Deontay Wilder boxing news
Talk about a fight that absolutely is must-win, for both men. Deontay Wilder Vs. Zhilei Zhang is also, the superb light heavyweight matchup that is Artur Beterbiev against Dmitry Bivol aside, the highlight of the recently announced 5 Vs.
Deontay Wilder says his fight with Zhilei Zhang is a “last stand” for him, meaning he’ll retire if he loses for their 12-round contest on the Matchroom vs.
Trainer Malik Scott wants his fighter Deontay Wilder to put Zhilei Zhang in a vulnerable state where he’s fatigued so they can take advantage of that to win on June 1st in the 5v5 event on DAZN in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The official line up of fights to feature on the ‘Five Vs. Five’ card is now confirmed. On June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – supporting the massive, it-needs-no-support, light heavyweight showdown between unbeaten 175 pound champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol – will be the following fights:
Deontay Wilder Vs.
To no great surprise, plenty of people from the boxing world have had a strong reaction to the report yesterday that said a fight between huge heavyweight punchers Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang was close, with the fight being “finalized” for June 1, as per the tweet from Mike Coppinger.
The seemingly endless run of stacked cards taking place in Saudi Arabia has given, and is giving, fight fans plenty to get excited about.
As per a news story from Mike Coppinger at ESPN.com, a heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang is currently in the process of being finalized for June 1, the massive clash of big men to take place in, yes, you guessed it, Saudi Arabia.
You may not always agree with former WBC cruiserweight champ turned pundit Tony Bellew. Far from it, in fact. But “Bomber” has had some very interesting things to say about Deontay Wilder, or rather about Wilder’s overall greatness as a puncher.
Francis Ngannou has answered some questions via an interview filmed by IFL TV, and the former UFC heavyweight champion, who was so brutally knocked out by Anthony Joshua a week ago, says he is up for future challenges.
Will Deontay Wilder fight again? We haven’t seen or heard too much from Wilder since his shocking defeat (and his shockingly bad performance) against Joseph Parker.