Deontay Wilder hopes his defeat of Bermane Stiverne will land him a super fight with Anthony Joshua in a heavyweight showdown the boxing world is dying to see.
Wilder destroyed Stiverne by knocking out the out-of-shape challenger with one second left in the opening round to retain his WBC heavyweight championship on Saturday.
Wilder issued a call for British star Joshua, who is the IBF and WBA heavyweight champ, to step up to the plate.
“I have been waiting on that boy for a long time now. Listen, mate. I know I am the best. Are up for the test? I want Joshua. Joshua comes and sees me, baby,” Wilder said.
On the undercard, Kazakhstan’s Sergey Lipinets claimed the vacant IBF junior welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Akihiro Kondo of Japan.
Lipinets improved to 13-0 with 10 KOs as he won on all three judges’ scorecards, 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111.
Kondo, the third-ranked challenger with a career record of 29-6-1 coming into the bout, was fighting for his first world title in his debut fight on American soil.
AFP
