Deontay Wilder: record, next fight and profile →
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is hungry to fight, with or without Deontay Wilder. Fury was last seen in action back in February, when he stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC title at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The date for the third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight has changed yet again. Promoter Bob Arum informed ESPN.com on Wednesday that Fury-Wilder III no longer is scheduled to take place December 19. The site for their third WBC heavyweight title fight still will be Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the new home of the NFL’s Raiders, according to Arum.
Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has ruled out the possibility of the Deontay Wilder trilogy fight take place behind closed doors. At the moment the contest is targeted for the tentative date of December 19, possibly in Las Vegas.
Bob Arum is optimistic that at least a limited number of fans will be able to attend the third Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight on December 19. Arum’s promotional company, Top Rank Inc., and Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions are working with the Nevada State Athletic Commission on protocols that would allow a restricted amount of spectators to watch Fury-Wilder III in person that night at Allegiant Stadium, the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is already in "amazing physical shape" - according to the once-beaten boxer's protege, Raphael Akpejiori. (photo by Ryan Hafey)
Top Rank President Todd DuBoef, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a full division unification is certainly still in play for 2021 with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. The two boxers have already agreed on the financial terms, but have upcoming assignments to overcome before the year is over.
Last month's shocker at Matchroom's Fight Camp has created a shuffle of names in the WBC's latest heavyweight rankings. Dillian Whyte, who coming in was the WBC's mandatory challenger and interim-champion, was brutally knocked out in the fifth round by Alexander Povetkin.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury may potentially use heavy handed Apti Davtaev as a sparring partner to prepare for the trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder. As BoxingScene.com previously reported, head trainer Sugarhill Steward has arrived in the UK to start preparing Fury for the Wilder bout.
According to The Sun, veteran trainer SugarHill Steward has arrived in the UK to start training WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. This is the first time the two are training together since the coronavirus pandemic erupted in March.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says he is ready and willing to fight the winner of the upcoming trilogy fight between WBC champion Tyson Fury and challenger Deontay Wilder. Fury and Wilder are going to collide on a tentative date of December 19.