Head of Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn said that he recently tried to contact one of the managers of former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) Shelly Finkel, but they ignored him.
Asked about the American puncher’s potential fight against Anthony Joshua (who has a rematch with Usyk on the way), Hearn said that, of course, they are interested in such an option.
Moreover, he added, they had previously tried to get in touch with the Wilder team in order to, so to speak, “test the waters”.
“I offered them such money [за подобный бой]! But they never called back, ”the functionary complains in an interview.
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What should Joshua do after being knocked out by Usyk? Fight Wilder, expert says
When Deontay and Joshua were still unbeaten champions, they and the teams demonstrated the worst negotiability in boxing: months of negotiations and accusations against each other in the media and social networks turned into nothing more than zilch and irritation of boxing fans.
Now Wilder is looking to make a comeback in the fall against Robert Helenius. Allegedly. Because until he enters the ring, it’s better not to talk about it in the affirmative. Deontay, 36, hasn’t competed since last October, when he was knocked out for the second time in a row by Tyson Fury.
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