World Boxing Council Heavyweight Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder is pleased to announce that his rematch with Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury headlining the historic, mega PPV event this Saturday, Feb. 22 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be his first "Fight for Peace'' under Pontifex Foundation Scholas …
Read More »Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury
Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury fought to a split-decision draw on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday night from STAPLES Center in arguably one of the best heavyweight fights in years. After controlling the WBC World Championship fight early, Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) miraculously overcame two …
Read More »Heavyweight World Champ Wilder Goes Against Undefeated Ortiz March 3
Undefeated WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber'' Wilder will face his toughest opponent to date when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis "The Real King Kong'' Ortiz Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center, the home of Brooklyn Boxing, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The co-feature of the evening …
Read More »Deontay Wilder, Jarrett Hurd, Gavin McDonnell In Major World Title Fights Tonight
The weekend's biggest show takes place tonight at Legacy Arena in the US city of Birmingham, where local icon and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder returns to the ring after a seven month absence. Wilder, 37-0 (36), makes his comeback against relatively unknown contender Gerald Washington, 18-0-1 (12), after original …
Read More »Prospect Caleb Plant Gets Closer To Home Tonight In Alabama
Unbeaten prospect Caleb Plant looks to continue his march towards world title contention when he battles Ghana's Thomas Awimbono in the 10-round main event of of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and Fox Deportes on Saturday, February 25 from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. Coverage on FS1 …
Read More »Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant Added To Wilder vs. Washington Card
Undefeated super-middleweight contender, Caleb "Sweet Hands" Plant (14-0, 10 KOs), will be making his 2017 debut on the Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) vs. Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) card, taking place at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama on February 25. Plant will headline his own show on Fox …
Read More »Lucas Browne: Nobody Wants To See Wilder vs. Arreola
Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne believes a fight between Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola would be bad for heavyweight boxing. Browne is set to face Argentina's Gonzalo Basile in Melbourne next month and will turn his attention to his mandatory shot at WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev afterwards. But he's hopeful of …
Read More »“Big Daddy” Browne Relishes Fight With WBC Champ Deontay Wilder
Lucas "Big Daddy" Browne believes he would have ripped the WBC heavyweight crown away from Deontay Wilder if he had been the American's opponent this past weekend. Wilder made the first defence of his crown against the unheralded Eric Molina on Saturday night and, despite scoring multiple knockdowns before stopping …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Wilder, Pedraza, Walters, Lara
There were a few good fight cards around the globe this weekend and we'll kick off this report in the American state of Alabama, where favorite son Deontay Wilder was in action. Gracing the cavernous Barstow Arena in Birmingham, Wilder put his WBC heavyweight belt up for grabs for the …
Read More »Wilder Gets Molina As First WBC Heavyweight Title Defense June 13
Undefeated Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., will make the first defense of his title when he faces Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (23-2, 17 KOs), of Raymondville, Texas, in the main event on Showtime Campionship Boxing on Saturday, June 13, live on …
Read More »Tyson Fury Joins The Deontay Wilder Opponent Queue
European heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has expressed his delight at seeing Deontay Wilder lift the WBC heavyweight title last weekend and now seeks to dethrone the heavy-handed American later this year. Wilder outboxed Bermane Stiverne for 12 rounds in Las Vegas on Saturday night and, in doing so, became America's …
Read More »“Big Daddy” Browne Calls Out Chagaev, Wilder
Lucas Browne has placed Deontay Wilder on his hit list, but first he's keen to square off with WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. The hard-hitting Aussie is rated at number seven in the world by the WBC and is a legitimate contender for the title Wilder won by outpointing Bermane Stiverne …
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