Promoters work on Tyson Fury’s fight with Anthony Joshua
Deontay Wilder has a contractual right to an immediate rematch, but he might be paid to forgo it
26 February 2020 - 14:37
Bengaluru — Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren wants the new WBC heavyweight champion to fight fellow Brit Anthony Joshua next in a world-title unification bout, but says Deontay Wilder will first have to be persuaded to forgo an immediate rematch.
Fury claimed the WBC title in Las Vegas on Saturday with a seventh-round stoppage of Wilder, who fought the Briton to a split-decision draw in their first meeting in December 2018...
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