Former WBC world heavyweight title holder Deontay Wilder may have landed himself the third deciding bout with current champion Tyson Fury after judge Daniel Weinstein ruled an arbitration decision in his favour this week, emphasising that Tyson Fury owes Deontay Wilder a third fight, a condition that was stipulated into the contract for their second fight in February 2020. The deadline for the bout to be finalised is September 15th.
Earlier in the week Tyson Fury had revealed on his social media that a unification bout with WBA, WBO and IBF champion Anthony Joshua had been finalised for Saudi Arabia in August.
The news of the arbitration ruling has scuppered any plans that Fury had of finalising the Joshua fight anytime soon. Deontay Wilder and new trainer Malik Scott released a statement days later making it clear that Deontay was not interested in a step aside payment to be pacified whilst Fury and Joshua unify the titles. Scott and Wilder said that they had zero intention of allowing the belt-holders in the division to carry on like business as usual and sit on the sidelines. Wilder relishes the third fight with Fury and has in doing so halted potentially the richest fight in history. A preliminary date has been set aside for Fury v Wilder 3 as July 24th, more than likely at a Las Vegas venue to be negotiated.
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