Jan

Deontay Wilder fought with injured hand, eye vs. Bermane Stiverne

Heavyweight Deontay Wilder says he fractured his right hand during “the third or fourth round” of his WBC title-winning unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Saturday in Las Vegas, and also fought with an injured left eye suffered during a Friday training exercise.

Jan

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans share their enthusiasm for and criticism on American heavyweight standout Deontay Wilder’s WBC heavyweight title-winning victory over Bermane Stiverne, and share their opinions on future showdowns against Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko, in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Jan

Deontay Wilder answered all questions in style: Weekend Review

by Michael Rosenthal

Deontay Wilder answered all questions about him in his breakthrough victory over Bermane Stiverne on Saturday in Las Vegas.

Jan

Deontay Wilder stuns Bermane Stiverne and the world by delivering a boxing lesson to win the title

by Michael Rosenthal

The expected KO didn’t materialize, but Deontay Wilder walked away from his unanimous-decision victory over Bermane Stiverne as the first American to hold a heavyweight world title since 2007.

Jan

Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder is big but where will it lead?

by Michael Rosenthal

The Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder fight is the most important heavyweight matchup in 17-plus years and could send waves through the division but all heavyweight roads lead to disaster: Wladimir Klitschko.

Jan

We’ll learn a lot about Deontay Wilder on Saturday night

by Michael Rosenthal

Deontay Wilder will have the opportunity to silence his many doubters when he steps into the ring with WBC heavyweight titleholder Bermane Stiverne on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Jan

Bermane Stiverne weighs in at 239 pounds, Deontay Wilder 219

by Michael Rosenthal

WBC heavyweight titleholder Bermane Stiverne weighed in Friday at 239 for his defense against Deontay Wilder on Saturday at the MGM Grand. Wilder weighed 219.

Jan

Showtime Sports to stream Stiverne-Wilder weigh-in

by Doug Fischer

Showtime Sports will offer a live stream of today’s official weigh-in for the Bermane Stiverne-Deontay Wilder WBC heavyweight title bout, with the broadcast starting at 2:15 p.m. PT/5:15 p.m. ET.

Jan

Writers agree: Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder will end in KO

by Lem Satterfield

A poll of 42 boxing writers again showed how opinions are swinging both ways regarding the outcome of Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder on Saturday, but they all agree scorecards won’t play a role.

Jan

Leo Santa Cruz names son after Al Haymon; Deontay Wilder to earn $1 million

by Lem Satterfield

The elusive Al Haymon now has a face: Leo Santa Cruz’s newborn son, who was named to honor the powerful adviser as Santa Cruz trained for his title defense against Jesus Ruiz, which will happen this Saturday.