Overview

• Shelly Finkel said Deontay Wilder’s first choice for his next bout is Anthony Joshua and cited Oleksandr Usyk as an alternative.
• Finkel noted Wilder is training and intends to fight by the end of 2025 or early 2026, with Joshua prioritized for that timeline.
• He called Joshua–Wilder “enormous” and suggested it could sell out Wembley with a strong undercard, highlighting the matchup’s commercial appeal.
• Anthony Joshua has not boxed since his 2024 loss to Daniel Dubois and is considering high-profile options, including reported talks around Jake Paul and a callout from Joseph Parker.
• Efforts to make Joshua–Wilder have collapsed several times, including in 2017–2018 and after the 2023 Saudi event where Joshua won and Wilder lost on the same card.