By Scott Gilfoid: As I already predicted, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) will be defending his title next month against #8 WBC Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs) on January 16th at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York.
The news was just released moments ago. The fight will be televised by Showtime Championship Boxing. It seemed pretty obvious that Wilder was going to be fighting the 26-year-old Szpilka with the way that Wilder and his promoter Lou Dibella got worked up to a full lather about the rumors of the fight taking place.