Deontay Wilder
American boxer
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| March 28 2025 | Global Combat Collective announced Deontay Wilder's upcoming fight against Tyrrell Anthony Herndon, scheduled for June 27, 2025 in Wichita, Kansas, to be streamed on BLK Prime. |
| January 14 2025 | Reported potential ring return against Curtis Harper in Atlanta, Georgia, though the fight was never officially announced. |
| June 1 2024 | Deontay Wilder faced Zhilei Zhang and lost in the fifth round by knockout. |
| June 1 2024 | Deontay Wilder faced Zhilei Zhang and won by TKO in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| January 2024 | Wilder participated as a contestant in season 2 of the American television series The Traitors, but left the show after episode 3 due to emotional distress. |
| 2023 | After his loss to Parker, Deontay Wilder declared via Instagram that he would not be retiring and expressed optimism about returning to the ring. |
| December 23 2023 | Deontay Wilder fought Joseph Parker and won by unanimous decision, claiming the WBO Inter-Continental and vacant WBC International heavyweight titles at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
| December 23 2023 | Deontay Wilder fought Joseph Parker in a 12-round non-title heavyweight fight, losing by unanimous decision with judges scoring the fight 118–111, 118–110, and 120–108. |
| November 15 2023 | Riyadh Season announced a boxing card that included Deontay Wilder in a co-feature bout against Joseph Parker, scheduled for December 23, 2023. |
| October 2023 | Deontay Wilder defeated Robert Helenius by knockout in the first round, marking his last fight before facing Joseph Parker. |
| 2022 | Wilder was honored with a statue in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, made out of bronze in homage to his fight nickname 'The Bronze Bomber'. |
| October 15 2022 | Deontay Wilder fought Robert Helenius at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, where he won by knockout with a short right hand at 2:57 of the first round. |
| October 15 2021 | Deontay Wilder released a statement on social media, thanking God, his team, his fans, and congratulating Tyson Fury for his victory. |
| October 9 2021 | In the highly anticipated trilogy fight, Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder via eleventh-round knockout after both exchanged five knockdowns. |
| October 8 2021 | During the pre-fight weigh-in for his bout against Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder weighed in at 238 lbs, marking his career heaviest weight. |
| June 2021 | Deontay Wilder stated that his 'mind is very violent' and that he had 'built a whole facility to commit a legal homicide' against Tyson Fury. |
| June 2021 | Wilder appointed his former rival Malik Scott as his new head trainer. |
| May 17 2021 | Arbitration judge Daniel Weinstein ruled that Tyson Fury must honor a contractual clause for a third fight with Deontay Wilder. |
| October 31 2020 | Deontay Wilder issued a series of statements on social media, continuing to accuse Tyson Fury of cheating following his loss in their rematch, and expressed interest in a trilogy bout. |
| February 22 2020 | Deontay Wilder fought Tyson Fury in a rematch for the WBC heavyweight title, where he ultimately lost via seventh-round technical knockout after being behind on the scorecards. |
| 2019 | Wilder received both the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award for the third time and the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year award. |
| November 27 2019 | It was announced that Deontay Wilder would face Tyson Fury on February 22, 2020, in a rematch of their 2018 bout which resulted in a draw. |
| November 23 2019 | Deontay Wilder faced Luis Ortiz in a rematch, winning by seventh-round knockout to retain his WBC heavyweight title, despite being behind on all judges' scorecards. |
| May 18 2019 | Deontay Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title against Dominic Breazeale, winning by knockout with 43 seconds left in the first round. |
| December 1 2018 | Deontay Wilder fought Tyson Fury at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, resulting in a twelve-round split decision draw, allowing Wilder to retain his WBC heavyweight title. |
| November 30 2018 | The weigh-in for the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury fight took place outside the Los Angeles Convention Center. |
| September 22 2018 | Both Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury confirmed that they had signed contracts for their fight scheduled on December 1, 2018. |
| August 18 2018 | Tyson Fury won his bout against Francesco Pianeta by points decision, further solidifying plans for his upcoming fight against Deontay Wilder. |
| July 30 2018 | It was reported that negotiations for a fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury were ongoing, with a potential fight date set for either November or December 2018. |
| June 26 2018 | Negotiations for a heavyweight unification fight between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua faced hurdles, leading to a decision by the WBA to give Joshua's camp 24 hours to finalize a deal with Alexander Povetkin. |
| March 3 2018 | Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title by knocking out Luis Ortiz in round ten at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Wilder overcame challenges throughout the fight, including being hurt badly in round seven, but ultimately dropped Ortiz twice in the final round before the fight was halted by the referee. |
| January 23 2018 | The fight between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz was officially announced after negotiations resumed for Wilder's WBC heavyweight title fight, confirming the bout to take place on March 3, 2018. |
| 2017 | Deontay Wilder made controversial comments about wanting to kill an opponent in the ring, specifically referring to Bermane Stiverne. |
| 2017 | Wilder won the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award for the second time. |
| December 30 2017 | An agreement was reported to have been reached for Deontay Wilder to fight Luis Ortiz for the WBC heavyweight title, with the fight date set for March 3, 2018. |
| December 8 2017 | Deontay Wilder was present ringside for Luis Ortiz's return to the ring, where Ortiz knocked out Daniel Martz. Following the fight, Ortiz called out Wilder, who guaranteed him the fight. |
| November 4 2017 | Deontay Wilder successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title against Bermane Stiverne at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, winning by a first-round knockout. |
| October 17 2017 | Bermane Stiverne officially signed the contract to fight Deontay Wilder, confirming his participation as the mandatory challenger. |
| October 4 2017 | The WBC withdrew its sanction on the originally scheduled fight between Wilder and Luis Ortiz, ordering Wilder to fight mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne instead. |
| September 29 2017 | Ortiz failed a drug test for banned diuretics, resulting in the cancellation of the originally planned fight. |
| February 27 2017 | The WBC ordered Deontay Wilder to fight mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne, with negotiations to begin immediately. |
| February 25 2017 | Deontay Wilder successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title by defeating Gerald Washington via TKO in the fifth round, in front of a hometown crowd of 12,346 at the Legacy Arena in Alabama. |
| February 25 2017 | After his victory over Washington, Deontay Wilder was involved in an altercation with Dominic Breazeale, which occurred at the Westin Birmingham hotel following Breazeale's win on the undercard. |
| February 14 2017 | Deontay Wilder won $7 million plus legal fees after taxes in court over the cancellation of his scheduled fight against Alexander Povetkin. |
| January 30 2017 | It was announced that Gerald Washington would face Deontay Wilder on February 25, 2017, after Wawrzyk failed a drug test. |
| 2016 | Wilder was awarded the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award for the first time. |
| December 21 2016 | Deontay Wilder's manager announced that there were advance talks for a fight to take place on February 25, 2017, against Andrzej Wawrzyk at the Legacy Arena in Alabama. |
| July 16 2016 | Deontay Wilder faced Chris Arreola at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, where he dominated the fight, resulting in a stoppage after eight rounds. Wilder broke his right hand and tore his biceps during the match, which led to him being ruled out for the remainder of 2016. |
| May 21 2016 | Deontay Wilder was scheduled to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Alexander Povetkin in Moscow, Russia, but the fight was cancelled after Povetkin tested positive for the banned substance meldonium a week prior. |
| January 16 2016 | Deontay Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title against Polish boxer Artur Szpilka at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Wilder won the fight by knockout in the ninth round after Szpilka had been leading on the scorecards. |
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