Shelly Finkel, promoter of former WBC champion Deontay Wilder, has commented on the possibility of a fight between his fighter and Anthony Joshua.
Finkel said in an interview with ESPN:
I would hope the Anthony Josuha fight could still happen for Deontay Wilder. We’ve always said we wanted that fight. We want the Joshua fight. Eddie Hearn said he contacted me in August, but we had the Robert Helenius fight.
Shelly Finkel
Recall that on the night of March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round.
Wilder's last fight was against Joseph Parker in December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In that fight, Deontay suffered a defeat by unanimous decision. He has 43 wins (42 by knockout), three losses, and one draw to his name.