Jun

Deontay Wilder gets his KO but it takes longer than expected

Deontay Wilder got the result he and almost everyone else expected but Eric Molina didn’t go willingly Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama.

Jun

Deontay Wilder-Eric Molina weigh-in results, final bout sheet

by Doug Fischer

Deontay Wilder weighed in at 229 pounds for the first defense of his WBC heavyweight title against 239.25-pound Eric Molina, which will take place Saturday at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama on Showtime. Jose Pedraza, 129.25, and Andrey Klimov, 129, made weight for their IBF junior lightweight title co-feature.

Jun

Deontay Wilder not looking past Molina, though everyone else is

by Andreas Hale

It’s an old refrain — “I’m not looking past …” — but Deontay Wilder insists he’s not going to underestimate Eric Molina, who most think poses little threat to the WBC heavyweight titleholder.

May

Deontay Wilder set for June 13 WBC title defense vs. Eric Molina

by Doug Fischer

Undefeated heavyweight beltholder Deontay Wilder will make the first defense of his WBC title against Eric Molina in the main event of a June 13 Showtime-televised card from the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala., the cable network announced on Thursday.