Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs gives Deontay Wilder a very realistic shot of upsetting the odds when he faces Tyson Fury in a trilogy fight. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in 2018. Fury went down twice in the fight.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has fired back at Eddie Hearn, who guides the career of WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Anthony Joshua. In a recent interview, Hearn lashed out over last week's crumbling of the Fury vs. Joshua unification.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is still fuming over Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury completely falling through a week ago. Last weekend, an agreement appeared to be on the verge of being finalized for a full division unification between heavyweight champions Joshua and Fury.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not convinced that everyone involved with WBC champion Tyson Fury was in favor of finalizing their unification clash.
Mick Hennessy, former promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not surprised that the unification clash with Anthony Joshua imploded last week. Fury, who is currently promoter by Frank Warren of Queensberry and Bob Arum of Top Rank, seemed to be a few steps away from finalizing a clash against Joshua, who holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO titles.
Months after waiting out an arbitration ruling to determine their future, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury needed mere days to sign up for their third fight. England’s Fury made the 5 ½ hour flight from Miami to Las Vegas to take in a night at the fights, but also to tend to business of his own. The reigning lineal and WBC heavyweight champion put pen to paper for a contractually bound third showdown with Alabama’s Wilder (42-1-1, 41KOs). The pair of hulking heavyweights will meet July 24 at a venue to be determined in Las Vegas, with Allegiant Stadium—home to the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders—as the frontrunner to land the event.
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are finally ready to fight—at least on social media. A war of words has erupted in lieu of an undisputed championship between the British giants as Joshua has understandably reached his limit in watching a dream fight with Fury potentially dissolve. The bout was reportedly on the verge of being announced this week, with promoter Eddie Hearn having secured a location in Saudi Arabia complete with a massive nine-figure site deal for a targeted August 14th showdown.
Another layer has been added to the continued fallout in efforts to produce an undisputed heavyweight champion. The World Boxing Organization has issued a “Show Cause” to promoter Eddie Hearn, who must provide in the next 48 hours verifiable proof of a forthcoming showdown between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Failure to do so will leave the WBO to order a mandatory title fight between Joshua and number-one contender Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13KOs).
For months, Eddie Hearn has been tasked with keeping all parties abreast of the progress made for a superfight between British heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Those plans were seriously compromised through damage caused by the other side, and now it’s the promoter’s turn to set a deadline for a final answer.