Otto Wallin’s Promoter Explains Why Deontay Wilder Fight Should Be Next

Otto Wallin’s promoter Dmitriy Salita believes Deontay Wilder is the ideal next opponent for the budding heavyweight contender.

Wallin was supposed to fight Dillian Whyte last October but Whyte had to pull out of the fight due to an injury and since then, he hasn’t been back into the ring. Wilder, meanwhile, hasn’t fought since he suffered a TKO loss to Fury and he’s expected to return later this year. With that, the hope for Salita is Wallin will be the opponent.

“Deontay Wilder is the perfect opponent for Otto Wallin because Otto gave Tyson Fury the toughest fight of his career. That is the fact. Deontay Wilder had a memorable trilogy with Tyson Fury. He lost twice and drew. And if Wilder wants to prove that he is truly on his way back to stardom there’s no better person for him to fight with to prove he’s serious about being back on top then Otto,” Salita told Vegas Insider. “Otto is moving up in the ratings as a result of his wins. He’s fought twice this year which for a heavyweight of his stature is remarkable.

“And that shows that he’s serious about his career. The perfect situation would be Deontay Wilder fighting Otto Wallin for the WBC interim world title as Tyson Fury announced his retirement and is really unsure from what I understand what his boxing plans may or may not be,” he continued. “The reason why I say interim is because Tyson Fury is the world champion – the best in the world. But until he makes a decision, that’s the reason why I say interim title because Otto and Wilder would need to be for something significant. I’ve reached out [to Wilder’s team] and made it known that we’re available and interested in pursuing a fight with Deontay Wilder.”

Whether or not Wilder has an interest in the bout is uncertain at this time. But, it would be a big fight for the heavyweight division where the winner would get a title shot and for Wilder, if he can beat Otto Wallin, it would prove he still is a legit heavyweight contender.

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