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Deontay Wilder tells Anthony Joshua “let’s do it” – the fight makes sense

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Deontay Wilder announced after his stunning victory over Derek Chisora ​​that he is back and ready to fight for the world titles.

While the result was close and much needed, with Wilder coming close to winning by split decision, it wasn’t the classic Bronze Bomber performance he was looking for, albeit against a very tough, hard-wearing and thrilling opponent in Chisora.

The American won on points for the second time in his career on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London and at the beginning of the fight he suffered a suspected fracture of his right hand, which would have circumscribed his strength, but it was an significant result.

“I am the king and I showed it tonight,” Wilder said in the ring.

“The blows were absorbed and I came back. It’s about having fun. I had to heal. It took me a long time to heal, but I’m back. And I’ll get better every time.”

He didn’t achieve the devastating finish he had predicted, but the victory put Wilder back in the ranks of great fighters – even if it’s not yet about world honors.

They don’t have to.

There was a potential opponent at ringside that would make sense in Anthony Joshua.

Wilder passed Joshua on his way back to the locker room after the fight, telling him: “Let’s do it.”

The Briton returned to training with Oleksandr Usyk and made his first public appearance in Britain since he was involved in a crash on December 29 that killed two of his close friends.

Joshua and Wilder were linked with a fight over six years ago when both were in prime form, but an agreement was never reached. They signed a contract in December 2023, but these plans were thwarted when Wilder lost to Joseph Parker.

Now that both are looking to end their careers in style with gigantic fights, a fight between the two will continue to generate huge interest and there will be no more waiting.

Wilder is a huge star in the UK and a fight with Joshua would sell out an outdoor stadium. It’s also time to accept that both are now far from the belts, only because others have earned the right to fight for them.

The Wilder-Joshua fight is a fight fans deserve and one that still raises many intriguing questions.

How would Joshua cope with Wilder’s strength given his loss to Daniel Dubois? Could Wilder cope with a fully fit Joshua who knocked him down? What will Joshua learn from training with Usyk and how could it change things?

This is a high-risk fight for both sides, probably more so for Joshua given his time in the ring and the potential for a fight with Tyson Fury later. The biggest fight in the division continues to be the Fury-Joshua fight, with cautious optimism that it will eventually happen.

Fury’s promoter Eddie Hearn said they would likely want the fight sooner, leaving the door open for Wilder.

Why not? In an era where we’re starting to get the fights we want, the Wilder-Joshua fight probably makes more sense now than ever.

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Richard Torrez Jr. explains how to defeat Sanchez

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Image: Richard Torrez Jr. Says Pressure Can Break Down Frank Sanchez

Richard Torrez Jr. says Frank Sanchez remains a hazardous opponent ahead of their IBF heavyweight eliminator on May 23 in Egypt, but believes the pressure and pace could ultimately break Sanchez.

Torrez discussed Sanchez during an interview this week ahead of their fight at the Glory at Giza event near the Giza Pyramids.


“You know, I think Frank, being of Cuban descent, has that Cuban style. He can box and box when he needs to,” Torrez Jr. said. in the podcast Mr. Verzace in Ring Magazine.

“I think he has a very mighty backhand. I think he knows how to kind of put you to sleep in the moment where he can hit the shot he wants.”

“And he’s really good at dictating the pace.

“But I think he lacks pace. If you’re able to take control of it and put pressure on him and impose your will on him, I think that’s where things start to fundamentally break down in the game plan.”

“I think we saw that with Kabayel and I think that’s something I’ll kind of emulate and what I’m already doing in my fights.”

Sanchez comes into the fight after suffering the first loss of his career to Agit Kabayel last year. Their fight ended after Sanchez suffered leg problems during the fight.

Torrez also addressed Sanchez’s recent knee problem, which caused the qualifiers to be postponed earlier this year.

“But Frank, I’m going out there preparing for the best. I’m going out there preparing for Frank, who has two great knees.

“That’s the Frank I hope to see because I want to fight the best. I don’t want to fight someone who is at 60%.

Undefeated Torrez will enter the fight with a record of 13-0 and 11 knockouts. Sanchez with a 25-1 record and 18 knockouts heading into the heavyweight eliminator.

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The WBA made a last-minute decision on Usyk’s world title just days before his fight with Rico Verhoeven

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WBA make last minute decision on Usyk’s world title just days before Rico Verhoeven fight

With only nine days left until Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC heavyweight world title against Rico Verhoeven, the WBA federation has decided to allow him to defend his belt as well.

Rico Verhoeven, considered a Dutch kickboxing legend, boasts a professional boxing record of just 1-0; that victory came over 12 years ago against Janos Finfera, who was 0-5 at the time.

As a result, when his unconventional fight with Usyk was announced, it was not expected that the undefeated Ukrainian’s belts would be in danger, and yet although the position of the WBA and IBF was unclear, the WBC controversially agreed to sanction the fight as a fight for the world heavyweight title.

This has led to speculation that the WBA and IBF may strip Usyk of his titles along with Murat Gassiev [WBA] and the winner of the Frank Sanchez vs. Richard Torrez Jr. fight. [IBF] he will likely benefit from this and either be elevated to champion status or set up for a free title fight in their respective bodies.

However, in an intriguing yet confusing twist, The WBA suddenly announced the terms of the “title fight” after a “special request”. They have now determined that Usyk’s victory will count as a successful title defense, but if Verhoeven were to create such an unusual situation, “the WBA Championship Committee will then review his [Usyk’s] status’.

“If Usyk emerges victorious, the fight will be officially recognized as a successful title defense. If the champion loses, the WBA Championship Committee will review his status and determine the next course of action regarding the heavyweight championship.”

Therefore, while Usyk can officially retain his WBA heavyweight title with a triumph next Saturday, unranked Verhoeven will not be able to claim the belt.

Although the WBA revealed that a victory for Verhoeven would allow him to enter its heavyweight rankings.

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“Dana’s daddy is Turki Alalshikh”

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Jordan argued that the reality behind the proposed Joshua vs. Fury fight differs significantly from public statements, before explaining why he believed the event was already taking place outside the normal promotional structure.

“With all due respect, but first and foremost, the reasons why there is enough money to do this is, as we both know and have discussed many times, that both Tyson and Joshua have slightly different deals with their promoters than other fighters because they are not subject to a broadcasting obligation,” Simon said on talkSport Boxing.

“So when Tyson Fury does a deal, he doesn’t necessarily have to be on a broadcaster that Frank Warren or Eddie Hearn is contracted to.

“Where is this fight? Netflix, right?

“So with all due respect and I mean no disrespect to either Frank or Eddie, neither of them are promoting it.

“It’s a deal with Netflix that ultimately includes some of Turki Alalshikh’s money, so Dana is throwing her two pence into the ring.

“But Eddie promotes AJ and Frank promotes Tyson, so they must be involved.”

Jordan then suggested that White’s connection to Turki Alalshikh is the reason the UFC boss is publicly discussing the fight.

“Dana’s daddy will promote it, i.e. Turki Alalshikh” – said Simon.

Both Joshua and Fury are expected to return to the ring ahead of their scheduled showdown later this year, with Joshua scheduled to fight on July 25, with Fury also discussing a return fight.

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