Heavyweight fight
Deontay Wilder, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, will make his first title defense on Saturday, June 13, 2015, in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Bartow Arena on the UAB campus. This will be the first title fight ever held in the state of Alabama.
Mr. Wilder was recently honored in Columbus when he spoke to several hundred students from a multi-county area at Columbus Middle School.
For information about tickets and the other events during the fight week, please contact one of the following: Oliver Miller (364-3443); Rufus Ward (662- 295-7126); Greg Andrews (329-5707); Joey Bragg (328-8369); Derek Rogers (242-3027); Glenn Lautzenhiser (327-6962).
Glenn Lautzenhiser
On behalf of the Deontay Wilder Celebration Committee
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