Deontay Wilder vs Tyrrell Herndon LIVE RESULTS: Card updates and fight time as Bronze Bomber returns to ring
DEONTAY Wilder makes his boxing return TONIGHT as he goes head-to-head with Tyrrell Herndon in Wichita.
The Bronze Bomber has been out of action since his knockout defeat to Zhilei Zhang last June.
Big Bang's brutal KO handed Wilder his fourth loss in his last five fights, with his only win coming against journeyman Robert Helenius almost three years ago.
The former WBC heavyweight champion begins his bid to rebuild his reputation against Herndon, who is out to secure the biggest win of his career.
A win for Wilder could see him move back into the fold for a big-name fight, with many boxing fans still keen to see the long-overdue Anthony Joshua bout.
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'Hopefully this is the year I make it past the quarters because Wimbledon has always been something that I dreamed of. It has this aura which means that, I think, for all tennis players it's the tournament.' It's hard to believe that Keys, a teenage prodigy, has been playing professionally since she was 14. 'I feel every one of those past 16 years,' she says with a groaning kind of laugh. Staying in Chelsea for a change, Keys reveals: 'I wish I could say I'll be doing some sightseeing but I'd be lying if I feel like that actually might happen. But it's been nice to see a different part of London. I'm notorious for being stuck at Wimbledon all the years I've been here, so it's fun just to be in another part of the city.' What would she most like to do in London? 'When I'm in a big city I've always really loved doing that touristy bus thing where you can kind of see everything in one trip. If I have an afternoon off that would be the one thing I'd love to do – just hop on a bus and see all of the sights at least once.' Kindness Wins is the non-profit foundation she set up in 2020 and its very name offers insight into her character and philosophy of life. 'It means a lot to me,' she says, 'because tennis has brought so much into my life and it's opened so many doors for me. I felt it was important to also give kids that opportunity because tennis teaches so many important life lessons. It helps kids learn those in a way where they can be competitive but also a good sport. 'So I wanted to make sure that I did whatever I could to make tennis more accessible for as many people that wanted to play it. Tennis also gives so many opportunities to go to college and meet new people – but it's a really expensive sport. So we try to help.' The world seems short of kindness right now so how does she feel as an American living under Donald Trump? 'It's definitely a tough time and it's hard to balance where you want to be informed and know what's going on but, at the same time, it's crazy. 'Sometimes it's hard to shut it off enough that you don't pull your hair out but also not being oblivious to what's going on and the realities of everything. It's definitely difficult at the moment.' Keys smiles ruefully when I say that there are just three and a half more years of Trump's presidency to survive. 'I know. After a few months I was like: 'Oh, it's only been a few weeks!'' At least the first month of Trump's return to the Oval Office also marked her victory at the Australian Open. Keys grins more broadly when I ask if the reality of winning her first grand slam lived up to the dream she had pursued for so long. 'It was great,' she says with another pealing laugh. 'Being able to do it with that group of people around me was really special. So, yes, it was just pretty great.'
