Deontay "Bronze Bomber" Wilder will fight in his first professional main event Friday, March 6th at 7p.m. at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, Mississippi.  Wilder will take on Shannon Gray of Kentucky in the four round main event of the a seven-bout card.

Wilder is 1-0 as a pro, scoring a 2nd round knockout over Ethan Cox in Nashville.  Highlights of the knockout were shown during the HBO telecast of the Jermaine Taylor-Jeff Lacy main event.  Wilder is the only Olympic boxer from the United States to win a medal, taking home the Bronze in the heavyweight division.

Gray, 1-1 as a professional, was a touted amateur boxer and will enter the contest weighing approximately 240 pounds, some 25 pounds more than Wilder.

The undercard will feature a six-round bout between Gundrick "Sho-Gun" King and Brad "Boom Boom" Thompson.

Tickets are currently on sale in Alabama at the Skyy Gym in Northport and in Mississippi at the Miller gym.  Tickets are priced at $25 and $30.  Call (205) 799-1696 for more information.