Fury-Wilder rematch put back due to pandemic
Print Edition
The third fight in the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder heavyweight rivalry has been postponed as the coronavirus pandemic grips the United States and Britain, ESPN reported on Tuesday.
Britain鈥檚 Fury, who dethroned unbeaten WBC champion Wilder with a dominant victory in seven rounds last month, had been due to defend his crown in Las Vegas on July 18. But promoter Bob Arum told ESPN on Tuesday the rematch had now been rescheduled until October at the earliest because of the COVID-19 outbreak which has brought the sporting world to a standstill. With travel restrictions affecting both the US and Britain, and Las Vegas鈥 casinos shuttered, Arum said a postponement was the only sensible option. 鈥淵ou could not guarantee the fighters that the event would take place on that date. We couldn鈥檛 convince them or ourselves. It鈥檚 absolutely ridiculous to say the fight is on when the Brits can鈥檛 even get there.鈥 Fury and Wilder fought to a thrilling draw in their first fight in Los Angeles in December 2018. Fury then produced a shock by overwhelming Wilder with a dominant performance in last month鈥檚 rematch, battering the American in a one-sided victory.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
