“We’re Setting It Up”: Deontay Wilder Entering Talks With Man Who May Punch Even Harder Than Him
Deontay Wilder‘s next fight could see him take on a heavyweight that hits even harder than he does.
Wilder returned to winning ways back in June when he stopped the relatively unknown Tyrrell Herndon in seven rounds at the Charles Koch Arena in Kansas.
It was a much-needed victory for Wilder, who in the past few years has suffered two knockout defeats to Tyson Fury, a one-sided points loss to Joseph Parker, and then a fifth round stoppage loss to Zhilei Zhang in June 2024.
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He is now being linked to another heavyweight that fought Fury in recent years, and that man is former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Fury and Ngannou met in October 2023 in what was the Cameroonian’s first ever boxing bout, and despite many seeing it as a massive mismatch heading in, he managed to drop ‘The Gypsy King’ early on in the contest, before suffering a split decision loss.
Ngannou then met Anthony Joshua in March 2024, with this bout going a lot more how people expected it to, as Joshua claimed a destructive second round knockout win.
That was the last time Ngannou competed in boxing, with him since returning to MMA, but he revealed on The Ariel Helwani Show that talks are set to begin for the fight with Wilder.
“Yes, I do [want Wilder]. We haven’t engaged personally, but [talks are] going to be soon. We are setting some things up.”
Ngannou isn’t the only one to be linked to a clash with Wilder, with long-term rival Joshua also a potential option.
