Deontay Wilder was poised to announce a comeback fight for April after back-to-back losses in Saudi Arabia.
The former WBC Heavyweight Champion was beaten on points by Joseph Parker and knocked out by Zhilei Zhang in his last two efforts, with both performances leading many in the sport to believe retirement was near.
Wilder confirmed he would fight on and had reportedly agreed to face American heavyweight Curtis Harper as part of a BLK Prime show. It was reported in early February that a contractual dispute saw the bout fall through.
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There has been no news since as to when the knockout artist from Alabama is set to return, again prompting theories that this could be it at 39-year-old.
However, Wilder’s trainer, friend and former opponent Malik Scott has now confirmed to Space Port Sweden that his charge still intends to step through the ropes again.
“Fighting is in Deontay’s heart. He’ll fight again. Deontay will fight again. He just moves on his own terms and does things how he wants to do them.
“Especially when it comes to the business aspect of things because like I said he doesn’t need this, so he ain’t going to do it if all the terms are not right. He’s still Deontay Wilder. He’s still big time boxing and people still want to see him. He’ll fight again.”
The level and stage on which ‘The Bronze Bomber’ returns remains to be seen. While a tune-up fight is ideal given the manner of his last two defeats, time is not on his side.
Scott has again mentioned a fight against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou, who has had two boxing contests against Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, losing on points to the former and by KO to the latter.
