Deontay Wilder on Tracking Down Wladimir Klitschko

WBC Heavyweight Champ talks about tracking down Wladimir Klitschko

Deontay Wilder has a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

Not only does he have a young family to take care of, but he has the hopes and future of American boxing on his shoulders. Wilder recently beat Bermane Stiverne to win the WBC Heavyweight Championship, the first American-born fighter to hold a belt since 2009.

He’s now 34-0, with an unbelievable 33 wins coming by knockout.

Wilder understands how the heavyweight division has fallen out of favor and taken a back seat to Mixed Martial Arts. But, he’s determined to make the Heavyweight Champion the baddest man on the planet once again.

NBC 7’s Derek Togerson talked to the Champ about tracking down Wladimir Klitschko to unify the belts, why it takes a great fighter with a larger-than-life personality to make U.S. fight fans pay attention to heavyweights again, and how he won that WBC belt, despite breaking his hand during the fight.
 

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