When is Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon?

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon is on Friday, June 27. The broadcast will begin at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (2 a.m. BST). 

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon is streaming on BLK Prime and PPV.com.

Where is Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon?

The fight is taking place at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

Who is Deontay Wilder?

Wilder, 43-4-1 (42 KOs), had his five-year run as a heavyweight titleholder come to an end in 2020. In the five years since, he has gone 1-3. Wilder fought valiantly in a war with Tyson Fury in their third fight in October 2021, trading knockdowns and heavy blows before succumbing in the 11th round.

There was little shame in losing to the best heavyweight in the world at the time and perhaps being no worse than second-best. But the damage Wilder took in his two defeats to Fury, plus inactivity, plus the slowing that comes with age, began to show. Wilder understandably took a year to recover from Fury, returning with a one-round win over Robert Helenius in October 2022.

Wilder didn’t fight again for another 14 months, which means he’d had all of three minutes of in-ring time in a span of more than two years. He was outboxed in a decision loss to Joseph Parker in December 2023 and then suffered a highlight-reel KO at the hands of Zhilei Zhang in June 2024.

So it’s been another year away for Wilder, who is now 39 years old. The American Dream personified from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, says he never thought about retiring. Which means he is rebuilding. How much does he have left? We won’t know the answer to that if Wilder wins easily over the unheralded Herndon. The process has to start somewhere, after all. But if Wilder struggles or loses, then that’s another story. 

Who is Tyrrell Herndon?

Herndon, 24-5 (15 KOs), is a 37-year-old from San Antonio, Texas. Often we can look at a fighter’s losses and see their limits. Sometimes we can also look at their wins and get even greater context.

Let’s start with the losses: In 2017 came knockouts at the hands of the 4-1-1 Shamarian Snider (KO3) and a debuting Efe Ajagba (KO1). Next, in 2018, came a third-round disqualification loss to Brandon Glanton, who now competes at cruiserweight. In 2019, Herndon failed to make it out of the first round against the 2-4-2 Corey Barlow. Herndon then had his longest undefeated stretch before getting dispatched in two rounds by a young Richard Torrez Jnr in October 2023.

Since then? There have been three victories: a two-round TKO over a 7-3 foe, and split decisions over opponents with records of 8-9 and 7-0-1. Only four of Herndon’s 24 victories have come against fighters with more wins than losses on their records. The combined record of the boxers he’s beaten is 113-145-3.

What other fights are on the undercard of Deontay Wilder vs. Tyrrell Herndon?

The undercard includes a few recognizable names. Lateef Kayode, 22-5 (17 KOs), well past his best days as a cruiserweight title challenger, is now 42 years old and a heavyweight. His opponent is Gustavo Trujillo, 7-0 (6 KOs). Former cruiserweight prospect Deon Nicholson, 21-1 (17 KOs), is competing these days as a light heavyweight; he faces Devonte Williams, 13-1 (6 KOs). 

Nico Hernandez, 11-0 (4 KOs), who earned bronze for the United States in the 2016 Olympics, is fighting for the first time in two years. His foe in this junior bantamweight bout is Robert Ledesma, 3-14-1 (2 KOs). And Kansas’ own Marco Romero, a super middleweight prospect who is 8-0 (7 KOs), will take on Andre Amaro, 2-0 (2 KOs).

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