WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder got his replacement opponent Gerald Washington out of the way last Saturday night via a 5th round knockout in front of a large crowd of 12,346 of his supporters at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder now has his sights set on fighting a unification match against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker later this year if he can get past his next opponent Hughie Fury. If Parker loses that fight, then Wilder can pretty much forget about fighting Hughie, because he’s likely going to go in another direction towards someone like IBF champion Anthony Joshua. Wilder bided his time last night before springing on Washington like a big cat in the 5th round when he unleashed a powerful 1-2 combination that put Washington down. For all intents and purposes the fight was finished at that point. The boxing fans at ringside saw with their own eyes that the 6’7” Washington was not going to be able to whether the follow up storm once he got to his feet. Wilder looked hungry as he went after Washington with a flurry of shots that had the challenger looking ready to go down. The referee wisely stopped the fight at this point in choosing to save Washington from getting hurt. Read more http://www.boxingnews24.com/2017/02/wilder-smashes-washington-targets-parker-next/
