“The return of the former world champion will take place in April at BLK Prime”, — write: sport.ua
The day before, it became known that the American will meet his compatriot Stephen Shaw (20–2, 15 KOs). The match will be organized by the streaming platform BLK Prime. The exact date of the fight will be announced later.
Officially, the confrontation between Wilder and Shaw will be announced on Saturday, January 11 – the ex-champion will hold a press conference together with his manager Shelly Finkel.
In his last fight, Stephen Shaw knocked out the experienced American veteran Jason Bergman (27–22–2, 18 KOs) in the first round. Deontay Wilder last appeared in the ring on June 1 of last year – he sensationally lost to China’s Zhang Zhilei (27–2–1, 22 KOs) by knockout in the fifth round.