Tag: Deontay
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott predicts who will win heavyweight fight | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott has given his prediction ahead of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s undisputed world heavyweight championship fight, live on Sky Sports Box Office on Saturday May 18. Scott knows first-hand what it takes to prepare for a heavyweight clash against Fury. Wilder and current WBC heavyweight champion Fury were embroiled in…
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Deontay Wilder targets violent knockout against Zhilei Zhang with Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk still in his sights | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder is plotting an explosive knockout victory over Zhilei Zhang as he looks for the statement performance he believes would propel him back into world heavyweight title contention. The former WBC heavyweight champion is seeking to climb back up the heavyweight pecking order after enduring a setback defeat at the hands of an inspired…
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Deontay Wilder returns to fight Zhilei Zhang on Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol bill | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder will fight Zhilei Zhang in a heavyweight contest on the undercard of the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol light-heavyweight world title fight. Beterbiev, the unified WBC, WBO and IBF champion, takes on WBA titlist Bivol for the undisputed crown on June 1. On the same bill Wilder, a former WBC heavyweight world champion,…
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Francis Ngannou: Former UFC champion faces Anthony Joshua next but still wants future fight with Deontay Wilder | Boxing News
Francis Ngannou will box Anthony Joshua next month, but is still targeting a future fight with Deontay Wilder. Ngannou has made a remarkable transition to professional boxing, meeting Tyson Fury on his debut and pushing the WBC champion close in their non-title bout last October. Next up for the 37-year-old is former two-time unified champion…
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Anthony Joshua wins by TKO, Joseph Parker stuns Deontay Wilder
Anthony Joshua celebrates after defeating Otto Wallin in a boxing match at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, early Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. (AP Photo) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Anthony Joshua stopped Otto Wallin with a fifth-round technical knockout and Joseph Parker stunned Deontay Wilder in a unanimous decision in a heavyweight doubleheader at the…
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Joseph Parker: Deontay Wilder shock defeat down to ‘inactivity’ | Video | Watch TV Show
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Joseph Parker believes that ‘inactivity played a big part’ in his shock win over American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.
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Joseph Parker shocks Deontay Wilder in heavyweight upset | Boxing News
Joseph Parker stunned Deontay Wilder in a heavyweight upset, winning a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in Riyadh. Both Wilder and Parker were former heavyweight champions, Parker once the holder of the WBO belt and Wilder a dominant WBC titlist until he lost the belt to Tyson Fury. But Wilder is one of the most…
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Anthony Joshua is all business while Deontay Wilder’s zen makes him even more menacing than usual | Boxing News
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have cut contrasting figures this week. I like watching fighters during fight week, I find it fascinating. In some cases their demeanour is the same all week, they’re consistent, whether cheerful or surly, whilst others change as the days pass, as they get nearer and nearer fight night. Some can…
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Anthony Joshua could fight Deontay Wilder in an ‘unbelievable’ final eliminator for Tyson Fury’s WBC title | Boxing News
Anthony Joshua could meet Deontay Wilder in potentially the biggest final eliminator the world has ever seen. Joshua and Wilder will compete in separate bouts on December 23 against Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker respectively. If both Wilder and Joshua are victorious they will be on course to box each other next year. But even…
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Deontay Wilder: All roads lead to fight with Anthony Joshua in 2024 | Boxing News
Deontay Wilder believes that he and Anthony Joshua are on a path to facing each other in 2024 and the fight the “world” wants to see will happen. Both Joshua and Wilder are on the same bill on Saudi Arabia on December 23, with the former facing Otto Wallin and Wilder against Joseph Parker. If…
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