Tyson Fury sets up Wilder fight after win in 2nd comeback bout

By Daily Sports on August 19, 2018

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Tyson Fury says he has signed the contract. Deontay Wilder said the fight is “official.”
All it needs now is a time and a place.
Fury, the former world heavyweight champion, cleared the way for a fight with Wilder, the current WBC titleholder, by winning the second bout of his comeback on Saturday.
Wilder was ringside at Windsor Park in Belfast to see Fury taken the full 10 rounds by Italian journeyman Francesco Pianeta before being awarded the victory on points, 100-90.
Wilder then entered the ring and said: “We are ready now. This fight will happen. It is on. This fight is official. It’s on. It’s the best fighting the best.”
Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, who was standing near the two fighters in the ring, said an announcement will be made next week.
“They called, I answered. I said send me a contract, they sent me a contract. I said yes and now he gets a chance to fight the lineal champion of the world,” said Fury, who now has a 27-0 record.
“One thing I promise in Las Vegas is that I am knocking you out.”
After shocking the boxing world by beating Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 to become WBA, IBF and WBO champion, Fury was out of the ring for 2 1/2 years because of mental health and drug problems. He regained his boxing license in January after accepting a backdated two-year doping ban the previous month for elevated levels of nandrolone in urine samples.
The first fight of his return was an almost comical bout against Albanian cruiserweight Sefer Seferi in June, which ended after the fourth round when Fury’s opponent quit.
Pianeta offered better but still limited opposition and didn’t have the power to worry Fury, who was light on his feet and showed good movement and reflexes. Fury took this fight more seriously but still showboated at times, like in the first round when he held onto the rope with one hand and aimed punches with the other.
His ringwalk was to the song “Sweet Home Alabama.” Wilder was born in Alabama. (AFP)
•Photo: Tyson Fury is confronted by rival boxer Deontay Wilder after he defeated Francesco Pianeta in a heavyweight bout Saturday in Belfast.

Source Daily Sports

Posted August 19, 2018


 

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