The former world heavyweight champion wants to face the Ukrainian boxer in the ring.
Deontay Wilder wants to face Oleksandr Usyk in the ring. The former world heavyweight champion hopes that the Ukrainian world heavyweight champion will keep his word and fight the winner of his showdown with Robert Helenius.
According to the American, he will do everything to defeat the Finnish boxer on October 15 and get a chance to fight Usyk for the championship belts.
“I intend to go straight to the titles. I heard that Alexander Usyk will attend our match with Helenius. I also heard that if Robert wins, he will be the mandatory challenger. Usyk said, he will fight the winner of our match. personality. , and I appreciate it. So I hope he is a man of his word and wants to meet the winner. I hope he keeps his word, and when I get past Helenius, Usyk and I will fight for all his belts.
I’ve been giving other fighters title shots for most of my career, so it’s nice to be on the other side. I had to go through everything to get here, to have a good fight with Usyk. But I don’t look behind Helenius. Even if I fight Usyk, after that there are still good fights, including the Andy Ruiz fight,” Wilder told the Mirror.
We remind you, Deontay Wilder previously said when he planned to end his career.
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