Deontay Wilder should prove he’s ready to return to boxing by facing Otto Wallin. That’s the verdict of Dmitry Salita, the promoter of Wallin, who has seen his man push Tyson Fury to the limit. Wallin was able to bust Fury open in 2019, but his efforts were denied on the scorecards when the current WBC champion was given the verdict.
Since that fight, Fury has scored two stoppage wins over Wilder and for a small period, there was speculation that the heavy-handed American would walk away from boxing. Recently, Wilder confirmed his intentions to stay in the sport and although there’s no confirmed date for his comeback, Salita is backing his man to be in the opposite corner.
"Deontay Wilder is the perfect opponent for Otto Wallin because Otto gave Tyson Fury the toughest fight of his career,” said Salita when speaking to Vegas Insider.
“Wilder had a memorable trilogy with Fury. He lost twice and drew, and if Wilder wants to prove that he is truly on his way back to stardom there's no better person for him to fight with to prove he's serious about being back on top then Otto.
“The perfect situation would be Wilder fighting Wallin for the WBC interim world title as Tyson Fury announced his retirement and is really unsure from what I understand what his boxing plans may or may not be. I've reached out [to Wilder's team] and made it known that we're available and interested in pursuing a fight with Deontay Wilder."