The world boxing maestro, Deontay Wilder has announced that his DNA Ancestry shows that he is from Nigeria.
In a viral video trending via all the social media platform, Wilder recounted on his homecoming_ says he would visit Edo State to know his root and culture just as the DNA ancestry test revealed.
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The eligible boxer who was denied glory in the seventh round of his much anticipated heroic match by Tyson Fury revealed that once he is done with his goals of boxing, he would return to Edo to learn his culture and spend time with the people.
“I want to go back and learn more about my culture and information with things about me”
“Once I’m done with what I’m doing, I’m going back to see my tribe Edo.”
“I want to see my culture and my ancestors and learn a lot of things. We all have lots of things that we are connected to that we know nothing about. I’ll love to go there and do research about my roots and my tribe”
Watch video below;
Deontay Wilder speaking about visiting Africa, tracing his roots back to Nigeria and the Edo tribe. pic.twitter.com/XaLkoCQhiM
— Rakeem Shabazz | Wise The Dome TV (@RakeemShabazz) June 16, 2021