Published 16:22 IST, November 3rd 2020

Deontay Wilder says his water was SPIKED before Tyson Fury rematch, accuses former trainer

Deontay Wilder stated that his former trainer Mark Breland made him drink water spiked with muscle relaxants ahead of the second Tyson Fury bout.

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On Saturday, Deontay Wilder took boxing world by storm by sharing a controversial video where he can be seen accusing Tyson Fury of cheating in ir last two bouts. In two-minutes-long video, Bronze Bomber claimed Tyson Fury and his teammate Ricky Hatton tampered with his gloves to put his fist in an improper position. He ded that Gypsy King h a hard object concealed within his gloves, because of which he was able to inflict some serious dam on him, eventually winning ir second match and becoming WBC heavyweight champion.

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Deontay Wilder n asked Tyson Fury to “be a man” and “hour” his contractual clause for ir trilogy fight. Bronze Bomber released video after Tyson Fury refused to fight him in December, accusing Wilder’s team of pushing back dates of ir third bout. Tyson Fury's UK promoter Frank Warren later ded to comment, revealing that Deontay Wilder “missed deline” to sign contract, meaning Tyson Fury is w free to defend his title against anyone he wants.

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Deontay Wilder ds ar to his list of bizarre explanations

Deontay Wilder has regularly me a variety of excuses for his recent loss to Tyson Fury. A few months ago, Wilder blamed his overweight walkout costume for loss. He n claimed that he was injured before fight, causing him to lose to Tyson Fury in February. He has w stated that his former trainer Mark Breland me him drink water spiked with muscle relaxants ahe of bout, which me him feel “weird”.

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Deontay Wilder told 78SportsTV that he was feeling really great ahe of bout, but after drinking "spiked water", he felt weak. He h control over his body which me it really hard for him to focus on Tyson Fury, who according to him, was also cheating.

“My water was spiked as if I took a muscle relaxer or something like that. My water was tampered with… It was like I h control over my body, my legs were weak… I think he [Mark Breland] has got something to do with my water as well too,” Wilder ded.

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16:22 IST, November 3rd 2020