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Usyk wants to defend his titles against Wilder next. The undefeated heavyweight champion lauded Wilder’s stardom and power while ranking him among the greatest heavyweights of this decade.
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Usyk: ‘I Think It’s Interesting’
“I want a fight with Deontay Wilder,” Usyk told Boxing King Media. “For me I think it’s interesting. He’s a world champion guy, very famous guy, he’s a strong guy. He’s one of the greatest heavyweights in the last 10 years.”
Usyk (24-0) beat Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois twice each in his last four outings. The Ukrainian most recently knocked out Dubois this past July at Wembley to become a two-time undisputed heavyweight champion. However, Usyk has since vacated his WBO belt instead of defending it against interim champion Fabio Wardley, who was promoted to undisputed champion.
Meanwhile, Wilder (44-4) has gone 2-2 since his trilogy loss to Tyson Fury in 2021. “The Bronze Bomber” is coming off a stoppage win over Tyrrell Anthony Herndon that saw him rebound from consecutive losses against Joseph Parker and Zheilei Zhang.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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