Anthony Joshua’s much-anticipated heavyweight showdown with Deontay Wilder is set to be finalised before the end of the month. Final talks will ramp up at the start of this week over a clash between the pair in Saudi Arabia at the beginning of next year following Joshua’s victory over Robert Helenius. Joshua was watched ringside at the O2 Arena by Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott, who said Wilder was planning a warm-up fight in October before a meeting with Joshua in January.
Malik Scott, trainer for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says his fighter was very pleased that Anthony Joshua scored a brutal one-punch knockou.
By Charles Brun: Deontay Wilder's trainer Malik Scott spotted a lot of weakness in Anthony Joshua in his performance against Robert Helenius last Saturday