Deontay Wilder tells UFC champ Ngannou that he is 'trying get back in the groove' to mega boxing returns.

DEONTAY WILDER has admitted that he is trying to "get back" to the swing of things in preparation for a possible return to the ring.

After a long break, the Bronze Bomber has been slowly but surely increasing his training in the past few months.

Wilder, 35 years old, recently went to the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas for his training - where he met Francis Ngannou, the promotion's heavyweight champion.

Ngannou sat on the ring apron and said to Wilder, "Hey champ!"

Wilder, a former WBC heavyweight champion, replied: "What's the up brother?"

Ngannou replied, "Not much." What's your opinion?

Wilder replied, "Doing alright. Blessings, blessings, blessings."

The boxer responded to Wilder's delight at meeting Africa's first UFC heavyweight champion, saying: "The pleasure of meeting Wilder is mine."

Cameroonian-born Frenchman Ngannou, as he made his way to the ring apron said: "Have good training."

Wilder concluded the conversation by saying, "Trying to get back into the groove."

American knockout artist Wilder has not been in the ring since Tyson Fury's epic trilogy fight last October.

The Bronze Bomber, who was brutally eliminated in the 11th round at Sin City's showdown, has no plans to give up his fight for survival.

He stated, "I can't keep right here."

"I must continue my path. "I must, I must.

"I am looking to resume my career. There are many other things that I need to do.

"I'm taking my children away if they come back, because now my life is full of joy like I want.

"I have sacrificed so much in order to be in this place in my life. To be able live my life the way I want it to for the rest of their lives."