Deontay Wilder TKO7 Tyrrell Herndon... Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder made a winning comeback in Wichita, Kansas on Friday against a low-level opponent, Tyrrell Herndon. Wilder was fighting for the first time since getting knocked about by Zhilei Zhang a little more than a year ago. Wilder scored a second-round knockdown, although Herndon got up quickly and did not appear to be seriously hurt. In the seventh round, Wilder landed a big punch that moved Herndon backwards. The referee quickly stepped in with Herndon protesting the stoppage immediately.