Former heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, says he still wants to fight previous two-time heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, despite his loss to Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia,Â
Parker stunned former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, putting a long-awaited big-money match against Anthony Joshua in 2024 in jeopardy.
On the same night, Anthony Joshua delivered one of his best performances since 2018, defeating Otto Wallin via technical knockout in the fifth round.
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However, the 38-year-old American fighter claims he still wants to fight Joshua, but that Joshua will use Parker’s loss to avoid fighting him.
Joshua, responding to questions about Wilder, whom he was due to face in March but who had lost earlier in the evening to Parker, said he hopes Wilder comes back.
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