![]() ![]() Wilder, 37, has previously said he will fight until he is 40 but was unclear how many more fights he would take. ![]() Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) hasn't fought since losing back-to-back fights with Usyk, the most recent coming last August. Joshua's next fight will be against Jermaine Franklin, according to. Even moving forwards, Joshua don't want to fight." They should have known then that something fishy was about him. Since Andy Ruiz defeated Anthony Joshua on June 1, 2019, he was neglected, changed trainers and gained a lot of weight, but now there is much speculation that he will return to the ring for a duel. I don't know why people keep asking about that," Wilder said, "…Everybody should've known when the $50 million was offered to him. "Joshua don't wanna fight me, it's plain and clear. Wilder claims Joshua doesn't want to fight him. Joshua won those titles back in a rematch with Joshua but subsequently lost them to Oleksandr Usyk. Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) has held the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO titles after defeating Joshua.ĭeontay Wilder What's next for Deontay Wilder after first-round KO gets him back in heavyweight championship picture?įight to 40?: How much longer does former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder plan to keep fighting? Wilder is the former WBC heavyweight champion, making 10 successful defenses of the title. Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) is coming off a first-round knockout over Robert Helenius last October. Heres a breakdown of his career, from titles won to his most recent outing. "It's coming, I want to fight Andy, I hope he wants to fight me."Ī Wilder-Ruiz fight has been ordered by the World Boxing Council as a final title eliminator for the belt currently held by Tyson Fury. may be competing in the biggest fight of his career. "The biggest thing for me and Andy, it's just location, I got a lot of meetings with a lot of different people," Wilder said. Wilder said a location needs to also be settled upon. sometime this summer, but the date is unknown, per ESPN's Mike Coppinger. ![]() (c) vs.View Gallery: PHOTOS: Deontay Wilder Statue Unveiled in Tuscaloosaįormer heavyweight boxing champion and Tuscaloosa native Deontay Wilder confirmed that his next fight with Andy Ruiz Jr is in the works while sharing his thoughts on fellow heavyweight Anthony Joshua in an interview with ESPNEWS.Īs for Wilder's next fight, it is reported that he will face off against Andy Ruiz Jr. Savannah MarshallĪlycia Baumgardener (c) vs. Danielito Zorrillaįranchon Crews-Dezurn (c) vs. Note: This will be updated constantly with changes and additions. That fight will now take place on July 25 in Japan. Unfortunately, Inoue suffered an injury and the fight was postponed. A major pound-for-pound showdown was set for May 7, with former undisputed bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue moving up to super bantamweight to challenge WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton. The boxing schedule now goes into a bit of a holding pattern before the major bouts start up again, and there are some big ones on the schedule. Instead of fading away, Lopez put on one of the most complete performances of his career to put the boxing world on notice. Eddie Hearn claims Tyson Furys next fight will be a surprise clash with Andy Ruiz Jr on July 22 as the heavyweight champion appears to opt against facing Oleksandr Usyk in a unification clash. Many were questioning if Lopez's best days were already behind him despite being just 24 years old. June got off to a surprising start, with Teofimo Lopez claiming the WBO junior welterweight title with a dominant upset victory over Josh Taylor. Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez both picked up recent wins while trying to stake their claim as "the face of boxing." Undisptued titles have also been on the line of late, with Devin Haney edging out Vasiliy Lomachenko in a fantastic bout to retain his undisputed lightweight title, and all-time great and undisputed women's lightweight champion Katie Taylor coming up short in her bid to become undisputed super lightweight champion against Chantelle Cameron. ![]() As summer draws near, the boxing schedule has been heating up with some of the sport's biggest stars in action. ![]()
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