Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III

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Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III
Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III.jpeg
DateOct 9, 2021
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC and The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Tyson Fury Deontay Wilder
Nickname "The Gypsy King" "The Bronze Bomber"
Hometown Wythenshawe, Manchester, England Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Pre-fight record 30–0–1 (21 KOs) 42–1–1 (41 KOs)
Height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Style Orthodox[nb 1] Orthodox
Recognition WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion Former WBC heavyweight champion

Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III, billed as Once and For All, is an upcoming professional boxing trilogy fight between WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and former WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder. The bout is set to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on October 9, 2021.

Background[]

Tyson Fury (left) and Deontay Wilder (right).

Fury and Wilder first fought in December 2018, with the bout ending in a controversial draw.[1][2][3] The pair had a rematch in February 2020, with Fury emerging victorious via seventh-round technical knockout to capture the WBC and vacant Ring magazine heavyweight titles. Wilder initiated a contractual rematch clause in March,[4] with the bout initially being scheduled for July 18. However, due to Wilder still recovering from surgery and concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the bout was postponed to October. The date was again pushed back to December due to the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions that would limit fan attendance. After ESPN were unwilling to televise the bout as the event would conflict with their NFL schedule, it was suggested the date be pushed back for a third time. Upon hearing the news, Fury announced that he was walking away from the fight, stating, "they asked me if I would agree to push it to December. I agreed to Dec. 19. Then they tried to change the date again into next year. I've been training. I'm ready. When they tried moving off Dec. 19 and pushing to next year, enough was enough. I've moved on." Wilder responded to the comments by releasing a video on social media, accusing Fury of cheating in their February 2020 fight.[5]

With Fury's team insisting the rematch clause had now expired, and Wilder's team insisting the opposite, the teams entered into a mediation process in an attempt to solve the issue, with a legally binding outcome being decided by an arbitration judge.[6] In the meantime, Fury entered negotiations for a unification bout with reigning WBA (Super), IBF and WBO champion, Anthony Joshua. Following months of negotiations between the promoters of Fury and Joshua, an official announcement was said to be imminent.[7] However, on May 17, 2021, it was announced that the arbitration judge had ruled in Wilder's favor, ordering Fury to face Wilder no later than September 15.[8]

Following the arbitration decision, Fury's co-promoter, Bob Arum, revealed a targeted date of July 24, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[9] The fight was postponed after Fury tested positive for COVID-19 in July 2021.[10] The new date was announced as October 9, 2021.[11]

Fight card[]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight United Kingdom Tyson Fury (c) vs. United States Deontay Wilder – (12) Note 1
Heavyweight Nigeria Efe Ajagba vs. Cuba Frank Sánchez (c) – (10) Note 2
Heavyweight Finland Robert Helenius vs. Poland Adam Kownacki – (12)
Heavyweight United States Jared Anderson vs. Russia Vladimir Tereshkin – (8)

^Note 1 For WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title

Media coverage[]

Country/Region Free-to-air Cable/Satellite Pay-per-view Stream
 United States (host) N/A ESPN PPV and Fox Sports ESPN+, Fox Sports
 United Kingdom N/A BT Sport Box Office
 Ireland
 Australia N/A Main Event[12]
 France N/A Canal+[13] N/A MyCanal
 Mexico N/A ESPN+[12]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Listed by BoxRec as orthodox, but regularly switch hits as a southpaw.

References[]

  1. ^ Benson, Michael (December 2, 2018). "Deontay Wilder retains heavyweight world title by claiming draw with Tyson Fury". talkSPORT. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Coppinger, Mike (December 1, 2018). "Tyson Fury survives two knockdowns at hands of Deontay Wilder, settles for controversial draw". The Ring. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Davies, Gareth A. (December 2, 2018). "Wilder vs Fury scoring row: Who are the judges and how did they come to their controversial split-decision draw?". The Telegraph. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Rathborn, Jack (March 1, 2020). "Deontay Wilder officially triggers rematch clause for third fight with Tyson Fury". The Independent. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Brookhouse, Brent (October 12, 2020). "Tyson Fury says he has 'moved on' from trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder after multiple delays". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Parkinson, Nick (November 17, 2020). "Warren: Ruling may force Fury to fight Wilder". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  7. ^ Lewis, Ron (May 16, 2021). "Tyson Fury: I Cannot Wait To Smash Anthony Joshua on August 14". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  8. ^ Kriegel, Mark (May 17, 2021). "Arbitrator: Fury must fight Wilder by Sept. 15". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Kriegel, Mark (May 17, 2021). "Tyson Fury must fight Deontay Wilder by Sept. 15, arbitrator says". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fury v Wilder III: Fight off following Covid-19 case in Briton's camp". BBC Sport. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 rescheduled for October date | DAZN News US". DAZN. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fury vs Wilder 3 (Oct 9, 2021): How to Watch, Start Time, Predictions". champinon.info. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "WILDER / FURY III en exclusivité sur CANAL+ le 24 juillet". myCANAL (in French). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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