Boxing: Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder details and upcoming bouts on Dec 23

Two of the best heavyweights in boxing will fight on December 23. They will not fight each other, but the outcomes of those bouts will likely determine whether or not a fight happens in 2024. If they each walk out with their hands raised, a bout between the two seems imminent. With heavyweight champions Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk scheduled in February, we could see another matchup between top five heavyweights in 2024.

Potential Fight In the Works

Boxing heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder “have a deal in place” for a fight in 2024, according to multiple reports. If everything goes according to plan, the two will fight on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Joshua and Wilder are two of the top heavyweight boxers in the world and have been recognized as such for years. They will both fight different opponents on December 23 in Riyadh this year.

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said these fights will help sell a Joshua vs Wilder fight next year, according to ESPN. “The reason that fight is happening with both on the same night is to prepare for and build a fight between the two,” Hearn said. A fight between Joshua and Wilder would easily be one of the biggest boxing matchups of 2024. For the fight to happen, according to ESPN, both fighters need to win on December 23 and avoid injury. “The contracts aren’t signed, talks continue. But everybody wants to make the fight,” Hearn said. 

Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder have a deal in place to fight on March 9 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told @MikeCoppinger.

The sides agreed on the money, sources said, but they both must come out victorious and uninjured in separate bouts on Dec. 23 to finalize a bout. pic.twitter.com/aMGh3pGnvy

— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) December 13, 2023

Odds available for Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder in 2024

Although a fight between Joshua and Wilder is not official at the moment, you can put money down on one of them right now. BetVictor and other sports betting sites are taking bets on the fight. Wilder is the betting favourite at the moment. He has -163 odds to win the potential fight on BetVictor. Joshua is the early underdog. He has +138 odds. The fight has +1600 odds to end in a draw.

Details for their upcoming fights, Anthony Joshua vs Otto Wallin

Joshua vs Otto Wallin will main event the December 23 card. Joshua is the betting favourite heading in. He has -400 odds to win the fight on BetVictor. Wallin is a big underdog. He has +300 odds. The fight has +1600 odds for a draw. Wallin has a 26-1 professional record. His only defeat was a unanimous decision loss to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in 2019. Wallin is currently ranked 10th on ESPN’s heavyweight boxing rankings.

Joshua is ranked fourth. He has a 26-3 professional boxing record. Joshua picked up two victories this year after losing two fights to the WBO,IBF, and WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, one in 2021 and one in 2022. The over/under betting market is set at 10.5 rounds, -225 for over and +163 for under.

Deontay Wilder vs Joseph Parker

Wilder will fight on the same card as Joshua on December 23. He will fight Joseph Parker, the number eight ranked heavyweight on ESPN’s rankings. Wilder is ranked at three. Wilder is the early betting favourite by a big margin. He has -599 odds to win the bout on BetVictor. Parker is a huge underdog at +400. Parker has a 33-3 professional boxing record with 23 KOs.

Wilder has 42 KOs over his career. His record is 43-2-1. The over/under for this fight is 6.5 rounds. You can also bet on whether or not the fight will go the distance, +300 for yes and -450 for no. The fight has +1800 odds to end in a draw.