Tyson Fury v Deontay Wilder 3

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covaids strikes again

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Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 is postponed after outbreak of coronavirus in Brit's camp

The long-awaited and highly-anticipated third bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder that was set for July 24 is now due to be postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak in the Brit's camp.

Sources close to the fight have told BBC Sport that the fight is now 'likely to happen in October,' meaning we now have three months to wait until the score is finally settled between the pair.

Shelly Finkel, Wilder’s manager, has said: “Deontay is disappointed. The fight has to be rescheduled.”

The news broke late last night, but there was still massive speculation surrounding the news. However, with Finkel's comments added to the reports, it seems like it's sadly true and the fight is sadly being pushed back.

The final fight of the trilogy is what both boxers have been training for over the past year, with neither facing an opponent since Fury’s win 14 months ago in February 2020 - making the Gypsy King the WBC heavyweight champion in the process.

Promoters of the fight Top Rank have also stated: "We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team and the status of the event has not changed to date."

This is now the second fight blow Fury has had this year. He was also keen to see a deal agreed with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua for a unification fight to have happened over the course of the year, before announcing that he was contractually obliged to see out the trilogy with Wilder.

Fury remains unbeaten in his boxing career, with an impressive 31 wins to Wilder’s 42. ‘The Gypsy King’ undoubtedly dominated the last bout between the pair, wearing out Wilder and winning in the seventh round by TKO.

However, the first encounter between the fighters ended in a controversial draw, leaving it all left to fight for when they enter the ring again.

‘The Bronze Bomber’ will be adamant to make the fight nothing less than a victory, having felt hard done by with the weight of his ring-walk gear before the rematch last year, and the loss being the first in his professional career.

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[erics44]

Im not really arsed about this fight now

shame

[Mark TKO]

I'm in agreement. Really could not give a fuck now.

I have a feeling Joshua Fury may never come off now and part of me will be angry we never got to see it and the other will be like - serves you all fucking right tough shit for not getting it sorted.

Boxing loses

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​Joshua/Fury = Lewis/Bowe?

[TitoFan]

Fury just gave Wilder another excuse should Deontay lose. Fight postponement.

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Hearn says Whyte is ready to replace Fury to face Wilder.

[Spicoli]

​Joshua/Fury = Lewis/Bowe?

May just make you miss them all the more exactly how they played out if anything . It's amazing how much Lewis had ahead of him and yet there he was post Razor already in a mega super-fight for the era. Olympic rivalry and all. Great times. AJ and Fury have had to scrape themselves back into the dust pan in and out of the ring a bit, have a proven rework while Lewis and Bowe had just toppled biggest threats and remain unblemished respectfully. As much as I have knocked Bowe and his career self sabotage I'm just not sure Fury isn't pulling a bit of a charade at this point and trying to extend the carnival show. At least Bowe looked the world in the eye on stage and dropped the trinket straight in the bin not wasting our time . Did sign to fight Mercer too but yeh.

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Tyson Fury makes explosive claim after Deontay Wilder fight rescheduled for October

Tyson Fury has vowed to "spark out" Deontay Wilder after the WBC heavyweight title fight was confirmed for October 9 in Las Vegas. Fury was scheduled to fight Wilder for the third time in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 24, but the bout was postponed after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Briton's camp.

The much-anticipated fight has been a long time coming, with several attempts to stage it falling through due to coronavirus restrictions.

Fury, who is unbeaten in 31 professional bouts with 21 knock-outs to his name, has been frustrated by his lack of action since he won the second bout via knockout in Los Angeles in February 2020.

The 32-year-old has repeatedly spoken of his desire to fight Anthony Joshua, who holds the other three significant titles at heavyweight, but an arbitration hearing ruled that Wilder had contractual grounds for a third contest.

After the late postponement earlier this month, Fury will get his chance to put the American behind him in October.

"I wanted nothing more than to smash the Big Dosser on July 24, but I guess the beating will have to wait," he said.

"Make no mistake, I will be back and better than ever. We will fight October 9, and I will knock him spark out."

Fury's win last February is the only loss on Wilder's record, which reads: 42 wins and 41 knock-outs from his 44 fights.

His manager, Shelly Finkel said: "This is what we went to arbitration for. He just wanted what was owed to him.

"He remains ready to reclaim his world title on October 9."

A whopping 595 days will have elapsed since Fury's dramatic knock-out win in February 2020 by the time October 9 comes around.

Promoter Frank Warren believes the extended build-up will only serve to make the final fight in the trilogy more special.

"I'm glad that we could all agree a new date quickly for Tyson to defend his title," he said.

"Tyson is a fighting man and I know how frustrated he is that he can't compete this month. It's such a shame to lose a fight of this magnitude to COVID.

"That said, the extra time he gets to prepare is just going to ensure he's bigger and better than ever before.

"I've never been more certain that Tyson is going to deliver a spectacular performance and remain the number one heavyweight on the planet."

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