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Preview: Deontay Wilder Takes on Chris Arreola in Birmingham

We’re still a few weeks away from Alabama football getting started so what about some boxing from one of our own to help out?

  • DATE – Saturday, July 16
  • TIME – 8PM ET
  • TV – FOX
  • LOCATION – Legacy Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)
  • ODDS – Wilder -5000, Arreola +1400 per Bovada
  • RECORD – Deontay Wilder 36-0-0, Chris Arreola 36-4-1
  • KOS (KO %) – Deontay Wilder 35 (97%), Chris Arreola 31 (72%)
  • WEIGHT – Deontay Wilder 228.6 lbs, Chris Arreola 236.5 lbs
  • HEIGHT – Deontay Wilder 6’7″, Chris Arreola 6’3″
  • REACH – Deontay Wilder 83″, Chris Arreola 76″
  • AGE – Deontay Wilder 30, Chris Arreola 35

July 16th’s bout comes in the wake of a failed urine test by mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin.