Deontay Wilder: The former heavyweight champion is set to confirm his return to the ring soon Boxing news

Deontay Wilder is set to make his return to the ring.

The former WBC heavyweight champion has not fought since losing to Zilei Zhang last June.

But Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel confirmed that the 39-year-old could announce his next fight in the coming weeks.

Wilder announced his comeback in November with a video montage of members of the media calling for his retirement on Instagram with the message, ‘The best yes must come.’

In the year The ‘Bronze Bomber’ had a long reign as the WBC champion before losing to Tyson Fury in a stunning rematch in 2020.

The big American lost a three-way match against Fury and won a first-round knockout over Robert Helenius.

In the year The loss to Joseph Parker in 2023, coupled with Zing’s loss, has led to questions about Wilder’s future.

But Wilder is set to resume his career in a division dominated by Oleksandr Usyk after his rematch against Tyson Fury last month.

Usyk, who holds the WBC, WBA and WBO belts, suggested he could return to cruiserweight, where he is the undisputed champion, Britain’s Daniel Dubois, who is the IBF champion after a knockout victory over Anthony Joshua last year.