By Keith Idec

Tyson Fury has an opponent for the second fight of his deal with Top Rank and ESPN.

BoxingScene.com also has learned that the Fury-Wallin fight will headline a card September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Top Rank had considered taking Fury’s next fight to TD Garden in Boston, but he’ll fight a second straight bout in Las Vegas.

England’s Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) knocked out Germany’s Tom Schwarz (24-1, 16 KOs) in the second round June 15 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Top Rank offered the Fury fight to numerous heavyweights, but ultimately chose Wallin over veteran Frenchman Johann Duhaupas (37-5, 24 KOs) and New Zealand’s Junior Fa (18-0, 10 KOs) for a main event ESPN+ will stream.

Sweden’s Wallin (20-0, 13 KOs, 1 NC) is a 6-foot-5 southpaw, but he is untested at the championship level. Wallin is ranked No. 6 by the WBA and No. 10 by the IBF.

Wallin was supposed to fight BJ Flores on July 12 in Tacoma, Washington, but their 10-round fight was canceled the day of their bout because the Washington State Department of Licensing wouldn’t approve Flores for a license due to an undisclosed medical issue.

In the 28-year-old Wallin’s last fight, he was forced to settle for a no-contest following less than one round of action.

An accidental clash of heads between Wallin (20-0, 13 KOs, 1 NC) and Baltimore’s Nick Kisner caused a cut over Kisner’s right eye midway through the first round of a fight scheduled for 10 rounds April 13 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A ringside physician for New Jersey’s State Athletic Control Board determined that Kisner (21-4-1, 6 KOs, 1 NC) couldn’t continue and referee David Franciosi stopped their fight.

If the 30-year-old Fury defeats Wallin, the former IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champion is expected to challenge WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KOs) in a rematch early in 2020.

Their second fight is dependent, too, on Wilder beating Cuban contender Luis Ortiz (31-1, 26 KOs, 2 NC) in their rematch. The second battle between Wilder and Ortiz, which will be distributed by Showtime Pay-Per-View, could take place November 9.

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.