Deontay Wilder's five best fights - in pictures

American takes on another former heavyweight champion in Joseph Parker at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena on Saturday

November 4, 2017: Wilder beat Bermane Stiverne (USA) by KO in Round 1. Wilder became WBC champion after being taken to 12 rounds by the same opponent in 2015 but Stiverne was destroyed in the rematch. He hit the deck three times before the referee stopped the fight. It took Wilder's record to 39-0, with 38 knockouts. Getty

November 23, 2019: Wilder beat Luis Ortiz (CUB) by KO in Round 10. Wilder was made to work for his win again by the Cuban in their rematch. The champion went close to a first defeat in the seventh and the fight looked like it could go either way before a manic 10th when the referee stepped in after Ortiz had gone down for a third time. Getty

March 3, 2018: Wilder beat Luis Ortiz (CUB) by TKO in Round 10. Wilder struggled early on before flooring the Cuban in the fifth but was then in serious trouble himself in the seventh. In a chaotic 10th, Ortiz hit the deck three times, although the first was deemed a shove, but Wilder finished the job in wild if unorthodox fashion. Getty

December 1, 2018: Wilder drew with Tyson Fury (UK) in split decision. The first of three breathtaking bouts between the duo. The Briton was floored in the ninth before Wilder brutally dropped him again in the 12th only for Fury to survive through to the bell. Judges scored it 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and all square at 113-113. Reuters

May 18, 2019: Wilder beat Dominic Breazeale (USA) by KO in Round 1. Wilder dealt out another first-round battering, this time to a hapless Breazeale, who could not recover from a knockdown that occurred with 43 seconds left. It was Wilder's 20th first-round KO to leave his record at 40-0-1. Getty Images

Big-hitting American Deontay Wilder will be fighting in Saudi Arabia for the first time this weekend when he takes on Joseph Parker at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena.

Saturday's bout is only the second time former WBC champion Wilder has fought outside of the US – he defeated Audley Harrison in England in 2013 – and has a pro-career record of 42 knockouts in 43 wins with two losses and one draw.

The three fights he failed to win all came against British world champion Tyson Fury in the pair's unforgettable trilogy that took place between 2018 and 2021.

Wilder, 39, last fought in October 2022 when he knocked out Finnish fighter Robert Helenius in the first round of their WBC world heavyweight title eliminator at the Barclays Centre in New York.

Next up for Wilder is former WBO title holder Parker, who has a won 33 of his 36 fights, with a lot riding on the result.

Also fighting on the same card is former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua, with the Briton tackling dangerous southpaw Otto Wallin.

And should Wilder and Joshua emerge victorious, then the two will likely go head-to-head in a blockbuster clash the world has long been waiting for.

“I've learnt over the years especially dealing in boxing that nothing is for sure, until it's for sure. And I know that's a little bit confusing, but what's understood doesn't have to be explained,” Wilder told BBC Sport in the build-up to Saturday's bout.

“We'll see what happens. The future is bright and we are farther [in talks] than we've ever been in history. I can say that with certainty.”

To see which fights make up the five best of Wilder's career, scroll through the picture gallery at the top of the page.