After winning the heavyweight boxing title in January, Tuscaloosa boxer Deontay Wilder had to pick a place for his first title defense.
Wilder, who broke his hand in his victory over Bermane Stiverne, had to hold off on his next fight to recover. Now that he has been cleared by his doctors, he wants his next fight to be in Birmingham on June 13. In an interview with FightHype.com, he says the fight will be in the “Baldwin Auditorium,” but he meant UAB’s Bartow Arena, according to his manager and trainer Jay Deas.
He doesn’t know who he will fight yet, but Deas told AL.com that the fight should be finalized in the next three days and tickets should go on sale in the next week. Wilder said he’s looking to get three fights out of this year, saying he won’t be a champion that fights just once or twice a year.
“We still got a lot of ironing out to do,” Wilder explained. “But I’ll be back in the ring on June 13 in Birmingham, Alabama.”
Here’s Wilder’s interview via FightHype.com.
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