Deontay Wilder suffered his second consecutive loss in Riyadh after he was stopped by Zhilei Zhang in the fifth round.
“Big Bang” landed a huge right hand as Wilder looked to land one of his own, spinning “The Bronze Bomber” around before Zhang followed up with another shot that sent him to the canvas.
The main event win for Zhang made it a clean sweep for Frank Warren and Team Queensbury in their 5 v 5 clash with Matchroom and Eddie Hearn.
It also means that Wilder has lost four of his last five, beating Robert Helenius in between his losses to Zhang and Joseph Parker and back-to-back defeats at the hands of Tyson Fury.
Many have suggested that this could be the end for Wilder, who was undefeated at 42-0-1 until the rematch with Fury.
BIG BANG ZHANG KNOCKS OUT WILDER BAD pic.twitter.com/6GbsNzbdGb
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 2, 2024
Boxing Fans Call For Deontay Wilder To Retire Following KO Loss
Wilder may only have four losses on his record but he looks a significantly different fighter in his last few performances following his consecutive defeats to “The Gypsy King”.
After he was stopped for the third time in his career, the boxing world weighed in with their thoughts on the fight and what should be next for Wilder after another tough result.
It’s time to officially retire. Wilder left his mark on the sport.
— Diet💦 (@DietWaterGUY) June 2, 2024
He needs to retire asap he’s waisting our time &💰🤬🤬 not the same fighter the joke is on us 🙄
— Siado Multiverse (@SiadoSirius) June 2, 2024
Wilder looked worse than ever
— RAJ 4 MVP 🏆 (@donaldracuna13) June 2, 2024
Wow. Wilder just isn't the same anymore.
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) June 2, 2024
Zhang KO5 Wilder.
Queensberry sweeps the PPV over Matchroom.
And this needs to be the end for Deontay.
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) June 2, 2024
Time to retire #QueensberryvsMatchroom
— Anthony Walker (@AntWalkerMMA) June 2, 2024
Deontay Wilder just got retired 💀
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) June 2, 2024
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You've been Zhang banged
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 2, 2024
