Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Bob Arum doesn’t expect the third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder heavyweight title fight to happen July 18. That’s the date that tentatively was set aside for Fury to defend the WBC championship he won from Wilder last month. In accordance with a time limit in their contracts, their third fight was projected to take place July 18 once Wilder exercised a clause in his deal to guarantee it as the next fight for both boxers.
Promising heavyweight prospect Frank "The Cuban Flash" Sanchez (15-0) was in the ring earlier this month when he dominated veteran Joey Dawejko over 10 rounds. The bout opened up a Premier Boxing Champions on Fox tripleheader that was headlined by Robert Helenius upset victory over the previously unbeaten Adam Kownacki.
Former world champion Andre Berto is not buying the conspiracy theories with respect to the gloves of Tyson Fury, in last month's rematch with Deontay Wilder. Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, to capture the WBC heavyweight world title. There have been conspiracy claims that Fury manipulated his gloves, by not having hands firmly inside of them.
ESPN will air the non-pay-per-view premier of the heavyweight rematch that captured the world’s attention last month. WBC and Lineal Heavyweight champion Tyson “The Gypsy” King” Fury’s masterpiece victory over Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder will debut on ESPN, Monday March 23.
Kevin "Baby Slice" Ferguson Jr. - the son of the late Kimbo Slice - believes his father would have did really well in a boxing match with former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Kimbo was one of the first Youtube legends, with his backyard brawls.
According to Frank Warren, who along with Top Rank is the promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says it's looking very unlikely that we'll see a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder in July. Last month, Fury secured a sensational stoppage win over Wilder in their anticipated rematch to capture the WBC title.
Ben Davison, the former trainer of Tyson Fury, believes sheer mental pressure may have gotten to Deontay Wilder in last month's rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Wilder was dropped twice and then stopped by Fury in the seventh round. Fury walked away with the WBC heavyweight title.
Teddy Atlas thinks Deontay Wilder could learn from what Tyson Fury did before their rematch. Fury replaced trainer Ben Davison with Jevan Steward just before Fury began training camp for their second heavyweight title fight February 22 in Las Vegas. The result of switching trainers couldn’t have been better for Fury, who overwhelmed Wilder with physicality and pressure, scored two knockdowns and stopped the previously unbeaten WBC champion in the seventh round at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
On July 18th, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are penciled in to renew acquaintances for the third time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The date and venue will ultimately depend on the United State’s ability to contain the Coronavirus that has caused all combat sports to be canceled or postponed through at least the end of April.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Anthony Joshua is still scheduled to defend his IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO world heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on June 20 in London. But because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn could see the event being pushed back to a date in July.