Deontay Wilder has risen within the WBC Rankings regardless of two straight defeats and stays eligible for an instantaneous heavyweight title shot.
“The Bronze Bomber” moved up one place because of the World Boxing Council’s ruling that anybody difficult one other group’s title should be faraway from the WBC checklist. This implies Anthony Joshua, going through Daniel Dubois for the IBF belt on September 21, is dropped regardless of beforehand being the primary contender.
Deontay Wilder’s dangerous type
That honor now goes to former titleholder Tyson Fury. Nonetheless, Fury just isn’t necessary regardless of having a rematch clause to face present WBC ruler Oleksandr Usyk in December. It’s an advanced state of affairs that can also be largely unfathomable in Wilder’s case on account of his type.
Dropping towards Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang in December and June just isn’t a recognizable world championship-worthy run. Wilder’s report since 2020 leaves lots to be desired, with 4 losses and just one victory. Solely a solitary knockout of Robert Helenius, not ranked within the WBC Prime 40, backs up any claims Wilder has to compete for his outdated inexperienced and gold belt.
Regardless of all the pieces talked about above, Wilder goes from fifteenth to 14th prior to now month.
The 4 main boxing sanction our bodies have mentioned the potential of that includes the opposite champions within the scores. If this had been the case, Wilder undoubtedly wouldn’t be eligible for a world title shot as a top-fifteen-ranked contender. Moreover, each WBA, IBF, and WBO titleholder would characteristic above the American within the present standings.
Wilder wants a victory to get again within the combine, having lately been linked to a transfer all the way down to bridgerweight. Champion Lawrence Okolie accepted the problem of going through Wilder after World Boxing Information acquired the inexperienced gentle from Mauricio Sulaiman for the 38-year-old to contest the 224-pound if he so wished.
With no response from Wilder earlier than a scheduled purse bid with necessary and interim champion Kevin Lerena, Okolie appears set to maneuver on.
WBC Heavyweight Rankings – July 2024
1 Tyson Fury GB2 Agit Kabayel Germany CONTINENTAL AMERICAS3 Zhilei Zhang China4 Efe Ajagba Nigeria/US SILVER5 Jared Anderson US USWBC6 Martin Bakole Congo/GB7 Frank Sanchez Cuba8 Joe Joyce GB9 Bakhodir Jalolov Uzbekistan10 Fabio Wardley GB BBBofC/COMM11 Arslanbek Makhmudov Canada12 Filip Hrgovic Croatia13 Luis Ortiz Cuba14 Deontay Wilder US15 Otto Wallin
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