MARSELLOS WILDER suffered another shock boxing defeat.
The younger brother of ex-heavyweight champion Deontay returned to the ring after two years out.
But the cruiserweight was beaten by journeyman opponent Eric Abraham by split-decision.
Wilder wrote on Instagram: “Win, lose, or draw I’m thankful to God for allowing me to live in reality as a professional athlete experiencing something that I love.
“Aye, it’s rough being a Wilder but that’s what I was born to be. We move ain’t that what steppers do. I’ll let y’all know what happens next.”
Wilder made his debut in 2018 and enjoyed three consecutive wins until an upset stoppage to William Deets, 37, in 2019.
In the same year, he was then knocked out by Dustin Long, 39, before his layoff following the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wilder, 32, was beaten by Abraham, 36, over four rounds but felt he should have been awarded the win.
He posted: “I been out the ring for almost 2 1/2 years due to COVID hitting hard and last year fights getting cancel not sure how I was going to perform but I was highly confident and had no doubt so I wanted to make my return and impress but I got too anxious threw too many big shots causing me to fight down to this man level making it look close which lead to a split decision.
“For those who don’t know in boxing you have 3 judges, a split decision is when 1 judge thought I won, the other judge thought he won and the last judge who makes the final decision gave him the edge by a point.
“I felt I did enough to win the split but this the fight game you just never know what gone happen.
“I’m ok no cuts no bruises still handsome AF.
“I want to thank Proboxpromtions for reaching out to me and offering opportunities to showcase my talents.”
