is coming off of a 1st round knockout of Gary Cornish (21-1, 12 KOs) last Saturday night to win the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London, England. Joshua, 25, knocked the 6’7”, 256lb Cornish down twice in the round before referee Victor Loughlin stopped the contest at 1:37 of the round.
Banks: WBC will let Klitschko fight Wilder after Fury
By Scott Gilfoid: Johnathan Banks, the trainer for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs) is saying that the World Boxing Council won’t stand in the way of Klitschko taking on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (34-0, 33 KOs) in a unification match if Klitschko can get past unbeaten Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) on October 24th at the ESPRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Wilder, 29, will need to win his next fight against #12 WBC Johann Duhaupas (32-2, 20 KOs) in their fight on September 26th on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama. The good news is that Wilder now will only need to defeat the 32-year-old Duhaupas in order to get the unification fight against Klitschko.
Povetkin is coming sooner or later for Deontay Wilder
By Gav Duthie: Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder 34-0 (33) kicked off 2015 in style bringing a ray of hope to a heavyweight division long forgotten by many fans. Through no fault of their own Lennox Lewis and the Klitschko brothers cooled interest in the league of the giants with their unrivaled supremacy. Due to their powerful but tactical boxing displays and to some a lack of personality popularity of heavyweights have declined over the last 20 years.
Wilder the first American champion since 2006 (Shannon Briggs) looked like he might change all that with a dominant display against Haitian Bermane Stiverne. After a shaky defence against undeserving challenger Eric Molina followed by the news he is to defend next against a similar opponent in Johann Duhaupas 32-2 (20) instead of his mandatory Alexander Povetkin many are again questioning the star qualities of Wilder.