Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, has revealed that a "huge site offer" has been presented from Saudi Arabia to stage a unification between Joshua and the winner of the upcoming fight between WBC champion Deontay Wilder and challenger Tyson Fury.
Tyson Fury will take whatever accolades come with a victory over Deontay Wilder when the two once again collide for a heavyweight title. It’s why, for now, he welcomes the challenge of his longtime heavyweight rival, and all of the media attention their February 22 rematch continues to generate. “I’m not here to run him down,” England’s Fury (29-0-1, 20KOs) insists of Wilder ahead of their title fight sequel next month at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It only makes my victory look shitty on the night, don’t it?”
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury is taking no chances ahead of his scheduled rematch with WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Back in September, Fury suffered a severe cut above his right eye in a twelve round contest against unbeaten Otto Wallin. There were moments where it appeared the contest would get stopped, but it was allowed to continue and Fury ultimately won a twelve round unanimous decision.
Frank Warren, promoter for heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, has rubbished a recent claim by Anthony Joshua, who stated in an interview that there have been fresh discussions for a 2020 unification with WBC champion Deontay Wilder. Fury will challenge Wilder on February 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They fought to a controversial draw in December 2018.
Despite suffering his first career loss last year the career prospects of Otto Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs) have never looked better. Four months ago at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas the Swede was the heavy underdog in what was the second installment of Tyson Fury’s plan, co-promoted by Top Rank and Frank Warren, to invade America and leave fans clamouring for the Gypsy King’s rematch with WBC Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
Johnathon Banks, who took over the training duties of former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko after Emanuel Steward passed away in 2012, has denied a recent claim that Deontay Wilder was knocked out during a sparring session with Klitschko.
IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua explained recently that he's looking to leapfrog over a Tyson Fury trilogy bout in order to secure a showdown with WBC champion Deontay Wilder.
Deontay Wilder has never had a single reservation about rendering an opponent unconscious, and arguably does it better than any other heavyweight in boxing history. It’s an outcome he and his team envision in the anticipated rematch with Tyson Fury, which headlines a joint ESPN/Fox Sports Pay-Per-View event on February 22 live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. There also lies the hope within Team Wilder the British heavyweight can continue to gain employment in his current second line of work on the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) circuit.
WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is very motivated to jumped right over a Tyson Fury trilogy to finalize a showdown with WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder is scheduled to face Fury in a rematch on February 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Joshua will make a mandatory defense of his four belts against either Kubrat Pulev or Oleksandr Usyk.
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury is already mapping out a plan to stage several fights before a planned retirement. Fury is currently training for a scheduled rematch with WBC world champion Deontay Wilder, which is set for February 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.