Regardless of shedding to Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia, former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, insists he nonetheless desires to combat Anthony Joshua, former two-time heavyweight champion.
Parker stunned former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, final Saturday night time to place unsure a long-awaited big-money combat towards Anthony Joshua in 2024.
On the same night, Anthony Joshua delivered one among his greatest fights since 2018 after beating Otto Wallin within the fifth spherical by means of a technical knockout.
However the 38-year-old American boxer insists he nonetheless has his sights set on preventing Joshua however says Joshua will use the Parker loss to keep away from getting within the ring with him.
“They don’t need that combat. Once I misplaced, did you see how blissful he was popping out?” Wilder advised 78SPORTSTV.
“He was like, “I’m not going to combat Wilder”. The hearsay was he was speaking about retiring if I gained… March ninth, the combat nonetheless can go on. However this can be a good manner for them to get out.”
When quizzed about Wilder, whom he was imagined to combat in March however who had misplaced to Parker earlier within the night, Anthony Joshua stated: “I’m going to take the upper floor,” stated Joshua, “and I hope he (Wilder) comes again.”
