AMERICAN heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Jared Anderson might be matched in opposition to each other on August 3 if Turki Alalshikh will get his manner.
The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Normal Leisure Authority has been accountable for reviving the marquee weight class and located a manner to make sure the world’s main promoters enable their fighters to seem on Riyadh Season playing cards.
In latest months now we have seen Wilder vs. Joseph Parker and the latter in opposition to Zhilei Zhang, each of which the New Zealander received pushing him again into world title rivalry.
On Might 18 boxing will crown its first undisputed heavyweight champion when Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury lastly meet. Two weeks later Filip Hrgovic dangers his IBF obligatory slot in opposition to Daniel Dubois whereas Wilder and Zhang meet in a vastly vital combat on the latter stage of their careers.
Ought to Wilder, the previous WBC heavyweight champion, keep away from a second consecutive loss and defeat Zhang then his subsequent date may carry him again to America in opposition to the up-and-coming Anderson.
Earlier this morning Alalshikh posted {a photograph} of himself and Anderson on Twitter/X and wrote, “The gifted Jared Anderson is with us now on August third Riyadh Season card at LA in opposition to the “Bronze Bomber” Deontay Wilder – if he’s prepared by then to combat after 1st of June combat in opposition to Zhilei Zhang.”
Jared Anderson
Anderson, undefeated in 17 contests, is tipped by many as a future heavyweight champion however dealing with Wilder could be an unlimited step-up for the 24-year-old. Earlier this month Anderson beat Ryad Merhy on factors in a combat to overlook and final yr racked up wins in opposition to Andrii Rudenko, Charles Martin, and George Arias, respectively.
The August 3 promotion on the BMO Stadium is headlined by pound-for-pound primary Terence Crawford difficult Israil Madrimov for the Kazakh’s WBA light-heavyweight title. A loaded undercard already encompasses a potential basic between super-welterweights Tim Tszyu and Vergil Ortiz Jr. Elsewhere Cuban expertise David Morrell takes on Radivoje Kalajdzic at 175lbs, Isaac Cruz defends his WBA super-lightweight strap in opposition to Jose Valenzuela whereas heavyweights Andy Ruiz Jr and Jarrell Miller put their friendship to at least one aspect in a crossroads combat.
