Wilder camp wants 'new offer' for Joshua heavyweight bout


  • Boxing
  • Wednesday, 26 Sep 2018

Boxing - Tyson Fury v Francesco Pianeta - Windsor Park, Belfast, Britain - August 18, 2018. Deontay Wilder in the ring after the fight. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

(Reuters) - WBC champion Deontay Wilder's representatives have said they will not resume negotiations for a fight with Briton Anthony Joshua until better terms are offered and that no such offer has been forthcoming, Sky News reported.

American Wilder and the 28-year-old Joshua, who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO crowns, were in talks for a fight that would unify the heavyweight title but the negotiations broke down.

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