Deontay Wilder to confront Anthony Joshua in Cardiff when champ fights Joseph Parker on March 31
All the heavyweight belts are on the line in the coming months with AJ vs the Kiwi king and Bronze Bomber defending against Luis Ortiz
FIREWORKS will go off in Cardiff on March 31st when WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder confronts Anthony Joshua in when he takes on WBO boss Joseph Parker.
The Bronze Bomber will be ringside at the Principality Stadium and wants to make the first move on the Watford superstar and WBA and IBF hero.
Wilder told Sky Sports.”I will get in the ring and go face-to-face with him.
“That will be amazing and I hope he is anticipating seeing me and people are anticipating two tough guys getting in the ring. We will call this the preview.
This will let people see what our fight will be like.
“It typifies the show as well, because people want to know what’s going to happen next.
“I am an unpredictable person, I do what people don’t expect me to do but I do things when it’s the right time for me to do them. You’ll see.
I enjoyed myself the first time I came over to work with Sky Sports and I am certainly looking forward to doing it again.”
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Wilder believes Parker could shock Joshua and grab the win but he hopes AJ gets the victory so he will have his chance against the Watford boxer.
The American KO machine said: “Of course, 100 per cent, even 1,000 per cent, we definitely hope Joshua wins.
“I wouldn’t dare curse that he loses because people want to see the best fight the best.
“I want the heavyweight division to stay lit up as it has been and stay exciting like it is.
Wilder said he doesn’t dislike Joshua.
“I don’t dislike Anthony Joshua. I don’t hate the guy, I actually like him, just as much as I like Tyson Fury.
“I think he has done a tremendous job with what he’s done in his country and I am proud to see they are praising another black man for his accomplishments because you just don’t see that much these days.
Wilder believes there should be just one champion in the heavyweight division.
“Being that he’s a champion and I am a champion it’s about time the division had one champion.
“One guy that takes it all, just one master of the division, one king on the throne and that’s why I really want this fight to happen.”