Klimas: "Let's See If Wilder Has Recovered from His Defeat"

Egis Klimas, the manager of WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs), commented on the upcoming match between Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) and Zhilei Zhang (26-2-1, 21 KOs).

"Wilder did not look very convincing in his last fight against Joseph Parker. We'll see if he has recovered from that defeat.

Will we see him as he was a few years ago, will he be different, or has Tyson Fury worn him out? No one knows.

It's hard to make predictions because Wilder's last fight was not the best we've seen from him," said Klimas.

The fight between Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang will take place on June 1st in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout is part of a major 5 vs 5 show between promotional companies Matchroom Boxing and Queensberry Promotions. Full card details and rules can be viewed here.