Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Two heavyweight kings are set for a third world title showdown as undefeated WBC world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury puts his title on the line against former longtime heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder Saturday, July 24 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The resumption of one of the great heavyweight feuds, Fury vs. Wilder III will be broadcast live on pay-per-view.
Errol Spence Jr. is siding with fellow American fighter and PBC stablemate Deontay Wilder ahead of the former heavyweight champion’s third fight against British boxer and WBC titleholder Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua fight with Oleksandr Usyk has been pushed back to late September, according to Eddie Hearn. Hearn says Joshua’s fight with Usyk, the WBO’s mandatory contender, has basically been agreed, although it will not now take place, as had been expected, in August. Wembley Stadium or the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where he had originally been due to face Kubrat Pulev last summer, are the two possible venues.
Matchroom's Eddie Hearn has fired back at his promotional rival, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, over some recent statements with respect to the inability to finalize the heavyweight unification between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua.
Bob Arum resents Eddie Hearn’s contention that Arum misled him regarding the arbitration case that prevented Tyson Fury from fighting Anthony Joshua this summer in Saudi Arabia. Hearn has claimed that Arum knew judge Daniel Weinstein would rule that Fury must fight Deontay Wilder next, yet the 89-year-old promoter proceeded with negotiations for a much more lucrative heavyweight title unification bout between Joshua and Fury. Joshua’s promoter has told numerous media outlets, including BoxingScene.com, that he wonders whether Fury’s handlers ever truly wanted the Joshua fight.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is expecting to beat Deontay Wilder in even quicker fashion than their February 2020 rematch. Last year, Fury dropped Wilder twice before stopping him in the seventh round to capture the WBC world title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bob Arum doesn’t expect a new head trainer or anything else to enable Deontay Wilder to avenge his only professional defeat. Arum anticipates another knockout victory for Tyson Fury in his third fight with Wilder. The heavyweight rivals will fight again July 24, when Fury will defend his WBC belt for the first time in an ESPN/FOX Sports pay-per-view main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Former two division champion Ricky Hatton has warned Tyson Fury to take Deontay Wilder very seriously in their upcoming trilogy fight. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018 - with Wilder coming close to knocking Fury out in the twelfth and final round.
By Cliff Rold - Showtime’s well reviewed “The Kings” has been a solid dose of nostalgia looking back on a nine-fight series which, taken as a whole, surely stands the test of time. One thing documentaries or written accounts of history can never capture is the passage of real time.
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will return to the city where they first fought to promote their third heavyweight title fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that their third bout will be officially announced at a press conference Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles. The site of their press conference and whether it’ll be open to the public had not been determined as of Wednesday morning.