Tag: Tyson Fury
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Wilder, Fury make promises ahead of Feb 22 rematch
Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have both promised knockouts to avoid going to the judges’ scorecards when they meet again on Feb. 22 in Las Vegas with Wilder’s WBC world title on the line. The first meeting between the pair in December 2018 ended in a controversial split-decision draw after 12 explosive rounds, a…
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Tyson Fury wants Wilder after Schwarz TKO
Unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury heightened demand Saturday night for a rematch against undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. In his Las Vegas debut, Fury outclassed Germany’s Tom Schwarz to score a victory by second-round technical knockout. Fury, determined to put on a show on his Las Vegas debut, overwhelmed Schwarz with a dazzling display…
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Former world boxing champion Joshua is finished, Fury says
Anthony Joshua is finished as a boxer after losing his world heavyweight titles to Andy Ruiz Jr, fellow-Briton Tyson Fury says. Fury, also a previous IBF, WBA and IBO champion, fights German underdog Tom Schwarz in a non-title bout in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The big Briton said Joshua had shown against Ruiz that…
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Wilder, Fury fight can happen, says Anthony Joshua
Unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua insists a future meeting with WBC champion Deontay Wilder or fellow Briton Tyson Fury will not be held up by television companies. Joshua, Wilder and Fury are now signed to rival US broadcasters, making future negotiations arguably more difficult. “Broadcasters are a platform to make our dreams come true,”…
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Tyson Fury signs £80m ESPN fight deal
British heavyweight Tyson Fury has signed a deal with a United States network worth a reported £80m. The deal, which is understood to cover Fury’s next five fights, will see him broadcast on ESPN in the US while remaining on BT Sport in the UK. Fury believes the deal makes a rematch with Deontay Wilder…
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Boxing: WBC orders Wilder, Fury rematch
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Britain’s Tyson Fury must agree to terms on a rematch by Feb. 5 or else it will be put to a purse bid with a 60-40 split in Wilder’s favour. The sanctioning body made this known on Wednesday. If the situation goes to a purse bid, any promoter can…
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Fury deserves greater share of Wilder rematch purse – WBC
Tyson Fury is entitled to a greater share of the purse for his rematch against heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, says the WBC. Britain’s Fury and American Wilder shared a controversial and thrilling draw in Los Angeles in December. The WBC has told their promoters to agree a rematch by 5 February. If there is no…
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Boxing: Tyson Fury wants Wilder rematch at Old Trafford
Britain’s Tyson Fury says he wants his WBC heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder to take place at Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground. Fury, 30, was awarded a controversial draw after his bout with champion Wilder in Los Angeles on Saturday. The Manchester-born fighter, who watched United’s Premier League match against Arsenal on Wednesday evening, said…
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Boxing: Wilder wants Tyson Fury’s rematch ‘ASAP’
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on Tuesday said he was eager for a rematch with Tyson Fury, after the two undefeated boxers fought to a thrilling, but controversial split decision draw on Saturday in Los Angeles. The American knocked his opponent down twice, including a brutal takedown in the 12th round, but the towering Fury…
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I’ill defeat Anthony Joshua with one arm behind my back – Tyson Fury
Former World Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury on Monday said he could beat the current champ, Anthony Joshua with “one arm tied behind my back”. Shortly after his 11th-round victory over Wladimir Klitschko at London’s Wembley on Saturday, Joshua ‘called out’ fellow British heavyweight Fury by saying, “Fury, where are you at, baby?” In the build…