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Garrett "The Ultimate Warrior" Wilson (13-8-1) makes his return to the ring tonight, appearing on the undercard of the big heavyweight showdown between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Once again in typical Garrett Wilson fashion, he stepped up to the plate when no one else would. His opponent tonight is undefeated Ukrainian prospect Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (11-0, 9KOs).
Wilson - once boasting a meager 7-5 record - battled back from being a journeymen to a top ranked fighter, capturing the USBA cruiserweight title and even landing in a title eliminator.
Wilson, always a small cruiserweight, is no stranger to taking big fights on short notice. On November 16th, 2013, he jumped in to replace Tomasz Adamek during fight week, taking on heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Glaskov on NBC Sports Network. Despite moving to heavyweight to take on a top-rated contender, Wilson was valiant in defeat, his stock skyrocketing in the process.
Tonight's fight sees Wilson literally head in the opposite direction, moving down to the light heavyweight division for his showdown with Shabranskyy. Having fought as low as 168 lb. early in career, Wilson was always known as a smaller cruiserweight with game changing power.
With a few highlight reel KO's on his record, one has to wonder how devastating he may be if he is able to retain his power down at light heavyweight.
Those questions will be answered tonight. In the meantime, Boxingscene.com sat down with "The Ultimate Warrior" to get his answers to these questions. [Click Here To Read More]
Once again in typical Garrett Wilson fashion, he stepped up to the plate when no one else would. His opponent tonight is undefeated Ukrainian prospect Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (11-0, 9KOs).
Wilson - once boasting a meager 7-5 record - battled back from being a journeymen to a top ranked fighter, capturing the USBA cruiserweight title and even landing in a title eliminator.
Wilson, always a small cruiserweight, is no stranger to taking big fights on short notice. On November 16th, 2013, he jumped in to replace Tomasz Adamek during fight week, taking on heavyweight contender Vyacheslav Glaskov on NBC Sports Network. Despite moving to heavyweight to take on a top-rated contender, Wilson was valiant in defeat, his stock skyrocketing in the process.
Tonight's fight sees Wilson literally head in the opposite direction, moving down to the light heavyweight division for his showdown with Shabranskyy. Having fought as low as 168 lb. early in career, Wilson was always known as a smaller cruiserweight with game changing power.
With a few highlight reel KO's on his record, one has to wonder how devastating he may be if he is able to retain his power down at light heavyweight.
Those questions will be answered tonight. In the meantime, Boxingscene.com sat down with "The Ultimate Warrior" to get his answers to these questions. [Click Here To Read More]
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