The effort to revive Deontay Wilder’s boxing career begins (and may end) Friday night in Wichita, Kan.
Wilder, the former world heavyweight champion, has lost four of his last five fights. Lost three of those fights by knockout. And, with his career in tatters, he will face Tyrrell Herndon in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Who’s Tyrrell Herdon? Well, among other things, winner of the Texas Combative Sports Program Texas Heavyweight championship last year (no joke). And owner of a three-fight winning streak dating back to his second-round KO loss to Richard Torrez Jr. in 2023.
Wilder, 39, seemingly has little to worry about against the 37-year-old Herndon.
Then again, who foresaw Wilder’s career descent? It started with back-to-back knockout losses to Tyson Fury, was interrupted by Wilder’s KO victory over Robert Helenius, then went back into freefall with two more losses. That includes a fifth-round TKO defeat against Zhilei Zhang in June 2024 — Wilder’s last fight.
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Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon: Time, PPV, streaming for fight
The highly anticipated bout between Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon will take place on Friday, June 27 and can be watched on BLK Prime pay-per-view.
Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Location: Wichita, Kansas
PPV: BLK Prime pay-per-view
Streaming: Fubo as a Pay-per-view
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon main card, ring walk start times
Main card start time: 9 p.m. ET
Main event ring walks: 11 p.m. ET (approximate)