The 39-year-old American will fight compatriot Tyrrell Herndon in a 10-round bout in Kansas.

Wilder's won just one of his last five fights, getting knocked out by contender Zhilei Zhang in June and before that ousted by Kiwi Joseph Parker over 12 rounds.

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