- Title: Fury signs contract for trilogy fight with Wilder
- Date: 23rd May 2021
- Summary: RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (FILE - DECEMBER 6, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** RUIZ JR AND JOSHUA POSING FOR PHOTOS AFTER WEIGHING IN
- Embargoed: 6th June 2021 15:04
- Keywords: Anthony Joshua Deontay Wilder Oleksandr Usyk Top Rank Boxing Tyson Fury WBC WBO World Boxing Organization trilogy fight
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Boxing,Europe,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA008EE6M43J
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Tyson Fury has signed a contract to fight American Deontay Wilder for a third time in Las Vegas on July 24, Top Rank Boxing said on Sunday (May 23).
Fury, 32, had been set to face fellow Briton Anthony Joshua on Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia in a world heavyweight unification title fight, but an American arbitrator ordered Fury to fight Wilder again before Sept. 15.
Fury first fought Wilder, who is now 35, in 2018 and took the WBC title from him in a rematch in February 2020 with a seventh-round stoppage.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has ordered Joshua to defend his heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk.
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