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What you should know about the American boxer who 'declares war' on Anthony Joshua
Deontay Wilder also has a good fighting record like Anthony Joshua. The fight between them will surely be a mega bout.
Deontay Wilder is the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) champion, and maybe the next contender for the WBA, IBO and IBF belts which are held by the Nigerian-born boxer.
The American fighter said: 'I declare war. I am declaring war upon AJ. I will not chase him.’
This challenge has also been accepted by Anthony Joshua, and he expressed his desire to be the first to hold all four major titles at once.
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“Yes,” he replied without hesitation. “Boxing needs it and so do I, 100 percent. It has to happen. We are easy to work with. Eddie knows what he’s doing. Eddie just wants to keep a lid on his jar and say, ‘calm down’,” Joshua said.
“We can fill it up to the top and maybe spill a bit over but we are not filling the second jar.”
Listed below are other information to know about Deontay Wilder, and why his bout with Joshua would be another mega-fight.
1. Deontay Wilder is an American professional boxer with a clean sheet as Anthony Joshua.
2. He has won all 38 professional fights with 97% of them on knock-out. 18 of these knock-outs happened in the first round of the fights.
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3. His nickname is "The Bronze Bomber", which is coined after Joe Louis (one of the greatest heavyweights of all time).
4. Wilder started his professional bout in 2008, after winning bronze at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
5. Wilder is currently the WBC heavyweight titleholder, and has held on to this title since 2015.
6. His next fight is with Bermane Stiverne to defend his title.
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