Tyson Fury v Agit Kabayel - 5/12/20 - BT Sports

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Deontay Wilder has started legal action after Tyson Fury abandoned his plans to face the American for a third time.

Fury believes the rematch clause in his contract has expired and will instead fight Agit Kabayel in London on December 5.

But Wilder, who was stopped in the seventh round by Fury in February, believes he has the law on his side.

He and his team intend to begin mediation this week which will involve a retired judge reviewing the contract.

"We’re going into it very optimistically this week," Wilder's manager, Shelly Finkel, told The Athletic .

Fury and Wilder's trilogy clash was due to take place on July 18 before the coronavirus crisis forced it back to October 3.
It was then delayed until December 19 but was again postponed due to a clash with college football in the US.

At that point Fury walked away and will instead fight in the UK for the first time in over two years when he takes on Kabayel at the Royal Albert Hall.

Wilder has recently embarked on a smear campaign, accusing Fury of tampering with his gloves and his own trainer Mark Breland of spiking his water.

The former heavyweight world champion has also blamed his 40lb ring-walk suit, an injury and the referee for his punishing first professional defeat.

Fury said recently: "The original date was July 18. That didn't happen because he had an injury so it got put back three months to October, then that didn't happen because they were trying to get a venue.

"And then they had three dates in December – 5th, 12th, 19th – which I agreed to all them and obviously that didn't happen. So, I'm not going to wait around forever."

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Tyson Fury has shelved plans to fight in London on December 5 and will delay his return to the ring until 2021.

The world heavyweight champion, who has not fought since beating Deontay Wilder in February, had been expected to confirm a bout against Germany’s Agit Kabayel.

But Fury wrote on Twitter: “The Gypsy King is returning in 2021. Only those that have supported me 100% since my comeback will be with me for the glory.”

Fury had hoped to fight Kabayel as a prelude to two potential meetings with domestic rival Anthony Joshua next year.

But it appears that Wilder’s belated attempts to secure a third meeting between the pair are the reason why Fury’s return has been delayed.

Fury initially expressed no interested in meeting Wilder again after the immediate rematch clause in the American’s contract had reportedly expired.

But Wilder has re-stated those claims in recent weeks, and engaged a retired judge in an attempt to force through that contest.

Joshua, meanwhile, is set to press ahead with his title defence against Kubrat Pulev on December 12 at the O2 Arena.

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