According to the chairman of the Saudi Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, the next match of former heavyweight world champion Deonta Wilder has been confirmed.
Deonta Wild is scheduled to face one of America's most talented heavyweight rookies, Jared Anderson, on August 3.
Speaking to reporters, Turki Aleshkh confirmed that Deonta Wild and Jared Anderson will be the latest members of the tournament to be held on August 3 at the BMO Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA. The event stars two divisional powerhouses, Terence Crawford and Israil Madrimov, who will compete for the WBA Super Welterweight World Title.
Jarred Anderson is currently the most talked-about heavyweight rookie on the North American continent, and his last appearance was on April 13, when he defeated Riad Merry at a bout in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. However, Jarred Anderson was lackluster in that match.
Turki Aleshkh also posted a photo of Deonta Wild and Jared Anderson on his social media.
As the chairman of the Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alesh has made significant contributions to the development of professional boxing, especially heavyweight boxing, in recent years. Turki Aleshch is keen for Deonta Wild and Jared Anderson to have this matchup, but there is a prerequisite for this bout to take place, and that is that Deonta Wild will be able to prevail against China's Zhang Zhilei on June 1.
The match against Zhang Zhilei is very important. On December 23 last year, Deonta Wild lost to former WBO heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker in a bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and what made Deonta Wilder even more difficult to accept was that he was completely suppressed by Joseph Parker in 12 rounds. So Deonta Wild hopes to get his career back on track by defeating Zhang.
The match between Zhang Zhilei and Deonta Wild is part of a highly anticipated "5v5" event partnership between two international event promotion companies in the UK, Arena Boxing Promotion and Queensbury Event Promotion. The main event of the event is a unification bout between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the Light Heavyweight World Champions.
Turki Aleshkh wrote on social media platforms: "The talented Jared Anderson will take on Deonta Wilder on August 3, and there is a good chance that this match will take place in Los Angeles, USA. However, Deonta Wild must defeat Zhang on June 1 and not suffer any serious injuries. I've always believed that a fighter like Jarred Anderson would represent the future and hope of professional boxing heavyweight. In addition, I am very pleased to be able to partner with Top Rank to bring Saudi Arabian tournament promotion companies out of the Middle East and into the United States, bringing excellent competitions to the United States and going down in history!"