Report: Wilder, Zhang finalizing deal for June 1 fight
Two marquee heavyweight bouts are in the works for the June 1 event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang are finalizing a deal to square off on the undercard of the undisputed light heavyweight title bout between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, sources told ESPN's Mike Coppinger.
A fight between top heavyweights Filip Hrgovic and Daniel Dubois is also being finalized for the card, sources told Coppinger.
Wilder and Zhang are looking to get back on track from recent losses against Joseph Parker.
Wilder, the former WBC heavyweight champion, suffered a lopsided decision defeat to Parker in Riyadh last December. Wilder is 1-3 in his previous four outings.
Zhang dropped the WBO interim heavyweight title to Parker by decision earlier in March. That fight was the co-main event of the Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou card in Riyadh.
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