Overview

• Wilder said on a livestream that he has signed for a fight targeted for January, adding that details will be announced later.
• Manager Shelly Finkel named Anthony Joshua as the first-choice opponent, with Francis Ngannou still discussed as an alternative in media reports.
• The January bout follows Wilder’s June 2025 seventh-round TKO of Tyrrell Herndon after consecutive defeats to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.
• Joshua is weighing offers to box in Ghana or Nigeria and could return late this year or in early 2026, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
• Final matchmaking and promotional alignment remain unresolved, and Wilder is expected to face a ranked opponent if he is to re-enter world-title contention.