The second time is the charm, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Hearn feels confident that WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will topple Tyson Fury in a planned rematch for February of 2020. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder feels confident that he did enough to earn a decision win over Tyson Fury, when they collided back in December 2018 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder believes there is no doubt that he's the bigger name when compared to his division rival, Tyson Fury. Wilder and Fury fought to a controversial twelve round split draw in December 2018, and a rematch is scheduled to take place in February of 2020.
LOS ANGELES - Tyson Fury had to overcome a nasty gash over his right eyebrow and right eyelid and will his way to a win over Otto Wallin in September. The deep cut required 47 stitches, and many observers wondered out loud if Fury’s eye would recover in time to fight Deontay Wilder on Feb. 22. in a rematch following their controversial draw last December.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight Anthony Joshua, believes WBC world champion Deontay Wilder will not make a move until the outcome of Joshua's upcoming rematch with IBF, WBA, WBO, IBO world champion Andy Ruiz.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is still convinced that he without question scored a knockout victory over Tyson Fury, back in December 2018. Wilder dropped Fury in brutal fashion in the twelfth and final round. Fury appeared to be out cold as he laid motionless on the mat.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder fully expects to rip open the cut that Tyson Fury sustained last Saturday night in his decision victory over unbeaten prospect Otto Wallin. Fury sustained a severe cut in the third right, from a clean punch, and the cut grew worse as the contest played out.
Ben Davison, the head trainer for heavyweight Tyson Fury, believes his fighter may have overtrained for last Saturday's fight against Otto Wallin at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fury won a twelve round unanimous decision, but sustained two severe cuts in the bout and he was also buzzed in the twelfth and final round.
Promoter Eddie Hearn felt Tyson Fury was "very lucky" to avoid his fight being stopped last Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He won a twelve round unanimous decision over heavy underdog Otto Wallin. If the fight would have been stopped, Wallin would have been awarded a TKO win - since the cut was caused by a punch.
LAS VEGAS – The cut along Tyson Fury’s right eyebrow obviously was about as bad as lacerations can be in boxing. Bob Arum, Fury’s co-promoter, still doesn’t think that grotesque gash will force them to push back his rematch with Deontay Wilder. Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion, and Wilder, the WBC champ, have signed contracts to fight February 22 in Las Vegas.