Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - Otto Wallin and his father often discussed what it would be like for the Swedish southpaw to be involved in a huge heavyweight fight in Las Vegas. It was a dream they looked forward to experiencing together one day. Now that Wallin has landed a shot at unbeaten lineal heavyweight champion Tyson F...
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is not satisfied with the way the referee handled the twelfth round of his December bout with Tyson Fury. Wilder had fits with Fury's boxing style, but he dropped the challenger once before they entered the final round - and then he leveled him with huge knockdown - where Fury was laying motionless as the referee was counting.
Tyson Fury might not own one of boxing’s recognized heavyweight titles, but Otto Wallin still considers the unbeaten Brit the sport’s best fighter in their division. Sweden’s Wallin, who will face the undefeated Fury next month, feels Fury’s draw with Deontay Wilder should’ve resulted in a victory for the man touted as the lineal heavyweight champion.
NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder couldn’t quite believe it when Tyson Fury’s next opponent was revealed Friday. Wilder figured Fury would take on someone at least more formidable than Tom Schwarz in his next fight. Otto Wallin, who’ll face Fury on September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is unbeaten, but, like Schwarz, the Swedish southpaw is untested against championship-caliber opposition.
NEW YORK – Of all the things Tyson Fury says that annoy Deontay Wilder, constantly calling himself the lineal heavyweight champion might top the list. Wilder considers that a convenient claim for Fury, who in October 2016 relinquished the last three of the four titles he won from Wladimir Klitschko the previous November.
Former EBU middleweight champion and world title challenger Jean Claude Bouttier has passed away at the age of 74 reports l´Equipe. Bouttier was probably the best in what was a great era for French boxing and challenged the great Carlos Monzon in 1972 and again 1973 but lost both fights.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes Tyson Fury in the United States, expects him to face WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a rematch. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Tyson Fury has an opponent for the second fight of his deal with Top Rank and ESPN. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the lineal heavyweight champion will fight Sweden’s Otto Wallin. The Athletic first reported Friday that the Fury-Wallin fight has been finalized. BoxingScene.com also has learned that the Fury-Wallin fight will headline a card September 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Top Rank had considered taking Fury’s next fight to TD Garden in Boston, but he’ll fight a second straight bout in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will be looking to do some damage when he steps in the ring for a rematch with Luis Ortiz in the fall, and then intends to create more drama when he faces Tyson Fury in the first half of 2020. Back in 2018, Wilder stopped Ortiz in the tenth round of a cracker in New York City, and then closed out the year with a controversial twelve round split draw over Fury in Los Angeles.
The list of potential dates and sites for Tyson Fury’s next fight is now smaller than his list of possible opponents. BoxingScene.com has been informed by multiple sources that Fury will fight either September 14 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas or September 21 at TD Garden in Boston. His opponent likely will be chosen by the end of this week.