If Deontay Wilder defeats Tyson Fury on July 18 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena—the date and location that Bob Arum said a third fight between the two heavyweights will be staged in Las Vegas—their series will stand at a stalemate at 1-1-1.

The contract Wilder and Fury signed ahead of their rematch only called for a trilogy should the losing opponent choose to exercise their right for a 60 to 40 percent purse split in favor of the winner, and not a fourth fight regardless of preceding results.

The carousel in the heavyweight division could continue should Wilder defeat Fury and regain the WBC title that he lost in his first career defeat.

A Wilder win this summer could be a tall task considering how one sided the rematch was against a furious Fury, who dominated Wilder for seven rounds and scored two knockdowns before the Alabamian’s corner threw in the towel.

The third fight will be yet another FOX and ESPN co-promotion and pay per view.

Manouk Akopyan is a sports journalist and member of the Boxing Writers Assn. of America since 2011. He has written for the likes of the LA Times, Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com and currently does TV commentary for combat sports programming that airs on Fox Sports and hosts his own radio show in Los Angeles. He can be reached on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube at @ManoukAkopyan or via email at manouk[dot]akopyan[at]gmail.com.