Deontay Wilder is a powerful professional boxer from America and well known by the name “The Bronze Bomber” born on October 22, 1985. His father Gary and mother Deborahwas economically very poor. They were having seven children and Deontay was on fourth number. Even after facing all these hard situations, he achieved a very big goal in his life. So, let us explore his journey of life:
Personal Basic Information
| Full Name | Deontay Leshun Wilder |
| Nick Name | The Bronze Bomber and Dr. Sleep |
| Father’s Name | Gary Wilder, |
| Mother’s Name | Deborah Wilder |
| Date of Birth (Born) | October 22, 1985 |
| Birth Place | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA |
| Current Age | Age: 40 years, 4 months, and 25 days as of today. Time left for next birthday: 7 months and 6 days. |
| Height | 6 feet 7 inch (201 meters) |
| Weight | 214.6 pounds (97.3 kg) |
| Net worth | Approx. $50 million dollars as of March 2025 |
| Marriage Status | Divorced |
| Wife’s Name | Jessica Scales-Wilder |
| Kids Name | Naieya Wilder, Ava Wilder, Dereon Wilder, Deontay Wilder Jr. andKaorii Lee Wilder |
| High school | Central High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Current Team Name | Not Retired |
Deontay Wilder’s Net Worth
As of mid 2025, his expected earning is approx.. $30 million and $40 million and this comes from various sources such as:
- Boxing Career Earnings: He earned approx.. $100 million dollors from his professional boxing career. His highest-paying fight was with Tyson Fury II, which was $28 million.
- Endorsements and Sponsorships: Deontay was also involved with many known brands such as Everlast Boxing, Versace, Thom Browne and many more, through these brands he earns $500,000 dollars every year, which contributes a huge deal to his net worth.
- Business venture and real estate: Deontay has invested his income in several business ventures and has even invested in real estate. Deontay has a mansion worth $1.2 million dollars in Lake Tuscaloosa.
- Public Speaking and media: He has also been an active public speaker and spoken at various types of events and he has even appeared in many charity and peace events as an ambassador.
Deontay Wilder Early Life and Childhood
Deontay Wilder was born on 22nd of October in 1985, in Tuscaloosa which is in Alabama city, United States. His father Gary Wilder was a preacher in the church in their locality. While his mother Deborah Wilder was a homemaker, Deontay had seven siblings and was brought up in a Christian family with discipline and values.
When he young, he wished to become an athlete in basketball or football and was very talented in different types of sports. Although he grew up in low-income family but he described his childhood as warm and precious experience of its own.
Education and the Beginning of Sports Career
Deontay used to attend a local elementary and secondary school in his town and later went to Central High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and during that time Deontay was not involved in boxing but instead he used to play football and basketball.
After his graduation he went to Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and there he studied hard in order to get accepted in a university.
In the year 2005, Deontay became a young father just at the age of 19 years but his daughter Naieya was born with a disease called spina bifida and in order to afford the money for her treatment.
Deontay had to drop out of college and take on low paying jobs, at the age of 20, Deontay met Jay Deas who encouraged and trained him in boxing. Deontay used to work several jobs and at the same time he used to manage his training as well.
Professional Career
2005-2011: In the year 2005, Deontay was introduced to boxing at the age of 20 years. He started his training at the Skyy Boxing Gym under his coach Jay Deas and mastered the sport to a level that he excelled through the US Championships in the heavy weight division and also won the National Golden Gloves Award in the year 2007. Wilder won the US trials for Beijing Olympics and qualified for the Olympic Games in the year 2008 where he secured the bronze medallion the heavyweight division.
He turned to professional boxing and made his debut on 15th of November where he defeated Ethan Cox by knocking him out in the second round itself, after this fight he began fighting very frequently to an extent that he sometimes fought on a monthly basis for the coming years and won all his fights by either knocking the opponents out or by technical knockouts and thus creating an undefeated record against lesser-known fighters.
2012-2017: Wilder finally started to get a lot of attention after his fight on December 15th where he defeated Kelvin Price by knocking him out in the third round after which, on 27th of April 2013, he secured a first round victory over Audley Harrison and knocked out Sergey Liakhovich in the first round on 9th of august 2013.
On march 15th, 2014, he became the WBC Mandatory challenger by defeating Malik Scott by a first-round knockout and later went on to win the WBC heavyweight title by defeating Bermane Stiverne on 17th January 2015.
Wilder continued his winning streak of the forth coming years by defeating fighters such as Eric Molina, Johann Duhaupas, Arthur Szpilka, Chris Arreola, Gerald Washington, and also Bermane Stiverne in a rematch to defend his title.
2018-2023: On 3rd march 2018, Deontay knocked out Luis Ortiz in the 10th round of the bout, after which he fought Tyson Fury in a bout that ended as a draw but Wilder faced several heavy blows from Tyson and was down on stretches by the end of the fight.
He defeated Dominic Breazeale on 18th of May 2019, and knocked out Luis Ortiz in a rematch on 23rd of November 2019 after which Wilder faced his first loss as a professional boxer on 22nd February 2020 where he was defeated by Tyson Fury and lost his WBC Heavyweight championship title.
In 2021, he faced Fury for the third time on October 9th, Fury emerged victorious and the bout was named as the Ring Magazine’s Fight of the Year. Deontay made a strong comeback to the ring on 15th of October 2022 by securing a win over Robert Helenius by a first round knockout.
2024-2025: As of now, his fight against Zhilei Zhang was the last appearance at the ring where he lost the bout by technical knockout on June 1st 2024, there has been no official announcement regarding his retirement till 1st of June 2025.
Achievements / Awards / Medals
International Achievements
- 2008: Deontay defeated Abdelaziz Toulbini in the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and won the bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight category.
- 2015: Wilder claimed the WBC World heavyweight championship title on 17th January 2015 by defeating Bermane Stiverne and continued to defend the title till 2020.
- 2017: His name was selected for the inaugural class of the Alabama Boxing Hall of Fame in May 2017.
National Achievements
- 2007: Deontay Wilder won the US National Golden Gloves Award by beating David Thompson in the final and also won the US National Championships by defeating Quantis Graves with a score of 20–10 in the heavyweight division in 2007.
- 2008: He proved his mettle at the 2008 Olympic trials and qualified for the Beijing Olympics 2008.
- 2016-2020: Wilder stood as the number one ranked American boxer from 2016 to 2020.
Married Life and Family
1st Marriage: Deontay’s first marriage was to Jessica Scales Wilder on 16th of October, 2009 in a private wedding ceremony with their close friends and family in attendance in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They have three children together but they got divorced in 2017 because of Deontay’s love affair with Telli Swift.
- Ava Wilder: She was born between 2009-2017 and she likes to keep her life private.
- Deontay Wilder Jr.: He was born between 2009-2017.
- Dereon Wilder: He was born on 14th of November 2014.
- 2nd Daughter: She was born between 2009-2017 although no other information about her is available.
2nd Relationship: Deontay was in relationship with Telli (Shuntel) Swift during the time he was already married to his wife but after getting the divorce he proposed her in 2018 and have a daughter together. Telli used to work as a nurse but later she started modelling, acting and even has a podcast of her own and in 2024, she filed a report under Wilder for domestic abuse.
- Kaorii Lee Wilder: She was born on 7th March, 2018 and very active on social media platforms.
Deontay Wilder has children outside of marriages:
- Naieya Wilder: She was born in 2005 from his high school girlfriend Helen Duncan and is currently focusing on her studies.
- He has two more children and other than they exist no other information is available regarding them.