Wilder says AJ fight will happen as He retains WBC Heavy weight Title

Deodorant Wilder knocked out Dominic Breazeale (left) in the first round on Saturday

Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title with a vicious first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale on Saturday night, while Joshua will put his WBA, IBF & WBO titles on the line in New York on June 1.
Wilder says he has 'lowered his standards' to make a fight with Anthony Joshua happen. It comes as the American's manager said a meeting with Joshua, or rematch with Tyson Fury, will "probably" take place in 2020.

Deontay Wilder remains open to Anthony Joshua fight and did not rule out attending his rival's US debut pic.twitter.com/pD1lcllmTQ— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) May 19, 2019

'And the next time it does, the discussion, the deal that me and Joshua are trying to make, then I think something is going to get done.

'Like I tell people, I just want them to have patience. Let us have moments and let us do what we do. When things go silent, that's when the magic happens.'

Wilder also believes a rematch with Fury is on the cards.

Despite two knockdowns, many felt Fury had outboxed Wilder only for the fight to end in a controversial draw.

'The rematch will happen, like all these other fights will happen,' he said. 'The great thing is all these fights are in discussion. The big fights will happen.'

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Also, Eddie Hearn insists Anthony Joshua’s undisputed title fight with Deontay Wilder must happen next with ‘no excuses’ should the Brit overcome Andy Ruiz Jr on his US debut.

Matchroom boss Hearn wants Joshua to send out a message to Wilder and the heavyweight division, by turning in a similarly explosive performance to set up a mammoth unification clash.

“That was an impressive win for Deontay – he’s exciting to watch,” Hearn told Sky Sports.

“He has taken care of business, now AJ needs to do the same against Ruiz Jr at Madison Square Garden on June 1.

“The fight with AJ and Wilder is the biggest fight in the sport and all being well in two weeks’ time it must happen next – no excuses, this is the fight that will change the sport globally.