Deontay Wilder turned down a title shot at bridgerweight with the WBC to focus on his heavyweight return.
The 'Bronze Bomber' made a successful return to the ring in October when he poleaxed Robert Helenius within one round in a brutal KO to return in style after taking time away from the sport. Wilder considered retirement after his second consecutive defeat to Tyson Fury, but is now chasing a title shot after maintaining his No.1 contender status with the WBC.
It is expected that his first outing this year will be a WBC heavyweight world title eliminator with Andy Ruiz Jr and the winner will be mandated to a shot at Fury's crown. However according to World Boxing News, Wilder turned down a shot at the bridgerweight world title created by the WBC to focus on his pursuit of a fourth fight against Fury.
