Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 has been postponed.
Well that’s some unfortunate news. Just a few short weeks before they were to settle the score, it appears Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder 3 has been postponed. Apparently Fury and members of his camp contracted COVID-19.
This is truly an unfortunate turn of events. Both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder appeared fired up for this third meeting. Both men have been working hard in their preparation for the bout and to have it get postponed only weeks out from the fight is gut wrenching.
The news was broke by Dan Rafael and The Athletic.
BREAKING: Per source, Tyson Fury was one of the people in his camp who tested positive for Covid-19 and the fight with Wilder is postponed. New date TBA. I’ve been told Fury got one vaccine dose but never got the 2nd. At least 3 others in camp also positive. #boxing #FuryWilder3
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) July 8, 2021
According to Rafael Fury received one dose of the vaccine but not the second. This left him vulnerable to contracting the virus.
Top Rank Issues Statement
Top Rank, the promoter for Tyson Fury, were quick to shed minor details on the situation. They say that Fury is sick but not terribly so. They went on to release a statement about the current situation.
“We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team, and the status of the event has not changed to date,” Fury’s promoter Top Rank said in a statement.
Deontay Wilder on the other hand is none too happy about the turn of events. He was heavily invested in this rematch and has wanted nothing short of revenge against Fury. For Wilder his legacy is on the line and to have to postpone it now appears to have set him off.
After winning arbitration over @Tyson_Fury when the champion sought to fight @anthonyjoshua instead of finishing his trilogy, @BronzeBomber is beside himself after this delay. “Again now, he did wrong and I’m the one being penalized,” Wilder told his manager Shelly Finkel.
— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) July 9, 2021
Deontay Wilder Is Not Happy
From that statement it doesn’t appear that Deontay Wilder is pleased with how things are unfolding. Nevertheless, he like the rest of the world will have to wait for the third meeting with Fury. Until then Wilder will have to go back to the drawing board and await confirmation on the new date. That means having to taper off his training a bit so he can peak at the proper time.
For Tyson Fury it means having to take rest and recover, hopefully beating out the virus. It’s fair to say this turn events is really a disaster all around. We’ll just have to wait to see how things turn out.
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