Deontay Wilder

Tuscaloosa native Deontay Wilder defended his WBC Heavyweight Belt for the fourth time on Saturday night as he defeated Chris Arreola with an 8th-round TKO.

Deontay Wilder overcame a broken hand and torn bicep to defeat Chris Arreola in Birmingham and retain his WBC Heavyweight Championship.

WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder will defend his title on Saturday night in his home state of Alabama against the challenger Chris Arreola.

One month out from his third title fight in Alabama, WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder has established Birmingham as his city of choice for defending his belt. And as he keeps winning more bouts and gaining more international exposure, the opportunity to host a title fight in his hometown of Tuscaloosa seems less and less likely...

Deontay Wilder missed out on an opportunity to defend his WBC Heavyweight Title when challenger Alexander Povetkin failed a drug test, but the champ isn't giving up his guaranteed money without a fight. According to ESPN, Wilder and promoter DiBella Entertainment have filed a lawsuit against Povetkin and Russian promoter Andrey Ryabinsky's World of Boxing for breach of contract and damages in the

After having a highly anticipated fight against Alexander Povetkin called off in May, Tuscaloosa native and WBC champion boxer Deontay Wilder will take the stage for his next fight July 16 against Chris Arreola at Birmingham’s Legacy Arena...

Muhammad Ali was an inspiration to many people, and the current WBC heavyweight champion, Tuscaloosa's own Deontay Wilder, was also touched by the life and career of the greatest boxer to ever live.

The WBC Heavyweight Champion is set to defend the belt in his home state this summer.

The sport of boxing lost its greatest athlete of all-time on Friday night when Muhammad Ali passed away at the age of 74. The man that holds the same WBC Heavyweight Championship belt that once wrapped around Ali's waist is Tuscaloosa native Deontay Wilder.

Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin denied taking meldonium Monday after a failed doping test caused his fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder to be postponed. Povetkin tested positive for meldonium last month and the WBC ruled Sunday that his bout with Wilder, which had been scheduled for Saturday in Moscow, would be delayed for an investigation...