Boxing stock report: Deontay Wilder up, Viddal Riley moves forward, plus Dubois, Price, Tszyu, more

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Deontay Wilder stretches his neck ahead of the Heavyweight fight between Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder as part of the Dereck Chisora v Deontay Wilder: 100 fight night at The O2 Arena on April 04, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) | Getty Images ▲ Up ▲ Deontay Wilder The 40-year-old Wilder (45-4-1, 43 KO) isn’t ever going to be the star and champion that he was in his prime, but his win over Derek Chisora was his best in years, and there are several factors to it that raise his stock. It was a pretty entertaining fight.

The location is big. Wilder winning and being part of that sort of crowd-pleasing brawl in London means that fans there will be more eager to see him return against another British star. Wilder was asked about and said he’s not ruling out a fight with rising star Moses Itauma, but the obvious fight to make is Anthony Joshua , who was front row alongside promoter Eddie Hearn .

Joshua vs Wilder will never be what it could have been had they met years ago when both were unbeaten and peaking stars, but it’s still a very marketable fight that will sell tickets, and last Saturday only helped. Wilder is not “back” in the sense of being who he used to be in the ring. But he’s definitely back in the mix for money fights.

You don’t have to like it, and you don’t have to believe his remaining in-ring ability deserves it. But his charisma, his reputation and fame, and the ability to sell people on fight-changing power that isn’t what it used to be — yeah, he’s a player again. Viddal Riley Riley (14-0, 7 KO) took another step up the cruiserweight ladder, beating Mateusz Masternak convincingly to win the European title, having previously claimed the British belt a year earlier.