Boxing, former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder arrested: he had a hidden weapon in the car

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder has been arrested for possession of a concealed weapon. This was announced by the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers later reported that they smelled the “smell of burning marijuana” coming from the vehicle, a Rolls Royce that Wilder was driving in Hollywood in the middle of the night and so they searched the car, which had illegally tinted windows and partially illegible license plates. finding the weapon. Wilder was then filed for the firearm concealed in the vehicle, but was later released after a few hours, upon posting $35,000 bail. Wilder returned to the ring after a year out last year, following the third of his epic fights with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in October 2021.

A mishap for Wilder precisely in a phase in which his great relaunch is in sight. A match that should take place in Saudi Arabia, with enormous economic implications, against another former heavyweight world champion like the British Anthony Joshua.