{"id":295342,"date":"2023-11-15T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295342"},"modified":"2023-11-15T19:25:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:25:00","slug":"deontay-wilder-and-anthony-joshuas-next-fights-confirmed-for-same-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/boxing\/deontay-wilder-and-anthony-joshuas-next-fights-confirmed-for-same-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua’s next fights confirmed for same card"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyson Fury controversially defeated Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia<\/h3>\n

The two fights will mark one of the biggest events in boxing’s history with four of the top 10 WBC-ranked boxers competing. Wilder and Joshua are ranked first and second respectively, while Parker and Wallin are eighth and ninth.<\/p>\n

Despite the boxer’s rankings, none of the four\u00a0major sanctioning bodies’ belts\u00a0will be on the line for either fight. Tyson\u00a0Fury is the current holder of the WBC strap while\u00a0Oleksandr Usyk boasts the\u00a0IBF,\u00a0WBO and\u00a0WBA\u00a0Super world heavyweight championships.<\/p>\n

Fury and Usyk are set to fight early next year for the undisputed heavyweight ranking, leading to reports that Wilder was due to fight Joshua next. However, both boxers have agreed to deals for alternative opponents.<\/p>\n

The undercard fights on the night will also prove to be an unmissable spectacle. Lyndon Arthur will face\u00a0Dmitry Bivol while Daniel Dubois will lock horns with Jarrell Miller.<\/p>\n

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The fight for Wilder would be his first bout since Oct. 2022 when he knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round. The former\u00a0WBC heavyweight champion won the fight comfortably off the back of consecutive defeats to Tyson Fury to give the American a record of 43 wins – 42 via knockout – two defeats and a controversial draw against Fury.<\/p>\n

Joshua last fought earlier in the year when he also defeated Helenius via a seventh-round knockout back in Aug. The 34-year-old has won 26 professional fights with 23 knockouts and three defeats.<\/p>\n

Both Parker and Wallin also head into their bouts in winning form. Parker, a\u00a0former WBO heavyweight world champion,\u00a0defeated Simon Kean via knockout with a brutal uppercut in Oct. on the Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou undercard. Wallin defeated\u00a0Murat Gassiev in Sept. via split decision in a tense fight in\u00a0Antalya, Turkey.<\/p>\n

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