One month out from his third title fight in Alabama, WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder has established Birmingham as his city of choice for defending his belt. And as he keeps winning more bouts and gaining more international exposure, the opportunity to host a title fight in his hometown of Tuscaloosa seems less and less likely...
Deontay Wilder missed out on an opportunity to defend his WBC Heavyweight Title when challenger Alexander Povetkin failed a drug test, but the champ isn't giving up his guaranteed money without a fight.
According to ESPN, Wilder and promoter DiBella Entertainment have filed a lawsuit against Povetkin and Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinsky's World of Boxing for breach of contract and damages in the
The sport of boxing lost its greatest athlete of all-time on Friday night when Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74. The man that holds the same WBC Heavyweight Championship belt that once wrapped around Ali's waist is Tuscaloosa native Deontay Wilder.
Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin denied taking meldonium Monday after a failed doping test caused his fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder to be postponed.
Povetkin tested positive for meldonium last month and the WBC ruled Sunday that his bout with Wilder, which had been scheduled for Saturday in Moscow, would be delayed for an investigation...
WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder is proud to call Tuscaloosa his home, and it's time the City of Champions made a bid for the Bronze Bomber's next fight to be right here in his hometown.
American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defended his WBC title for the third time with a devastating ninth round knockout of Polish challenger Artur Szpilka on Saturday night, live on SHOWTIME in front of 12,668 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N...