Deontay Leshun Wilder is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, making 10 successful defences. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion.
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Wilder had a late start to boxing, taking up the sport at 20 years of age. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics. This led to his nickname “The Bronze Bomber”, which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was known by the nickname of “The Brown Bomber”.
Wilder is known for his exceptional punching power, having knocked out every opponent he has defeated. His knockout-to-win percentage stands at 97.61%, with 20 knockouts in the first round. He is a three-time winner of the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award (2016, 2017, 2019) and a winner of the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year award (2019).
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Deontay Wilder Wife: Is Deontay Wilder Married?
He has been having a good relationship and family life with his fiance Telli Swift. However, Wilder was previously married to Jessica Scales. But he is currently committed to Swift as they already have a kid.
Telli Swift is a US-based Filipino model, reality television star, entrepreneur and ‘fempowerist.’ Besides, she is also known as a professional boxer and WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s fiancé. Further, she was also famous for her appearance on the E! channel’s reality show ‘WAGS Atlanta.’
Apart from this identity, Swift also works for women’s empowerment and as an entrepreneur, she launched an app with an aim to help women empowerment. She also worked as a nurse.
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