by Edward Chaykovsky
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs) will be ringside on April 29th at Wembley.
Wilder will be part of the Sky Sports Box Office team for the huge heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, who will battle for the WBA, IBF, IBO world titles before an expected record crowd of 90,000 fans.
"I wouldn't miss this for anything," Wilder told Sky Sports. "I will definitely be over and I can't wait to see my UK fans and friends and it will be great to have my presence there. I'll be working with Sky Sports Box Office and I am going to enjoy the fight. I am looking forward to the whole experience. It will be a different birds' eye view as I would call it. I will be a lot closer, see a lot more things and as I am fighter, I know what I am looking for.
Like Joshua, Wilder was once used as a sparring partner by Klitschko.
After the fight is over, Wilder hopes to enter the ring and make it known that he wants to fight the winner. Wilder currently has a mandatory obligation hanging over his head, a rematch with Bermane Stiverne, but a unification would take precedence over the mandatory.
"That's why coming to fights like these is so important, not only to show my face to the fans, but to make my presence known to the fighters as well. I will let them know I am there and I'll be looking at who I want next," Wilder said.
"If I can get in the ring afterwards, I would love to, but I will be respectful as well. I am respectful type of champion as well. I don't have to desperately jump into the ring and make myself known to no-one. My name speaks for itself, my title speaks for itself and boxing speaks for me.Also I know the fight is going to happen. Whoever wins, and they are really serious about me, then they invite me up there like a gentleman and I will go accordingly."
