#Deontay wilder vs tyson fury 3 professional#

At the end of the fight after Wilder had knocked out Szpilka in devastating fashion, in an attempt to build a future fight Fury jumped into the ring and there was a face-to-face confrontation between the two men, this time in front of the onlooking crowd and a live television audience.

Wilder made the third defence of his title in January 2016 against Artur Szpilka at the Barclays Center in New York, a fight in which Fury was in attendance. Fury then became champion in his first world title attempt by defeating Klitschko for the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, The Ring and lineal titles in Düsseldorf, Germany later that year in November 2015, ending Klitschko's decade long reign with a unanimous decision victory. Wilder became the first American heavyweight world champion in nearly a decade in January 2015, after defeating Bermane Stiverne via unanimous decision in Las Vegas to pick up the WBC title, the only world heavyweight title at the time that was not held by the reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko.

Julio Diaz, with both Wilder and Fury promising each other a fight in the future. The pair's first encounter had taken place off camera at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield in April 2014, where Wilder knocked out Audley Harrison on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. The potential match up between Wilder and Fury had been talked about and promoted for several years prior to the fight, including by the two fighters themselves on social media. Fury won the rematch on February 22, 2020, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight ended in a split draw, with the scorecards at 115–111 for Wilder, 114–112 for Fury (which was incorrectly announced as 114–110), and 113–113. Undefeated defending WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder faced undefeated challenger and former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

#Deontay wilder vs tyson fury 3 professional#

Tyson Fury was a professional boxing match that took place on December 1, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.ĭeontay Wilder vs.