Deontay Leshun Wilder (born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first American world heavyweight champion in nine years, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics.
This led to his nickname of “The Bronze Bomber”, which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was known by the nickname of “The Brown Bomber”.
Deontay Wilder | |
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![]() Wilder in 2015
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Real name | Deontay Wilder |
Nickname(s) | The Bronze Bomber |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
Reach | 83 in (211 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | October 22, 1985 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 40 |
Wins | 40 |
Wins by KO | 39 |
Losses | 0 |
Professional boxing record
Deontay Wilder Professional record summary | ||
40 fights | 40 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 39 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | |
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40 | Win | 40–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:05 | Mar 3, 2018 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 39–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 2:59 | Nov 4, 2017 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 38–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:45 | Feb 25, 2017 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 37–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | Jul 16, 2016 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 36–0 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (12), 2:24 | Jan 16, 2016 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 35–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (12), 0:55 | Sep 26, 2015 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 34–0 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (12), 1:03 | Jun 13, 2015 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 33–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | Jan 17, 2015 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 32–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Aug 16, 2014 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 31–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 1:36 | Mar 15, 2014 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 30–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 1:26 | Oct 26, 2013 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 29–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (10), 1:43 | Aug 9, 2013 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 28–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 1:10 | Apr 27, 2013 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 27–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:16 | Jan 19, 2013 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (10), 0:51 | Dec 15, 2012 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 0:55 | Sep 8, 2012 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:10 | Aug 4, 2012 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | Jun 23, 2012 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8), 0:26 | May 26, 2012 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8), 3:00 | Feb 25, 2012 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 1:17 | Nov 26, 2011 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (8), 2:55 | Nov 5, 2011 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:02 | Aug 27, 2011 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 1:59 | Jun 18, 2011 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:03 | May 6, 2011 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:23 | Feb 19, 2011 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:48 | Dec 2, 2010 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 1:09 | Oct 15, 2010 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:04 | Sep 25, 2010 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | Jul 3, 2010 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:23 | Apr 30, 2010 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 0:33 | Apr 2, 2010 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:02 | Nov 28, 2009 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:30 | Aug 14, 2009 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 1:13 | Jun 26, 2009 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 0:55 | May 23, 2009 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:33 | Apr 24, 2009 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | Mar 14, 2009 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:12 | Mar 6, 2009 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:54 | Nov 15, 2008 | ![]() |