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https://www.boxingscene.com/wilder-joshua-deal-get-done-if-negotiations-private--139094

Wilder: Joshua Deal Can Get Done if Negotiations Are Private

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes a unification clash with WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua can finally get done - if both sides remain quiet while the negotiations play out.

The two sides have attempted to reach an agreement on more than one occasion, but the contract terms continue to get leaked out as their discussions play out - and eventually they fall apart.

Wilder is back on Saturday night, when he makes a mandatory defense against mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Joshua makes his United States debut on June 1, when he fights Andy Ruiz at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Wilder is confident that a deal to face Joshua is possible, if their negotiations are handled in the same manner as the WBC champ's 2018 clash with Tyson Fury.

"I want to be able to get in the ring and fight, you know, and give the people what they want, but I think how this is really going to happen - when everything goes silent. There's too many people that's involved in this. There's too many media, fans, everybody. The thing about people, everybody got an opinion about how it should go, this should go this way, this should go that way," Wilder said.

"It's like with the Tyson Fury fight, nobody knew that fight was going to happen. Kept it silent for a reason, and then all of a sudden it came out. It was the most biggest fight and exciting fight around and I think this is the same way it's going to happen, the Joshua fight. It goes silent, everybody comes together and we're able to sort it out that way and then we make an announcement.

"I want it to happen for the fans and I'm sure the fans want it to happen and like I said, once it goes silent, that's when the fight will be made."
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https://www.boxingscene.com/deontay-wilder-nobody-believes-breazeale-hes-an-uppity-negro--139077

Deontay Wilder: Nobody Believes Breazeale; He’s An Uppity Negro

By Keith Idec

NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder watched in disbelief Thursday as Dominic Breazeale predicted he’ll beat Wilder into retirement Saturday night.

The undefeated knockout artist scoffed at Breazeale’s tough talk as they sat a few feet apart at a press conference at Barclays Center. The WBC heavyweight champion claimed Breazeale acted out of character by bolding projecting that Wilder won’t have the mental makeup to continue boxing once Breazeale beats him at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

“Nobody believes this guy,” Wilder said. “He don’t have enough base in his voice. You can’t believe him. He’s an uppity negro. I mean, come on, man. I’ve been in this game for a very long time and to think for someone like you to come and beat someone like me, the closest you’re gonna get to this belt is in your dreams. And I’m pretty sure you had a lot of wet dreams about that. That’s about the closest you’re gonna get to this, I promise you.”

The 6-feet-7, 260-pound Breazeale (20-1, 18 KOs), of Eastvale, California, is about a 6-1 underdog against Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs), who also stands 6-feet-7. Breazeale, a 2012 American Olympian, could out-weigh Wilder by 40-plus pounds when they step on the New York State Athletic Commission’s scale Friday afternoon at Barclays Center.

The 33-year-old Breazeale realizes he is in for a difficult fight against one of the most punishing punchers in boxing. Wilder’s mandatory challenger is confident, though, that he’ll withstand Wilder’s power, pull off an upset and make Wilder walk away from boxing.

“I’m Deontay Wilder’s retirement plan,” Breazeale said. “I’m gonna beat him so bad that he’s not gonna wanna ever lace up the gloves again. Nor is he gonna be physically fit or able to lace up the gloves again. As we all know, sports are 80 percent mental, 20 percent physical. He ain’t got neither one of those, and when I’m done with him, the mental aspect of boxing is gonna be completely beat out of him.”

Wilder laughed off Breazeale’s boastful take on their fight.

“You never faced a killer like me in the ring,” Wilder said. “You never looked into a killer eyes like me. But you’ll feel it, though. My actions speak louder than my words. Ask all of my opponents that have came before you and ask them what they felt. Even with my last opponent, he told you the myth, the legend is real, the power is real. And you gonna feel every bit of it. I promise you that.”

The Wilder-Breazeale bout is the main event of a “Showtime Championship Boxing” tripleheader Saturday night (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).

The telecast also will include a 12-rounder that’ll match WBC featherweight champ Gary Russell Jr. (29-1, 17 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Maryland, against Spain’s Kiko Martinez (39-8-2, 28 KOs). In the opener of the broadcast, junior welterweight prospect Juan Heraldez (16-0, 10 KOs), of North Las Vegas, Nevada, is set to face Argenis Mendez (25-5-2, 12 KOs, 1 NC), of Yonkers, New York, in a 10-rounder.
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https://www.boxingscene.com/wilders-kill-talk-reviewed-hearing-says-wbc-prez--139067

Wilder's "Kill" Talk To Be Reviewed at Hearing, Says WBC Prez

WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder is now in hot water with the World Boxing Council, after the boxer made numerous statements regarding his desire to kill opponent Dominic Breazeale in the ring.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said the comments were "regrettable" and against the organisation's ethics.

Wilder, 33, will make a mandatory defense against Breazeale on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Sulaiman said: "I have seen Deontay Wilder comments which are regrettable and completely against the spirit of our sport. I have known Wilder for a long time and he is not the person he portrays in such comments. His metaphors are against the WBC code of ethics and will be addressed in a hearing."

Wilder's statements have shocked a lot of people, and he's made similar statements in the past.

"Hey, Dominic Breazeale asked for this," Wilder told reporters. "I didn't go seek him, he sought me so if [death] comes, it comes. This is a brutal sport, this is not a gentleman's sport. I keep saying this is not a gentleman's sport. We don't ask to hit each other in the face but we does anyway.

