Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder star in zombie trailer for Day of Reckoning

15 December 2023 , 10:30

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Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder star in zombie trailer for Day of Reckoning

Eddie Hearn signing a contract in blood, Frank Warren being driven around by Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua knocking a zombie's head off. Just another day in the bizarre world of boxing. A day of reckoning, you might say.

If we didn't already know Saudi Arabia is determined to take the sport to the next level, we do now after the release of an epic promo video for next weekend's blockbuster card featuring some of the biggest names in the sport. Joshua will take on Otto Wallin while Wilder will meet Joseph Parker in Riyadh.

Should Joshua and Wilder have their hands raised, they are pencilled in to return to the Kingdom on March 9 for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it heavyweight showdown. Next weekend's Day of Reckoning card was put together after Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk pushed their undisputed fight back to February.

And in order to promote the fights, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, came up with the idea of depicting the fighters - and their promoters - as zombies. In the trailer, which has since gone viral, Wilder drives Warren around a zombie-infested town while Hearn smokes a cigar while putting blood to paper.

Joshua and Wallin are seen taking care of the walking dead in the only way they know how - by knocking their heads clean off. And don't miss another heavyweight contender, Filip Hrgovic, casually replacing one of his eyes, while light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol also makes an appearance.

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Anthony Joshua featured in the promo (anthonyjoshua/Instagram)

Joshua takes on Otto Wallin next weekend (anthonyjoshua/Instagram)

Fans immediately took to social media to hail the video, with one saying: Fair play, that was a brilliant trailer", while another added: "You know what?.. This was actually great. Really hope to see more promos like this one in the future." Another boxing head said: "I'm paid up, can't wait, this card is gonna be siiiick. This will be history in the making." And one fan summed up what everyone is thinking: "I don't know what zombies have to do with boxing in Saudi but that was the craziest thing I've ever seen Wow that was well done!"

Martin Domin