The Life Of Deontay Wilder's Ex-wife After Divorce

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Jessica Scales-Wilder may have once been an important part of Deontay Wilder’s life in the eight years that they spent as a couple. Moreso, the mother of three among Deontay’s children has long built a life away from the American boxer’s career even as he faces different opponents in the ring.

Aside from her popularity and fame through marriage to the former boxing champion, she lives quietly unlike her ex-husband who is returning to the ring while sharing plans of settling with a new woman, Telli Swift.

Personal Profile of Jessica Scales-Wilder

  • Full Name: Jessica Lynette Scales
  • Date of Birth: 1986
  • Age: 38 years old
  • Place of Birth: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Parents: Lynette Scale and Samuel Scales
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: African American
  • Sexuality: Straight
  • Marital Status: Divorced
  • Spouse: Deotay Wilder
  • Children: 3, Ava Wilder, Deontay Wilder Jr., and Dereon Wilder

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A Look At Jessica Scales-Wilder’s Background

Deontay’s ex-wife was born Jessica Lynette Scale to Lynette Scale and Samuel Scales in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Other details about her early life are still known and made known public, yet, there are speculations that may have been born in 1986.

The 38–year-old attended Shelton State Community College in her hometown. In the years after her graduation, Scales worked as a teacher and later as a caregiver.

How She Met And Married Her Ex-Husband

It remains unclear how the boxing champion met and started dating Jessica Scales. However, there are strong links to them knowing each other from childhood which later led to a relationship between the two.

Whatever the case, the two got married on October 16, 2009, in a ceremony attended by only family and close friends 4 years after Deontay launched his career.

Jessica Scale-Wilder Shares Three Children with Deontay

Throughout their marriage, Jessica stayed away from the cameras while supporting her husband’s career. Thankfully for the then couple, they had three children, a daughter, Ava Wilder, and two sons, Deontay Wilder Jr., and Dereon Wilder.

She is Not The first wife of the Boxer

Jessica’s marriage with the former WBC champion was not a first for him. He was previously married to Helen Duncan, his High school sweetheart. Deontay and Helen may not have been together at the time that Jessica started dating him.

However, she became the stepmother to Deontay’s child, Naieya Wilder whom he had with his ex-wife, Helen. The close relationship she had with her, it led to many speculations about her being Naieya’s biological mother.

Apparently, this speculation started back in 2014 when Deontay talked about Naieya living with spina bifida, a birth defect.

The Truth About Their Divorce

Despite maintaining a quiet life except for his fights which he soon became the WBC title holder from 2015 to 2020, it soon became clear that their marriage had its issues.

Soon enough it came out that  Deontay was dating another woman, Telli Swift while still married to Jessica. Also, The Bronze bomber as her husband came to be known due to his great fighting skills had met the American reality tv star at the airport and soon started dating.

Eventually, the relationship which started in 2015 strained Jessica and Deontay’s marriage and this would lead to their divorce two years later.

How Rich is Deontay Wilder’s Ex-wife, Jessica Scales-Wilder?

Jessica has not revealed her net worth nor has she verified the generally quoted amount of $1 million. However, considering their divorce after close to a decade of being married to the 2.01 m tall boxer who is now $30 million rich, it is expected that she got a chunk of his earnings.

Also, she may also be getting child support from the Bronze Bomber since they parted ways while their children were still young.

Has Deontay Wilder’s Ex-wife Moved On After Their Divorce

Following their divorce, the Alabama native has chosen to live a quiet life, hence not revealing what happened to her afterward. However, she launched an acting career in 2018, a year after she parted ways with her ex-husband. She appeared in To Stay And To Serve: Life on Wigton’s Homefront, a historical short film.

Aside from this, the former celebrity wife is likely concentrating on her three children since no news of her remarriage has been heard.

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Her Ex-husband has Moved on With His Life

Leaving the past behind, Deontay moved on with his love life and career. As mentioned earlier, he and Telli Swift, the Phillipines-born star and model started dating and remained together even after his second marriage ended.

The pair welcomed a daughter, Kaorii on March 7, 2018, making it a fifth for the boxer and a second for Telli who was also previously married.

Moving forward, they got engaged back in 2018 after he contemplated proposing to her because he was scared of having a broken heart. As things stand, they may be having issues as she revealed to her co stars on WAGS Atlanta.

Aside from this, his career has also blown. He held the WBC championship for 15 years till it was stripped from him when Tyson Fury defeated him in 2021.

Moving forward he gave many excuses for losing the fight. Moreso, he decided to leave boxing shortly after. However, the Bronze Bomber had a change of heart which suggest he may not be  done with the thrashing as he plans to have a comeback.

Deontay, 38 revealed that he looks forward to facing Anthony Joshua in a fight staged in Africa. Notably, facing off big names in the industry is one of his strong points. Among those backing this decision include Fury.

As of this writing, Wilder may soon add another win to his record of 42 out of 45 fights if he wins Robert Helenius when they face off on October 15, 2022.

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