Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
The long-awaited trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been stalled several times during the pandemic, and it now appears the WBC heavyweight champion Fury is counting out the fight altogether.
Tyson Fury is being lined up to defend his WBC heavyweight title on December 5 at the Royal Albert Hall in London after Fury and his team walked away from a third fight with Deontay Wilder.
Jack Catterall has agreed a step-aside deal to allow Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez to box for the undisputed world super lightweight title. Catterall is the longstanding WBO mandatory contender and had told he would get his shot at Ramirez, the WBO and WBC champion, next.
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew is shaking his head at some of the recent statements that were made by WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. In an interview conducted earlier this month, Fury explained that he and Deontay Wilder are the two best heavyweights in the the weight class - a level above everyone else, including the unified WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO champion Anthony Joshua.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s eight weeks (or so) before a Deontay Wilder fight. But it doesn’t sound the same. By this point in the fight-selling process the “Bronze Bomber” has usually issued an inappropriately chilling threat, suggested rendering an opponent lifeless wouldn’t cause him to lose sleep, or at the very least proclaimed himself well on his way to undisputed heav...
Dillian Whyte has taken aim at former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder for his recent training change. As BoxingScene.com first reported last week, Wilder parted ways with longtime co-trainer and former champion Mark Breland.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, believes the trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder is likely pushing over to 2021. The fight third fight was initially scheduled to take place in July, but it continued to get pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mark Breland, who has served as Deontay Wilder’s co-trainer for his entire 12-year professional career, will no longer be part of his team as Wilder prepares for a third fight against heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather has once again expressed his interest in training Deontay Wilder for his trilogy fight with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has revealed that he spoke to Deontay Wilder on FaceTime, in the aftermath of their February rematch. Fury, who fought Wilder to a controversial draw in December 2018, scored two knockdowns and eventually stopped Wilder in the seventh round of their second clash, which took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.