Wilder had been knocked off balance by Zhang’s previous blow and then the Chinese heavyweight closed in to finish the job, brutally flooring his opponent.
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Briton Joshua boxed magnificently in Saudi Arabia, dominating Wallin before the Swede’s corner pulled him out of the fight at the end of the fifth.
Parker, 31, turned in the performance of his career to beat “The Bronze Bomber” over 12 rounds on “The Day of Reckoning” card in Riyadh, a major upset that will have major ramifications at the top of the heavyweight division.
Joshua and Wilder are set to be involved in separate bouts this weekend in Saudi Arabia, with the Brit taking on Otto Wallin, while the “Bronze Bomber” will face Joseph Parker.
Throughout 2023, it had been rumoured that the pair were close to agreeing a deal to square off in a mammoth heavyweight showdown in the Middle East.
Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, has insisted that the announcement is “imminent” and was joined by Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz ringside after Joshua’s demolition of Helenius.
Malik Scott trains Washington as well as star American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.
AJ went face-to-face with Dillian Whyte for the first time after his August 12 bout with the British heavyweight was announced last week.
The domestic rivals meet again on August 12 at The O2 arena, the same venue that hosted their first meeting eight years ago.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn flew to Saudi Arabia this week in order to hold discussions regarding a potential fight.
Wilder moved cautiously for most of the round before unleashing his right hand that has long been considered the best in the business.
So says Deontay Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, who believes Anthony Joshua can take down the “arrogant” Gypsy King.
After Usyk beat Anthony Joshua for the second time last month, he was expected to face Fury with all the titles on the line in boxing’s blue-riband division.
Usyk outpointed Anthony Joshua last month to retain his three heavyweight world titles, a result which saw fellow champion Tyson Fury come out of ‘retirement’ to begin negotiations for a super-fight. The clash is expected to take place in February after a date in December was ruled out.
Joshua appointed Garcia as his trainer after losing three heavyweight world championship belts to Oleksandr Usyk in September.
Wilder’ s defeats to Fury were the only two losses in his career – with an outstanding 42-2-1 record with 41 knockouts. He took Fury all the way in his bouts, knocking him down four times and coming so close to knocking the Gypsy King out. And although he’s still at the top of his level, Wilder admitted that he had strongly been considering retirement.
Wilder’ s defeats to Fury were the only two losses in his career – with an outstanding 42-2-1 record with 41 knockouts. He took Fury all the way in his bouts, knocking him down four times and coming so close to knocking the Gypsy King out. And although he’s still at the top of his level, Wilder admitted that he had strongly been considering retirement.
The American is also considering his future in the sport but he remains the No 1 ranked heavyweight with the WBC. Fury is adamant he is walking away from the sport and if he backs up his threat to quit then the title will become vacant.
Fury makes the second defence of the belt that he won from Deontay Wilder in the pair’s 2020 rematch, which followed a controversial split draw in 2018. Fury stopped Wilder in their second bout to claim the gold, before knocking out the American again last October to retain it.
Britain’s Fury weathered the early storm and knocked Wilder down in the third round with a short uppercut but the American responded in the fourth, knocking Fury down twice with shots to the head.