By Scott Gilfoid: Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KO’s) is expected to fight next on May 3rd on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next fight at the MGM Grand on Las Vega, Nevada. Golden Boy Promotions doesn’t have an opponent for the 6’7″ knockout artist, but 40-year-old Fres Oquendo (36-7, 23 KO’s) is hoping to get the fight, according to Fightnews.
Oquendo, #6 WBA, #12 WBC, would be a nice scalp for Deontay to add to his collection if he could get that fight, because Oquendo has been in with a lot of big named fighters during his long 17-year pro career.
By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach, the trainer for the recently KO’d Manny Pacquiao, says he’s going to be monitoring the Filipino closely in his next training camp to see if he’s suffering the after effects from his 6th round knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez last December.
By Dan Ambrose: 39-year-old Fres Oquendo (35-7, 23 KO’s) is not under consideration for IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next fight on April 6th, according to Dan Rafael. There’s been a lot of talk around the boxing world for the past day about Wladimir choosing Oquendo to fight for his optional title defense. Rafael says he spoke to the Klitschko camp and they shot down the idea of a Wladimir-Oquendo fight.
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (59-3, 50 KO’s) is rumored to be facing #5 WBA, #12 WBC, Fres Oquendo (35-7, 23 KO’s) on April 6th in Hanover, Germany in an optional title defense for Wladimir. He was ordered by the World Boxing Association to defend his title against WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin, but Wladimir asked and was given permission by the WBA to squeeze in an optional title defense before the Povetkin fight.