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Deontay Wilder Returns to the Ring for the First Time in More than a Year
- Deontay Wilder secured a seventh-round TKO against Tyrrell Herndon during his Friday evening return to the ring at the Charles Koch Arena located in Wichita, Kansas.
- Wilder made his return after a year away from the ring following a stoppage defeat to Zhilei Zhang in June 2024, a period during which he dealt with personal challenges including an alleged theft of $400,000.
- During the fight, Wilder landed a cuffing left hook in Round 2 and a barrage of punches in Round 6, forcing the referee to stop the bout with 2:16 remaining in Round 7.
- At 39 years old and holding a 44-4-1 record with 40 knockouts, Wilder explained that he had taken an extended break to recover and rebuild his mental, physical, and emotional strength.
- Wilder aims to reclaim a heavyweight title and has at least two fights planned this year as he seeks to rebuild his standing in the division.
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Deontay Wilder vs Tyrrell Herndon - Results & Post-Fight Report
Deontay Wilder returned to winning ways at with a seventh-round stoppage win over Tyrrell Herndon in Wichita, Kansas on Friday. Wilder was on a poor run of form that had showed signs of father time catching up with him, and last time out, Zhilei Zhang condemned him to a fourth professional defeat in five rounds in Riyadh last June. Herndon wasn’t expected to push the Alabama man much, with the 37-year-old halted four times in his five career def…
The former world champion of the heavyweight WBC Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KO) returned to the path of victory with a knockout, as it could not be otherwise, but failed to leave an image that returned him to the heavyweight elite. Alabama faced in Wichita (United States) a theoretical propitiatory victim like Tyrrell Anthony Herndon (24-6, 15 KO). Anything other than a Wilder knockout was a failure, and indeed the KO was produced, but without t…
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