Deontay Wilder Ready To Return To The Ring, Choose To Fight Ngannou Or Andy Ruiz?

United States boxer Deontay Wilder. (Photo: Instagram @bronzebomber)

JAKARTA – Heavyweight boxer and former WBC belt champion Deontay Wilder has announced that he is ready to return to the ring after five months since his last fight.

The boxer nicknamed The Bronze Bomber announced his readiness via social media Instagram after feeling enough time to spend with his family.

“I have enjoyed being with my family, life, and everything in it. Now it's time to get back in the ring,” he wrote, quoted by The Sun.

Wilder has not set foot in the ring since racking up a brutal first-round knockout (KO) victory over his old rival Robert Helenius last October.

Wilder's announcement elicited an immediate response from his followers. Some of them commented that they couldn't wait to see their idol perform.

"Can't wait," wrote one.

"The king is back! Where is the crown?" replied another follower.

Wilder's return to the ring plans come just days after former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou declared himself ready for a boxing duel with the American boxer.

In a recent confession, Ngannou even said his fight with Wilder was close to reality. He claimed to have negotiated so intensely.

"Yes, we have had conversations and right now we are closer than anyone," Ngannou said.

However, the possibility of the duel materializing in the near future is still in doubt. The reason is, Wilder seems to prefer to face his compatriot, Andy Ruiz Jr.

Wilder's reign as WBC heavyweight king ended in February 2020 at the hands of British boxer Tyson Fury. His title changed hands after he was stopped in the seventh round in a rematch in Las Vegas.