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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Donagh Corby

Deontay Wilder's coach only wants Anthony Joshua fight amid tournament talks

Deontay Wilder's trainer is only interested in fighting Anthony Joshua amid talks of the pair competing in an unprecedented heavyweight tournament in Saudi Arabia.

Wilder is currently in talks with Saudi officials over a bout with Joshua that would serve as the co-main event to an undisputed title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The former world champions would compete in a semi-final of sorts, with the winner likely to be the first title defence for the Fury vs Usyk winner.

And his coach Malik Scott has insisted Joshua is the only fighter he's concerned about with Wilder, as talks of a WBC title eliminator with Andy Ruiz Jr hit a stand-still. The hard-hitting heavyweight returned to the ring in October with a thudding knockout of Robert Helenius at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and is right back in title contention.

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