Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder third fight set for Las Vegas
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former champion Deontay Wilder have agreed to conclude their trilogy with a bout in Las Vegas, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Thursday.
ESPN first reported the agreement. The fight has a target date of July 24. A venue has not been finalized, the person said.
Fury (30-0-1, 21 knockouts) and Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) first fought to a draw in December of 2019 in Los Angeles. Fury endured two knockdowns in that fight but outboxed Wilder for long stretches.
After it initially seemed like they would move straight to a rematch, Fury signed a promotional deal with Top Rank and fought twice in Las Vegas, knocking out Tom Schwarz and then withstanding a horrific cut to win a decision over Otto Wallin.
Wilder destroyed mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale before dispatching of Luis Ortiz in Las Vegas. And then, Fury and Wilder made a deal for the rematch at MGM Grand Garden.
In that fight, Fury marched right at Wilder, knocking him down twice and earning a TKO win when Wilder’s corner threw in the towel during the seventh round.
Neither fighter has been in the ring since their 2020 bout.
The two were expected to fight again for a third time last summer, but the COVID-19 pandemic derailed their initial plans.
Fury had been working toward a fight to unify the heavyweight titles against WBO, WBA and IBF champion Anthony Joshua. The fight was set to take place in August in Saudi Arabia, but Fury’s fight with Wilder will delay the fight for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Contact Jonah Dylan at jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan on Twitter. Staff writer Sam Gordon contributed to this report.