Deontay Wilder has hired a new head coach ahead of his trilogy bout with Tyson Fury, set to take place on July 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Wilder fired Mike Breland following his defeat to Fury in their 2020 rematch, criticising his former coach for throwing in the towel to end the heavyweight contest.
Recently, the Bronze Bomber elected to hire close friend and former opponent Malik Scott as his new trainer.Scott and Wilder first crossed paths in 2014, when the two clashed Puerto Rico.
Scott was 34 at the time with a record of 35-1-1, having just been defeated by Derek Chisora, and Wilder was 28 years old with an undefeated 30-0 record.Wilder would move to 31-0 in emphatic fashion, knocking out Scott in just one minute and.
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