WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury (30-0-1) vs. Challenger Deontay Wilder (42-1-1) Will Not Fight July 24. Fury's camp and champion were infected with coronavirus.
Reported by Sky Sports.
Fury and 10 others from his prep camp have been diagnosed with coronavirus, according to journalists. In this regard, they will soon officially announce the postponement of the battle to October 9.. The location of the fight remains unchanged - T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
This fight was supposed to be for Fury from February 22, 2020. Then he defeated Wilder and won the vacant WBC World Heavyweight Championship.. Earlier, in December 2018, the fight between Fury and Wilder ended in a draw and in October the third decisive match in their confrontation will take place..
Fury's next match after that is expected to be against Anthony Joshua. There were hopes that the fight could be held before the end of this year, but due to the postponement of the match with Wilder this year, the two Britons will definitely not meet in the ring..
Anthony Joshua on September 25 will defend four championship titles in a fight against Alexander Usik. The match will take place in London.