Deontay Wilder is healthy and ready to fight again, and he’ll do so once again in his home state.

Wilder will defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight championship in Birmingham on Feb. 25 at Legacy Arena against Andrzej Wawrzyk of Poland.

Wawrzyk carries a 33-1 record with 19 knockouts. Wilder is 37-0 with 36 knockouts.

Wilder is back in training after breaking his right hand and tearing his right biceps in an eighth-round stoppage of Chris Arreola in July. After undergoing multiple surgeries and rehabilitating the injuries, Wilder entered the gym this month to begin training.

Wawrzyk, 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, enters the fight on a six-bout winning streak, all by knockout. Oddly enough, Wawrzyk has previously fought in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena on the undercard of Wilder’s September 2015 title defense against Johann Duhapaus.

The bout is a voluntary title defense for Wilder while the WBC sorts out the mess left behind in the wake of top-ranked contender Alexander Povetkin’s second positive test for banned substances. Wilder was to fight the winner of the Povetkin-Bermane Stiverne fight that was scheduled for Dec. 17. However, Povetkin’s positive test for a banned substance caused the WBC to withdraw its sanctioning of the fight.

Povetkin’s status in the WBC is currently unknown, but he may face a lengthy suspension or ban by the organization.

Wawrzyk is ranked No. 12 in the December WBC rankings. Information on ticket sales is expected to be released this week.

Reach Aaron Suttles at aaron.suttles@tuscaloosanews.com or at 205-722-0229.