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It looks like it is Deontay Wilder vs Francis Ngannou the super fight might actually happen…” as the Bronze Bomber narrates TMZ Sports he will start negotiations now.
Ngannou just said of course a few weeks he previously hoped to get in the ring with Wilder soon… and when we caught up with DW this week at LAX, he seemed very open to the idea.
In fact, he told us he wanted to get the Ngannou team on the phone and start negotiations as soon as possible.
The two would make for an extremely impressive fight, especially considering how massive they are. Wilder checks in at 6-foot-7, 214 pounds … while Ngannou tips the scales at 6-foot-4, 257 pounds.
There’s not much worry about a possible lopsided fight…because after all, Ngannou almost beat Wilder’s nemesis, Tyson Furystill in 2023
Wilder then said again that he is now on the mend after finding out that “everything is fine” with his shoulder … and Ngannou was knocked out. Anthony Joshua in his last boxing match.
Regardless, Deontay made it clear that he has nothing but respect for Ngannou, even offering his condolences to the former UFC star over the recent, tragic death of his infant son.
What about? Wilder’s personal lifeIt hasn’t been the smoothest of sailing years for the former heavyweight champion, but he told us he feels like he’s cut some toxic people out of his corner … and now, “the best is yet to come.”
