Deontay Wilder will fight Zhilei Zhang in a heavyweight contest on the undercard of the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol light-heavyweight world title fight. Beterbiev, the unified WBC, WBO and IBF champion, takes on WBA titlist Bivol for the undisputed crown on June 1. On the same bill Wilder, a former WBC heavyweight world champion, will make a comeback against China's dangerous Zhang.
A man of few words, Beterbiev didn't feel the need to send a message to his rival. 'He knows already,' he said with quiet menace. 'He knows.' Bivol feels that he is on the cusp of realising his dream. 'Of course I'm happy because when I signed the contract to be a pro boxer I had a goal, to be undisputed champion,' he said. 'Even the fight against Canelo, it was my ticket to big fights. Now I'm happy.
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