Deontay Wilder’s manager has confirmed that the former WBC Heavyweight champion will return later this year.
The 36-year-old has been out of action since October 2021 when he lost to Tyson Fury in their thrilling trio fight in Las Vegas.
Rumors persist about America’s future, but his manager Shelly Finkel tells Planet Sport the ‘Bronze Bomber’ will return. And Alabama’s knockout artist is aiming for winner Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua 2 according to Finkel.
“Probably the winner Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing? “
“If Joshua wins – it’s a big fight in England (between those two) – there’s a lot of unseen stuff so we’re looking to see what happens in that fight (Usyk and Joshua).”
“I don’t care what Fury says, we’re waiting to see what he really wants to do because if he wants to fight the winner he will get there. But then, where are the top guys? “
Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren revealed on Talksport this week that Wilder will fight Robert Helenius in October. However, Finkel downplayed that as well as talking about Derek Chisora waging a war against his clients.
“Derek Chisora? He just made a different decision for Kubrat Pulev, no way. “
Wilder is a man in need and tell the premier boxing champions Last month, many people, including his fellow fighters, wanted him back.
“When you have an exciting heavyweight boxing that thrives. And I am living proof.”
“When you don’t have that weight, nothing else starts to die. I’ve even had people in heavyweight approach and say, ‘The Championship isn’t the same without you, we need our champion back’. “
“A lot of people have sent messages. ‘Boxing is dead, boxing is bored without him’. Believe me, I always hear it from the top people in the boxing world. “
