DEONTAY WILDER'S coach has revealed his likely next fight - and it is NOT Anthony Joshua.
The heavyweight stars are nearing a deal to meet in a Saudi Arabia blockbuster in December.
But both have talked up the possibility of returning in interim bouts before the mega-money fight in the Middle East.
And according to Wilder's trainer Malik Scott, former world champion Andy Ruiz Jr could be next.
Scott told ESNEWS: “That’s the buzz fight right now and it’s looking like that might be the route we end up going.
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"Deontay is in the position where so many big fights are lined up that anything or any opponent can possibly change.
"Andy Ruiz is definitely one of the main options right now and we’ll see where it lands at.
"In my opinion I’d like to see it at the Crypto centre and I like Vegas.”
Wilder, 37, has not fought since knocking out Robert Helenius, 39, in round one of his October comeback bout.
A month earlier, Ruiz, 33, beat Luis Ortiz, 44, on points but he has not returned since.
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Meanwhile Joshua, 33, outpointed Jermaine Franklin, 29, in April to set up the super-fight with Wilder.
It came following consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, 36, who Scott has also voiced an interest in Wilder facing.
He said: “We’ll see what happens, we’ve still got Anthony Joshua on the menu – all of them on the menu.
"Ruiz, Joshua, Usyk, and they all will get the same treatment. Big fights and exciting times.”
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