Deontay Wilder’s team responds to Tyson Fury saying he’s moving on from rematch

In February 2020, Tyson Fury defeated Deontay Wilder in ir second bout to become new WBC world heavyweight champion, with a third fight slated to take place due to a rematch clause inserted in contract. However, last week, Tyson Fury made it clear that he has “moved on”, claiming that Deontay Wilder and his team made various attempts to push back dates of ir third bout. "y don't really want to fight lineal heavyweight champion. y kw how it ends. world kws how it will end: with Wilder on his a** again," Tyson Fury told Athletic.

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Deontay Wilder’s team respond to Tyson Fury’s comments

Later, Tyson Fury’s promoter Bob Arum chimed in on topic as he stated that clause between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury has w expired and Gypsy King is free to fight or opponents. Despite this, Deontay Wilder’s team still wants Wilder vs Fury 3 to happen. Deontay Wilder’s co-manr Shelly Finkel recently talked to ESPN where he revealed that Bronze Bomber would fight Tyson Fury “any date, any place”.

“I spoke to Deontay [on Monday] night, all Deontay wants is to fight Fury. Any time, any place,” Finkel told Athletic.

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Although Tyson Fury and team are yet to respond Shelly Finkel’s comments, various reports claim that Gypsy King could accept a fight against Deontay Wilder as he needs an opponent for December 2020. re is also some speculation that Tyson Fury could fight or boxers who had challenged him in past. Top-ranked fighters like Agit Kabayel, Efe Ajagba and Oscar Rivas have all showed an interest in title fight, while Michael Hunter has offered to fight without pay.

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Meanwhile, Tyson Fury’s British rival Anthony Joshua is training to fight his mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev in December 2020. If Joshua can get past Pulev, he would go on to face Gypsy King. However, Fury would also have to defeat his next opponent to get a shot at Anthony Joshua next year. unification bout between Joshua and Fury would be arguably biggest fight in British boxing history.

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