After experiencing an annual dismissal, former WBC world champion, DEONTAY WILDER, returns to the ring because he will face Tyrrell Herndon (24-5, 15 KO) on Friday evening, June 27, in Kochita, Wichita, Kansas, Streaming Live at BLK Prime and PPV.com.
Wilder experienced a rapid fall from glory because he has now lost two fights. His opponent, Tyrrell Herndon, is aware of the fact that the fight against Deontay Wilder is a great opportunity, and in the Night of Fighting Herndon plans to employ this moment.
After the creation of seven successful defense of the world title, Deontay Wilder was ready to defend his WBC belt against Tyson Fury in December 2018. Wilder Pwloni Fury twice, but after the 12-round competition, the fight was recognized as a distribution of the switchgear.
Deontay Wilder would shoot victory with a knockout over Dominik Breazeale and Luis “King Kong” Ortiz. On February 22, 2020, Deontay Wilder defended his title against Tyson Fury for the second time.
The tenth defense of WBC Wilder’s title would be his last, because Fury stopped at Wilder in the seventh round. Almost two years later, Fury and Wilder fought for the third time and once again Fury won the space.
Wilder bounced from victory in the first round in the style of attractions over Robert Helenius. It seemed that he returned to his aged self, but unfortunately for Wilder a few trips to Saudi Arabia changed the trajectory of his boxing career.
In December 2023, Joseph Parker defeated Wilder when he defeated him in a unanimous decision. Six months later, Wilder returned to Saudi Arabia, and Zhilei Zhang stopped him in the 5th round.
Now the 39-year-old former heavyweight champion DEONTAY “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KO) is located at a crossroads because he is to face an opponent who is unknown. For Wilder, the fight with June 27 is a target, but for his opponent it will be a fight defining a career.
After losing to Corey Barlow and suffering the fourth defeat in his career Tyrrell Herndon began to start nine wins. In October 2023, Herndon was to face the undefeated Richard Torrez Jr.
Herndon entered the ring, looking incredibly unprepared when Torrez overwhelmed Herndon with his activity. It was a brief box of boxing when Torrez stopped Herndon in the second round.
Tyrrell, from San Antonio in Texas, Herndon bounced, leading a series of victory in three fights. Now he is to fight the former world champion in massive weight, who is extremely hazardous.
Herndon is a forceful blow that has a good right hand, but his opponent is a hardly striking warrior with a destructive right hand. The last two losses of Wilder came against opponents who were able to pass him thoroughly and neutralize his right hand.
It is very doubtful that Tyrrell Herndon is able to open Wilder thoroughly and avoid Wilder’s great right hand all night. Realistically, the clash of Wilder versus Herndon should be a brief match that Wilder ends spectacularly.
Deontay Wilder is a boxer who has never had a powerful set of skills, but for several years he was afraid of many because he is potentially the largest knockout artist in the history of boxing.
On the night of June 27, Wilder wants to dominate Herndon and maintain a potential fight with a lot of money with Anthony Joshua. Over the past few fights, Wilder has looked like a man whose heart was not completely devoted to boxing sports.
On Friday evening, June 27, Wilder must revive his passion for a fight. Losing this fight is not an option because the former WBC World Heavyweight, DEONTAY WILDER champion, stands in the face of Win Huge or return home.
Wilder parted from many years of coach Malik Scott, replacing him with Don House, an experienced corner with a senseless approach. The change signals a more aggressive reset.
World Boxing News provides a round-by-round scorecard as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher and Pirotton collide over ten rounds at heavyweight as Zuffa Boxing stages its latest card in the United Kingdom.
The Romford Bull returns to action with Pirotton standing in his way as the British heavyweight looks to continue his climb.
WBN provides a live scorecard of the contest below, plus live results throughout the event.
Fisher vs Pirotton Scorecard
Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton
(Round-by-round scorecard will refresh every 2 mins)
Heavyweight Copper Box Arena, London 10×3
Round
Fisher
Pirotton
Round 1
10
9
Round 2
10
9
Round 3
9
10
Round 4
9
10
Round 5
10
9
Round 6
10
9
Round 7
10
9
Round 8
10
9
Round 9
10
9
Round 10
10
9
WBN Totals:
98
92
Official Result: FISHER MD – 98-92, 96-95, 95-95
Zuffa Boxing
Preview
Fisher faces Pirotton in the first fight of his lucrative deal with Dana White and Zuffa Boxing.
The Briton enters the contest with a 14-1 record, while Pirotton brings a 12-2 record into the Zuffa Boxing 11 bout.
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
The Fisher vs Pirotton event unfolds alongside more live coverage on World Boxing News.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
TV Coverage
The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
All times are local BST.
23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
TV Coverage
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About the Author
Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.
