A former long-reigning heavyweight champion is set to return to the ring after suffering back-to-back defeats.
The 39-year-old from Tuscaloosa, Alabama was blasted out in the fifth round by the heavyweight veteran on the Queensberry vs Matchroom 5v5 show last June, making it four defeats in his last five outings for ‘The Bronze Bomber’.
Despite his disappointing run of form, Wilder is now gearing up for his long-awaited return to the ring and is even targeting an opportunity to regain a version of the world heavyweight championship in the near future.
Speaking to TMZ Sports, Wilder made no mistake in backing himself to return to the very top of the heavyweight division as he targets ‘all the belts’.
“I’m coming back for all the belts, you know the heavyweight division I brought it back years ago in 2015 and I’m gonna bring it back again.”
Wilder will face countryman Tyrrell Herndon on June 27 at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita and says he is not overlooking his opponent.
“I’m taking him seriously, we’ve got a lot of fights lined up for this year, two for sure but three maybe. It’s going to be a great fight whilst it lasts but this warm up, tune up, I’m taking it serious and once completing the task then we move on into the limelight of the bigger and better fights. This is the tester.”
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