Wilder off to UK to see opposition

UNBEATEN heavyweight Deontay Wilder will have a ringside view of rival champions Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko in their Wembley Stadium unification showdown on Saturday, with hopes to fight the winner by December.

The American, 31, who owns the World Boxing Council crown, will serve as a TV analyst when Britain’s unbeaten Joshua defends his International Boxing Federation crown and vies for the vacant World Boxing Association title against Klitschko before 90 000 people.

“I’m excited to be going to England,” Wilder said.

“I’m looking forward to getting a bird’s eye view of both fighters for a future fight.”

Wilder, 38-0 with 37 knockouts, has owned the WBC crown for two years and wants a July fight with New Zealand’s unbeaten Joseph Parker, with that winner to meet the Joshua-Klitschko victor.