Eddie Hearn, when speaking with IFL TV, said that while there is nothing concrete as far as who Anthony Joshua will fight next, his next bout is set to take place at Wembley in September, and a press conference will take place at the end of the month, with the opponent announcement made then.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s mother, Deborah Wilder, is calling for her son to retire from the sport after his fifth-round knockout defeat to Zhilei Zhang last Saturday night in the ‘5 vs.
Deontay Wilder’s knockout loss to Zhilei Zhang last Saturday night in Riyadh signaled to fans that the Bronze Bomber had reached the end of his career.
Anthony Joshua was there at ringside on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the former two-time heavyweight champion saw two potential rivals make themselves such after picking up big, notable and impressive stoppage wins.
Jared Anderson is interested in fighting Zhilei Zhang on August 3rd in Los Angeles. The Top Rank promoted unbeaten heavyweight contender Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) rejected the idea of fighting the recently knocked out Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller.
Heavyweight contender, Joseph Parker feels Deontay Wilder should have used more movement and mixed up his jabs in his fight against Zhilei Zhang in their match in Riyadh.
Retired boxing great Lennox Lewis said today that he would like to see Deontay Wilder retire after his loss last Saturday night against Zhilei Zhang in Riyadh.
Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) called out Anthony Joshua after his fifth-round knockout win over Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) on Saturday night in Riyadh.
Tonight in the headlining fight on the ‘5 Vs. 5’ card in Saudi Arabia, Zhilei Zhang took out Deontay Wilder via 5th round KO.
Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) didn’t disappoint, knocking out former WBC champion Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) in the fifth round, giving Queensberry a clean sweep in the 5 vs.