2023-12-24 13:40:11
The last boxing evening of the year at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) kept all its promises under the eyes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Conor McGregor who exchanged and even compared their… watches.
In the star fights, we first saw a great sensation with the victory of Joseph Parker against a disappointing Deontay Wilder. The 31-year-old New Zealander, former WBO heavyweight world champion (2016-2018) won (34 victories, 3 defeats now) by unanimous decision (118-111, 118-110, 120-108). Without a solution, Wilder, 38, concedes his third defeat (for 43 victories and a draw) after those against Tyson Fury in February 2020 and October 2021.
“We’ll see what happens, we still have a little time left, but I’ve done a good job managing my money,” the American told DAZN the American. I am a happy boxer. I will come back, and if not, it was a pleasure. I don’t know if I still have the same enthusiasm, a lot of things have calmed me down. »
Words which would suggest that Wilder is close to the exit while an agreement has been reached for a shock against Anthony Joshua in March 2024.
A little later in the evening, at the end of this Day of Reckoning, the Briton did not have to draw on his reserves to beat the Swede Otto Wallin by retirement in the sixth round. Joshua, 34, former double world heavyweight champion, won the 27th victory of his career (against three defeats) and the third of the year 2023, by inflicting a knockout. technique to his opponent stunned by the blows received. Wallin (33 years old) concedes the second defeat of his career during this 29th fight, four years after losing to Tyson Fury.
“Deontay (Wilder), everything he said about me, it backfires on him,” Joshua said after his fight. But I’m going to go ahead and say that I hope he comes back. »
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