Deontay Wilder reveals Anthony Joshua is his ‘DREAM’ fight but has ‘a lot of different options’ for boxing return
DEONTAY WILDER revealed Anthony Joshua is his “DREAM” fight but has “a lot of different options” tabled for his boxing return.
Wilder has not boxed since knocking out Robert Helenius in the opening round of his October comeback bout last year.
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Anthony Joshua could fight Deontay Wilder in December in Saudi ArabiaRichard Pelham / The Sun
But he has been continually linked with a super-fight against Joshua following years of failed talks.
Now, the blockbuster bout could become a reality with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn flying out this week for talks in Saudi Arabia.
And he claimed AJ is in line to face either Wilder or Fury as a result.
The Bronze Bomber’s team have already given their green light for the fight – and now so too has the man himself.
Wilder told iFL TV: “We got a lot of different options right now at this moment in time. Joshua, everybody.
“I think a lot of people is going to get that dream fight everyone wants to see.”
Wilder, 37, has also been linked with a crossover bout with ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, 36.
But the American could be part of a heavyweight boxing bonanza in the Middle East.
Boxing bosses in Saudi Arabia also want to host a undisputed fight between Fury, 34, and Oleksandr Usyk, 36.
It would leave AJ – who beat Jermaine Franklin on points in his April return fight – free to face Wilder in a separate clash.
Wilder is back training ahead of his next move and refused to take the prospect of facing Joshua, 33, lightly.
He said: “Nobody is an easy night.
“Nobody is easy because, on the night of the fight, you just never know what they might have in them that night.
“It might be like ‘I feel great!’ Stay training, man, stay focused and I wish you nothing but the best.”
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