Deontay Leshun Wilder is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, making 10 successful defences. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion since 2007, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an American heavyweight champion.
Wilder had a late start to boxing, taking up the sport at 20 years of age. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 2008 Olympics. This led to his nickname “The Bronze Bomber”, which Wilder coined after Joe Louis, who was known by the nickname of “The Brown Bomber”.
Wilder is known for his exceptional punching power, having knocked out every opponent he has defeated. His knockout-to-win percentage stands at 97.61%, with 20 knockouts in the first round. He is a three-time winner of the Premier Boxing Champions Knockout of the Year award (2016, 2017, 2019) and a winner of the Ring magazine Knockout of the Year award (2019).
Deontay Wilder Children: Does Deontay Wilder Have Kids
Deontay Wilder and Telli Swift have a daughter together named Kaorii Wilder. Although she is still a child, Kaorii has a presence in the world of social media with 26k+ followers on Instagram.
However, Wilder was previously married as well. As fans know, he separated from his previous wife Jessica Sale.
They had four children together and their eldest is Naieya Wilder. Naieya played a crucial part in making Wilder what he is at present. She was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida and Wilder put on boxing gloves to pay for the five surgeries she went through.
Naieya was the motivating factor behind Wilder’s success. Deontay’s other children with Sales are named Dereon Wilder, Ava Wilder and Deontay Wilder Jr.