This week, Shirley Finkel, co-agent of Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder, made it official, telling The Sun that Wild will be looking to return to boxing in March, with plans for a mat match for Anthony Joshua vs Francis Nganno. According to Finkel, if Wilde makes a successful comeback in March, he still wants to go toe-to-toe with Joshua.
Last month, Wilde and Joshua appeared in Saudi Arabia to face their respective opponents. According to the original plan, as long as Wild and Joshua both won, then the two will compete in March, but unfortunately, Wild unexpectedly lost to Joseph Parker in the case of being widely favored, and Joshua successfully defeated Otto Wallin, so that the battle between the two sides was lost, which made Wilder's team not depressed.
Joshua has all but finalized his March 8 clash with MMA sensation Francis "Iron Blood" Nagannow in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and there have been rumours that Wilder will be in the mat matchup. Now, Finkel has confirmed the news that he will try his best to arrange a match for Wilder.
"If we have the opportunity, we'd love to do it," Finkel said. If possible, Wild would be willing to go back there and be a part of the game card, and Wild would be ready. ”
Finkel reiterated that the potential clash between Wilder and Joshua is not over and that the team is still working on it, which is why Wilder is scheduled to play Joshua on the mat.
"You can't say it in advance, but I think Joshua is going to beat Nganno and then we want to see Wilder and he wins! In retrospect, people have said that Dubois is a half-man, and people have said the same about Joshua, but Joshua did well in the confrontation with Wallin, and it was his way of redeeming himself. ”
Finkel added: "In a similar situation, Wilder will face a good fighter in the next fight, and he will look like he knows it, and hopefully Wilder will be with Joshua again." ”
The question now is, if Wild wants to take the stage on March 8, who will he be up against? There are reports that "Big Bang" Zhang Zhilei may be competing with Wilder, and Zhang's agent, Terry Lane, has also confirmed that he is in contact with Wild's team.
Finkel did not disclose the exact progress of the contact with Zhang, but he said that Wild will either fight Zhang or have a rematch with Parker.
"Listen, we love Parker, but we haven't discussed it yet, so whatever the case is, if Zhang Zhilei shows up, it's going to be a big fight, and if it can be on the same card as Joshua vs. Nganno, I think Wilder will match Zhang Zhilei and it's going to be a big fight for the fans again, and I think it's great that the organizers have brought all the heavyweights together." ”
According to Finkel, Wild is willing to take on one of Zhang Zhilei and Parker, but unfortunately it is ambiguous at the same time, so you really don't know if Wild will be able to appear on time in March, especially against Zhang or Parker.
Zhang Zhilei himself said that he will dedicate a big fight to the fans in March, and we hope that the opponent will be Wilder, and according to the style and competitive state of the two, the confrontation will undoubtedly be very fierce, and we hope that the fight can be made. Some people think that in view of the fact that Wilder has just suffered a complete defeat not long ago, he may not dare to touch Zhang Zhilei, but it is relatively more likely to face Parker again, if this competition can be staged, it will be a wonderful competition, I don't know if Wilder has successfully avenged?