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Deontay Wilder weighed in at his third lightest of his professional career against Cuban Luis Ortiz. Something that surprised a lot of people going into the bout. Most thought that he had simply done so to be built for speed and to out hustle and out work the older, slower Ortiz. Really though, he didn’t […]

Deontay Wilder suffered the biggest crisis of his professional boxing career in the 7th round of his fight against Cuban Luis Ortiz. He was rocked badly in the round. How he stayed on his feet was quite incredible in itself. Let alone surviving the round and later rallying back to win by knockout a few

While many are talking about Anthony Joshua fighting Deontay Wilder later this year another man has his eyes firmly set on Wilder too after his win last night – former champion Tyson Fury. Tyson like everyone else in boxing was a keen spectator on last night’s proceedings in Brooklyn where Wilder announced himself on the

Most have been paying tribute to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s big win over Luis Ortiz last night – but not current WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders has taken issue with comments Wilder was alleged to have made in the not too distant past. Given the difference in size between both of

The boxing world has erupted with talk about the two leading (currently active) heavyweight champions in the world at the moment – Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. A Brit and an American with knockout power in both hands, undefeated records and whom have shown they can overcome adversity in the past. Yes, this is a

Deontay Wilder turns his attention to Joshua in a potentially huge fight later in 2018 if Joshua overcomes his next fight. That’s the ‘if’ in the equation though. Wilder has done his part. He’s added value to a potential Joshua fight and increased his name not just in America after beating Ortiz last night, but

Many had called for Deontay Wilder to face a test of noteworthy challenge in the ring and on in his seventh defence of his WBC heavyweight title, he finally got it. He was badly hurt and made to think, work and sweat against Cuban Luis Ortiz before closing the show in true heavyweight champion fashion