Deontay Wilder ready to salvage Anthony Joshua fight amid Tyson Fury’s retirement after ex-world champ’s comeback bout
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DEONTAY WILDER is ready to salvage a fight with Anthony Joshua. AJ appeared to be heading towards a two-bout deal with Tyson Fury - across the UK and Saudi Arabia - worth huge sums. But Fury looks to have KOd the fight before it even started by announcing his latest shock retirement.
![[Deontay Wilder at a boxing match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/deontay-wilder-looks-wbc-international-896488351.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
It would leave Joshua in need of an opponent in the summer - and Saudi boxing chief Turki Alalshikh put forward Wilder's name. Sources close to the American confirmed to SunSport that Wilder's team are on board for talks with Joshua's camp. But first the former WBC champion wants a tune-up comeback bout following two consecutive losses - that both cost him a fight with AJ.
![[Anthony Joshua after winning a boxing match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-anthony-joshua-poses-winning-885538724.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Wilder, 39, returned in December 2023 and was stunned on points by Joseph Parker, 32. It meant the contract he signed to face Joshua, 35, the following year in 2024 became null and void. He was given a second chance to redeem the mega-bout last June - only to be knocked out by 41-year-old Zhilei Zhang.
![[Illustration comparing boxing statistics for Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AP17-01-JOSHUA-V-WILDER-TOTT-1.jpg?strip=all&w=807)
Wilder has since taken time out from the sport but has vowed to fight on - with a comeback set for the first quarter of 2025. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. He is without a win since his 40-second KO of Robert Helenius, 41, in October 2022.
![[Illustration of Tyson Fury's retirement history.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GM_13-01_FURY-RETIREMENT_GRAPHIC.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
