Deontay Wilder will return in June after his recent KO loss.
Deontay Wilder has won just one fight in his last five, and aside from his opening-round win over Robert Helenius, hasn’t tasted victory since 2019.
Wilder has been adamant that he will not retire yet following his recent shut-out loss to Joseph Parker, and even more recent KO loss to Zhilei Zhang. The Bronze Bomber’s next opponent has now been announced, leaving some fans scratching their heads.
Deontay Wilder will face 24-5 Tyrrell Herndon
Wilder’s return is set to take place on the 27th of June this year, over a year since his most recent fight against Zhang, who lost to Agit Kabayel, which occurred on the Matchroom vs Queensberry 5v5 card.
Wilder was recruited by Eddie Hearn as Matchroom team captain, but fell short, with Matchroom losing every fight on the card in a clean sweep for Frank Warren.
He will return against 24-5 Tyrrell Herndon, who lost a second-round stoppage to rising prospect Richard Torrez Jr. in 2023. Herndon has also lost to Corey Barlow and Brandon Glanton, but beat Barlow twice before, and was disqualified against Glanton.
In his eighth fight, however, Herndon faced 0-0-0 Efe Ajagba, who stopped Herndon in the very first round.
Deontay Wilder is 1-3 since appointing new trainer following Fury loss
Wilder, who once chased Billy Joe Saunders out of a restaurant, is best known for his trilogy with Tyson Fury, in which The Bronze Bomber dropped The Gypsy King to secure a draw, before Fury returned in their second fight and stopped Wilder.
Following the loss, Wilder, who began boxing to care for his ill daughter, appointed former foe Malik Scott as his trainer ahead of his third fight with Fury. Wilder stopped Scott in one round back in 2014.
Since appointing Scott, Wilder, who sparred David Haye, would go on to lose three of his next four fights. Despite this, no word has been made on Wilder’s trainer going into the Herndon fight, so it seems the partnership between him and Scott remains intact.