"You can ask any doctor around the world and he'll tell you the head isn't supposed to be hit. Anybody can go and in this particular time we have bad blood against each other. This is the only sport where you can kill a man and get paid for it at the same time. It's legal, so why not use my right to do so? His life is on the line for this fight and I do mean his life. I'm still trying to get me a body on my record."
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https://www.boxingscene.com/wilder-shows-softer-side-offers-pay-breazeales-funeral--139100

Wilder Shows Softer Side, Offers To Pay For Breazeale's Funeral

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder wants to hurt Dominic Breazeale "so bad" as the American star unleashed a chilling tirade at his opponent.

Wilder has already said Breazeale's body is on the line in Brooklyn this weekend – the titleholder reiterating his desire to kill in the ring – and he continued his tough talk ahead of Saturday's showdown.

Set to make his ninth title defence at Barclays Center, Wilder's comments did not go unnoticed by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman on Thursday

However, Wilder (40-0-1) was in no mood to back down as the fighters came face-to-face during their final news conference.

"This has been a long time coming for me and Dominic. He asked for this, and he shall receive. Just like the Bible says - you ask, you shall receive," Wilder told reporters.

"Come May 18 at the Barclays Center, he's going to get everything he receives. I'm gonna fade him out, baby. I can't wait. It's gonna be an amazing night for me and sad time for him.

"I want to hurt Breazeale so bad. So bad, my blood is boiling right now. I can barely keep my composure right now. But due to the fact we can't get paid outside of the ring - there's a lot of money on the line, baby, and my family got to eat.

"So with that being said I will keep my composure until that time comes. I can't wait. Come Saturday, I can do whatever I want to do. You better gather around your loved ones. You all better gather around him tonight because come Saturday night, he may not be able to talk to you. Trust me. You know I don't play no games.

And Wilder added: "If anybody thinks this is a game, you better close your eyes when the TV comes on. Or, if you’re there, you better bring your blindfold.

“Because this is gonna be a tragedy. It’s gonna be a tragedy. The least I can do [for his family], I can pay for the funeral.”

Breazeale (20-1), meanwhile, said: "I'm excited to be back and get another knockout win. Getting that WBC belt is everything to me. This is my Super Bowl. Victory for me on Saturday is everything. Wilder doesn't know what he's getting himself into.

"He's in for a fight. He better be confident in his abilities because Saturday night, he's going to be in the toughest fight of his life. I'm going to beat Deontay so bad that he's not going to ever want to lace up the gloves again."
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Lol Wilder would literally have to run into his fist to lose this fight. Now Wilder could do that.. .But you have better chance of winning the lottery
 
https://www.boxingscene.com/gary-russell-ill-move-up-personal-lomachenko-rematch--139122

Gary Russell: I'll Move Up For 'Personal' Lomachenko Rematch

By Keith Idec

Gary Russell Jr. wants to fight Leo Santa Cruz and Gervonta Davis, in that order.

The opponent Russell most hopes to face, however, is Vasiliy Lomachenko. Russell suffered the only loss of his professional career to Lomachenko, who won a majority decision over the WBC featherweight champion in June 2014.

Ukraine’s Lomachenko beat Russell in just the two-time Olympic gold medalist’s third bout as a pro. Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) since has advanced to the lightweight limit of 135 pounds, two weight classes above Russell’s division.

Russell, 30, is willing to move up to meet Lomachenko at a catch weight between 130 and 135 pounds if Lomachenko agrees to grant him a second chance.

“Let me tell you something,” Russell told BoxingScene.com, “I don’t care if I don’t get a chance to fight Leo, if I don’t get a chance to fight none of these other guys. Before the conclusion of my career, I wouldn’t mind moving up in weight to meet him at a catch weight. It don’t got sh*t to do with the fans, don’t have nothing to do with what anybody said. It’s personal.

“Most of my fights are not personal; it’s just business. We do it to provide a sense of financial stability for our families, etc. But that particular fight is personal. That one has added incentive to it, so I would definitely be willing to move up two weight classes to make that fight happen. I’ll meet him. I’ll meet his ass there.”

For now, Russell (29-1, 17 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Maryland, is preparing to defend his WBC 126-pound crown against Spain’s Kiko Martinez (39-8-2, 28 KOs) on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Showtime will televise their 12-round championship match as part of a three-bout broadcast that’ll feature WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) and mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale (20-1, 18 KOs) in the main event (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).

As focused as Russell appears on overcoming Martinez, his majority-decision defeat to Lomachenko nearly five years ago still stings. When it was mentioned that he and Lomachenko fight at the same elite level, Russell disagreed.

“I doubt that me and Lomachenko are at the same level,” Russell said. “He don’t do the sh*t in the ring that I do in the ring. He don’t give you the hand speed and the boxing IQ I give in the ring. He does a lot of moving around with his feet and running and stuff like that. Nobody knew who the f*ck Lomachenko was until he fought Mr. Gary Russell Jr.

“You can’t take away from what he did in the amateurs, but in the pros, he lost to [Orlando] Salido. No one knew who he was until he fought a dehydrated, 5½-pounds-overweight that I had to lose the day of the fight, Gary Russell Jr. So nah, I don’t think that Lomachenko is even on my level.”

Russell is much more likely to face Santa Cruz (36-1-1, 19 KOs), the WBA featherweight champ, than Lomachenko in his next bout. Lomachenko, who owns the WBA and WBO 135-pound titles, is headed for a fight against England’s Luke Campbell (20-2, 16 KOs) for the vacant WBC lightweight championship.
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