Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman is standing firm on the world title schedule for the heavyweight division. Back in February, Tyson Fury stopped Deontay Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC heavyweight crown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Roy Jones Jr. feels confident that he and and Mike Tyson, in the primes of their respective careers, would probably have beaten Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Jones, 51-years-old, held world titles in four weight divisions.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has sent a firm warning to his main rivals in the weight class. Fury was in the ring back in February, when he dropped and stopped Deontay Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC world title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will have to defend his title in a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder, according to the challenger's manager Shelly Finkel. Back in February, Fury dropped Wilder twice and stopped him in the seventh round to capture the WBC title.
While Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua seem convinced that they will box each other twice in 2021, Eddie Hearn says there are still major hurdles to overcome if that is to become a reality.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for Dillian Whyte, is still not convinced that Deontay Wilder will go forward with a planned trilogy fight against WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.
World class trainer Robert Garcia recently went live on social media to answer fans' questions on various topics in the sport of boxing. Garcia has a large stable of fighters that includes his brother Mikey Garcia and WBC/WBO super lightweight champion Jose Ramirez. He also previously trained world champions such as Marcos Maidana, Abner Mares, Antonio Margarito and Brandon Rios.
Tyson Fury is very confident in his ability to defeat his domestic rival Anthony Joshua in a unification battle of heavyweight champions. In the last few weeks, the camps of both big men have been discussing the possibility of a two-fight series in 2021.
During a recent interview with BoxingScene.com, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum outlined some of the plans for the rest of the year, which he said will include weekly – instead of twice-weekly – ESPN cards in August from the conference center “bubble” inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently approved Top Rank date requests for Aug. 6, Aug. 13, Aug. 20 and Aug. 27, all Thursdays.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes Dillian Whyte should get the first crack at Tyson Fury in 2021. Whyte, who holds the WBC's interim-title, is the mandatory challenger to Fury's title.