One month to go until the 5v5 boxing match between fighters from Matchroom Promotions and Queensbury Promotions. In this highly anticipated event, Deontay Wilder will face Zhang Zhilei on June 1 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. However, after this match, Queen Turki Arasheh had bigger ideas for the “Bronze Bomber”.
Not only Wilder, Jared Anderson is also in the sights of the authorities. As a result, Arasheh talked about how he wants to see Anderson face Wilder as a boxer, and feels he is ready to do so after his fight with Zhang in August. Anderson gave his two bucks for this amazing story.
Türkiye Alalshikh wants to organize the best competition
Turkish promoter Alalshikh has announced plans for a fight between “The Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder and undefeated prospect Jared Anderson. The target date for this match is August 3 as part of the Los Angeles Riyadh season card. One more caveat: This fight depends on Anderson’s preparation after his June 1 fight with Zhang Zhilei.
Arashhe strongly believes in Anderson’s ability. – Jared Anderson will be with us in Los Angeles on August 3rd on the Riyadh schedule against “Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder – if he’s ready, Zhang’s fight will continue after his June 1st fight and Zhi Lei. It’s great to work with Top Rank again – Riyadh’s season card in Los Angeles on August 3rd will go down in history!
The talented Jared Anderson is with us now on August 3rd Riyadh Season card at LA against the “Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder – if he’s ready by then to fight after 1st of June’s fight against Zhilei Zhang. I always believe that boxing would be at its peak when you have young… pic.twitter.com/BHKftgG6qt
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) April 30, 2024
He has words of encouragement for the young champion: “Focus on your future, train hard, and you will achieve your goals.” Anderson’s own answer was short and sweet: “Veteran, – indicating that he is Ready to step into the ring to fight the legendary Wilder.
If this fight happens, it will be a big test for Anderson. Despite recent setbacks, Wilder continues to be a formidable knockout artist. Beating Wilder would propel Anderson to heavyweight stardom. However, Eddie Hearn wants another bigger fight than this one, and it involves Anthony Joshua.
Eddie Hearn and Joshua Wilder also talk
Anthony Joshua’s road to the heavyweight championship took a detour. Matchroom Boxing CEO Eddie Hearn revealed in an interview with Boxing Social that a fight with Deontay Wilder could postpone Joshua’s title fight. Hearn admits that the upcoming fight will hide his ambitions. “A lot happened,” he admitted. He mentioned Riyadh’s season card in Los Angeles on August 3, and a possible match at Wembley in London in September.
There are two main factors influencing Joshua’s next move: the situation of the IBF title fight and the ongoing Wilder issue. “It’s possible to bring out the IBF title and then have a big fight with Wilder,” Hearn said. Hearn predicts that a Wilder win over Zhang will reignite the talk of a Joshua vs. Wilder fight. “Everybody calls Joshua Wilder again,” Hearn said. “This is the fight everyone wants, including AJ.”
While Joshua hopes to regain his heavyweight title, he seems to be focused on a block fight in the near future. “Nothing is locked in yet,” Hearn concluded. “We’ll see what happens on May 18 and June 1,” referring to the upcoming fight between Fry Usyk and Hlgovic Dubois. So Hearn will wait for the heavyweights to turn things around and use him in bigger fights. What do you think about this? Let us know in the comment section.
