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Wilder’s return to the ring is the start of a journey he hopes will lead him back to the heavyweight belts, held by Fury and Oleksandr Usyk, but he also harbours aspirations of fighting Joshua.<\/p>\n

A bout between Wilder and Joshua would have previously been an encounter between the two top-ranked heavyweights across the globe but the pair’s standing has taken a hit following their back-to-back losses against Fury and Usyk respectively.<\/p>\n

Despite that, Wilder is adamant that a clash is still the number one draw for boxing fans and wants to bring the fight to Africa.<\/p>\n

“I would love to do that fight in Africa. It’s still the number one fight in the world for everyone. Everywhere I go, people always talk about me versus Joshua,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We both have roots from there.I think it would be an amazing place to have it, to go back home.<\/p>\n

“To go back to the motherland. A continent full of our people. I can just see that being an amazing fight, win, lose or draw.<\/p>\n

“I think we’ll get the respect and love from all the people over there.”<\/p>\n

Joshua and Wilder were previously in discussions for what would have been an undisputed bout in 2019 and 2020, while AJ has recently seen talks for a fight with Fury collapse as the pair were unable to agree to terms.<\/p>\n

Wilder foresees no similar issues in discussions with the Brit though, adding: “We’re serious and we just need them to be serious as well. We tried to make the fight and it didn’t happen. It’s a new day and time. All things are possible.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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