{"id":519485,"date":"2026-04-08T12:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/519485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:14:09","slug":"deontay-wilder-offered-immediate-title-shot-after-chisora-win-were-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/519485\/","title":{"rendered":"Deontay Wilder offered immediate title shot after Chisora win: &#8220;We&#8217;re ready&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deontay Wilder re-established himself in the heavyweight division by outpointing Derek Chisora on Saturday night. Just days later, a route to becoming two-time world champion has presented itself.<\/p>\n<p>In a hectic affair, two of the three judges ruled that \u2018The Bronze Bomber\u2019 had done enough to spoil Chisora\u2019s farewell fight and pull off the upset, securing a first win on the world stage since losing his WBC heavyweight title to Tyson Fury in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the fight, Chisora was ranked as the IBF\u2019s number 2 heavyweight contender and Wilder is expected to benefit from that rating, opening the door to a clash against the victor of Frank Sanchez and Richard Torrez Jr \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.badlefthook.com\/boxing-news\/114170\/usyk-vs-verhoeven-undercard-sanchez-torrez-sheeraz-wbo-title-fight-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">who fight in a final eliminator next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is with the WBA where Wilder could become a two-time titleholder, as he has been offered a fight by Al Siesta, promoter of WBA Regular heavyweight champion, Murat Gassiev, on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/al_siesta\/status\/2041603541593100319?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to our brother in IBA \u2018The Bronze Bomber\u2019 for his victory over the legend Chisora.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeontay you are a great champion and it would be our honour for you to compete for Murat Gassiev\u2019s WBA title next. We are ready for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/champ-ready-to-offer-itauma-shot-at-belt\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Whilst Gassiev \u2013 who has also called out Moses Itauma<\/a> \u2013 currently holds the WBA \u2018Regular\u2019 title and Oleksandr Usyk remains the recognised \u2018Super\u2019 champion, the situation within the sanctioning body could soon shift.<\/p>\n<p>Unified champion Usyk is set to face former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven next month, with the WBC already confirming its belt will be on the line for that bout. However, as of writing, the WBA and IBF have yet to clarify their positions. Should either body refuse to sanction the fight, Usyk could be forced to vacate or be stripped of one or both titles.<\/p>\n<p>That uncertainty is what makes the WBA route particularly relevant for Wilder. If Usyk relinquishes the belt \u2013 whether immediately or as part of his planned run of final fights \u2013 the \u2018Regular\u2019 title picture involving Gassiev could quickly be elevated, creating a clearer path to full championship status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deontay Wilder re-established himself in the heavyweight division by outpointing Derek Chisora on Saturday night. Just days later,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519486,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-519485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}