Deontay Wilder don throw challenge to Anthony Joshua for heavyweight boxing, just after him win Derek Chisora for London O2 Arena. The American boxer, wey dey 40 years old, walk pass Joshua for ringside after the fight, give am fist-bump, and yarn say “let’s do it”. As him dey waka comot, people hear am talk say “He’s scared”. This one don spark plenty talk for boxing world.
Wilder win Chisora by split decision for Saturday night fight. Judges scores na 115–111 and 115–113 for Wilder, while one judge score am 115–112 for Chisora. This win make Wilder record reach 45 wins for 50 fights, but people still dey talk say him power don reduce since him fight Tyson Fury three times.
For interview after the fight, Wilder explain wetin happen with Joshua. “It wasn’t a few words, I dapped it up with him and I said ‘now let’s get it on’,” the former world champion talk. Him add say, “I’m ready for whoever, long as these guys are in the heavyweight division, I am here. You can call me Mr Clean, because I want to clean up the whole division. The division is nothing without Deontay Wilder.”
Anthony Joshua wey dey 36 years old come watch the fight to support him friend Chisora. People think say na Chisora last professional fight. Joshua don dey quiet since December when him dey inside motor accident for Nigeria wey kill two of him friends, Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele. Joshua get small injury for that accident wey happen 29 December.
Joshua last fight na 19 December when him stop YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul for sixth round. After that win wey make him record reach 29 wins and four defeats, Joshua talk say him ready to face long-term rival Tyson Fury next. But Fury don announce say him go fight Arslanbek Makhmudov for UK on 11 April after him come back from retirement for January.
Wilder and Joshua fight don dey plan since before. Dem schedule am for 2024, but everything scatter when Wilder suffer shock loss to Joseph Parker. Now with this new challenge, boxing fans dey wait see wetin go happen next.
Eddie Hearn, wey be Joshua promoter, talk about the exchange for interview with Fight Hub TV. “He said ‘let’s do it’, AJ sort of stared at him ice cold, but he would fight him no problem,” Hearn yarn. This one show say Joshua no dey fear Wilder challenge.
For now, heavyweight division dey hot with plenty possibilities. Wilder want prove say him still get power, while Joshua want show say him fit come back strong after him recent challenges. The boxing world dey watch as these two big men dey size each other.
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