Deontay Wilder will fight on BLK Prime in April against an opponent yet to be determined. Wilder's manager Shelley Finkel will unveil the opponent in Los Angeles on Saturday.
For BLK Prime to get his money's worth, Wilder has to fight someone fans are interested in seeing. He's looked pretty bad in his last two fights, losing to Zhilei Zhang and Joseph Parker.
April returns
There has been talk of possibly fighting Francis Ngannou Wilder. If this were the opponent, some people would want to watch the match because Ngannou has caused Tyson Fury a lot of problems. This was an out of shape rage.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) is coming off a fifth-round knockout loss to Zhilei Zhang on June 1 in Riyadh. This was the fourth loss for the 39-year-old Deontay in his last five matches since 2020.
The shots that Chang Wilder hit were much harder than the blows that Tyson Fury received in his three fights with him.
The 'Bronze Bomber' hasn't looked like the same fighter he once was since losing to Tyson Fury in their 7th round rematch on February 22, 2020.
“I've been told that @BronzeBomber will be back for a rematch in April on BLK Prime. Wilder and manager Shelley Finkel will meet with the media in Los Angeles on Saturday to announce the opponent,” Manouk Akopyan said. Xtalks about Deontay Wilder's upcoming fight.
Fans would love to see Deontay fight with the same ruthless aggression he had during his best years, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. He's approaching 40, very wealthy with an estimated net worth of $40 million, and just can't pull the trigger anymore.
It's not that he can't. He seems to be afraid to throw for fear of being confronted. This is how Fury hurt Wilder, and he seems to have a hard time forgetting that terrible experience.
Wilder has won just one fight in the past five years, beating his former sparring partner Robert Helenius by first-round knockout in 2022.
