Wilder, Joshua agree fight deal

DEONTAY Wilder and Anthony Joshua have agreed terms for a heavyweight unification bout which will take place at a British venue later this year, ESPN reports.

Shelly Finkel, one of Wilder’s comanagers, said World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Wilder had accepted an offer by Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn for a fight later this year.

“We have agreed to the terms that Eddie has put out to us for a fight in the UK,” Wilder was quoted by ESPN as saying.

“Deontay has accepted his terms to fight in the UK,” Finkel said.

The report said the offer set out a two-fight deal, with a rematch to take place in the US next year.

The winner of a Joshua-Wilder bout would be the first man to hold all four heavyweight titles – WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO – simultaneously. – AFP