Heavyweight Deontay Wilder says it would be a 'shame' if he and Anthony Joshua never fought as he prepares to fight Zhilei Zhang.
The loss to Parker derailed a planned fight against Joshua, but Wilder says the long-awaited bout can still happen.
"People are always going to want to see that fight no matter what," Wilder told BBC Sport. "I put it in the high 90s ."Wilder, 38, says the loss was in part down to his 14 months of inactivity leading up to the Parker fight, but said a big win will resurrect interest in the contest."It only takes that one fight, that one night. June 1st is going to be that night, that one fight.
The heavyweight contest was the surprise addition as Wilder signed a one-fight deal with Matchroom to be part of the event.Wilder said he lost his "desire and hunger" going into his fight with Parker, saying his "body wasn't responding like my mind"."It was one of those boring fights where if anyone did any type of action they won.
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