DEONTAY WILDER has fired back with a response to Oleksandr Usyk’s callout.
The heavyweight champion’s next bout has been eagerly anticipated by the boxing world.
The Ukrainian has not entered the ring since beating Brit Daniel Dubois at Wembley in July.
That victory unified the belts for Usyk, but he has since vacated the WBO title to Fabio Wardley.
Usyk was set to face mandatory WBO challenger Joseph Parker earlier this year, but was forced to pull out after suffering an injury.
Wardley then beat Parker in October to replace him as the challenger to Usyk’s belt, and was elevated to champion when the Ukrainian gave it up.
Fans waiting for his next bout welcomed his calling out of a surprising choice in Wilder on Monday.
He told Boxing King Media: “I want to fight Deontay Wilder. I think it’s interesting.
“This is a world champion guy, this is a very famous guy, this is a strong guy.
“He is one of the great heavyweights of the last 10 years.”
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Now the Bronze Bomber’s camp have revealed that he would be happy to make the fight happen, for the right offer.
Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel told Sky Sports: “Usyk is a great champion.
“We have plans for next year and we’d like Oleksandr Usyk to be part of them.
“If we receive the right offer, we would be open to that fight.”
If the fight were to happen, it would put any speculation of a trilogy bout with Tyson Fury to bed for the time being.
