Deontay Wilder is ‘open’ to a combat with fellow heavyweight Anthony Joshua, in line with the American’s supervisor Shelly Finkel.
Wilder is because of face Robert Helenius in October, 12 months after struggling a second straight stoppage defeat by Tyson Fury.
If Wilder can get previous Finland’s Helenius, the 36-year-old might be in line for a conflict with one other Briton within the type of Joshua, who was final month outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk for the second time in 11 months.
“It really depends mentally what Joshua feels he needs,” Finkel instructed The Sun.
“If he needs to take a break and take a fight as a comeback fight, or if he feels the real redemption is with Deontay, we’re open to it.
“He was gutsy to go right back into the [Usyk rematch] when he clearly lost the first one.”
Joshua, 32, misplaced the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight belts to unbeaten Ukrainian Usyk of their first combat, final September, earlier than failing to regain them in final month’s rematch.
Anthony Joshua (left) has been outpointed by Oleksandr Usyk twice in a row (Nick Potts/PA)
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Meanwhile, Wilder retained the WBC title in opposition to Fury with a controversial attract 2018, earlier than dropping the gold to the unbeaten Briton in 2020. Wilder was unable to win again the belts in a trilogy bout with Fury final October, as he misplaced by way of TKO – as he had within the pair’s second in-ring assembly.
Following Joshua’s most up-to-date loss to Usyk, “AJ” seized a microphone and delivered a wierd monologue, by which he talked up his personal profession.
Wilder later blamed Joshua’s workforce for the Briton’s “meltdown”.
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk
