Deontay Wilder, or the “Bronze Bomber,” stands a towering six foot, seven inches tall but his body count of knockouts is sky high.
The death-dealing Wilder is undefeated through 33 fights and holds 32 knockouts to his name. He was last seen in the ring challenging Bermane Stiverne for the WBC heavyweight title. For the first time the knockout eluded him but the championship strap did not.
The Alabama native makes his first title defense against the unheralded Eric Molina (23-2) at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama this weekend on June 13. The action will be broadcast live on Showtime Championship Boxing (9 p.m. ET).
It is the first world title fight ever held in the Heart of Dixie.
Chances are high Wilder puts on an excellent showing in front of a hot local crowd and notches up a resounding finish of another overmatched opponent.
Molina has been stopped twice—both in the very first round. The KO, as brutal as it may be, will have a tough time topping Wilder’s long list of savage knockouts.
And it’s a long, long list but here are the most vicious of them all—his pummeling of supertroll Charlie Zelenoff not included.
