New date for Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 now set as fight is rescheduled for October 9 after Fury

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Michael Benson

15th July 2021, 5:01 pm

Updated: 15th July 2021, 5:04 pm

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 has now been officially postponed and will not take place on July 24.

The heavyweights were due to meet in a trilogy bout in Las Vegas this month, however Fury tested positive for coronavirus.

They will now clash on October 9 instead, live on talkSPORT.

Fury and Wilder will meet again on October 9, live on talkSPORT

News emerged last week of a COVID outbreak in the training camp of the ‘Gypsy King’.

It’s understood that nine people, including the WBC champion himself, tested positive.

As a result, the fight has been pushed back. 

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Fury made a dramatic recovery from a final-round knockdown in their first fight

Gareth A Davies joined Jim White on talkSPORT on Friday and explained: “I’m hearing that nine people in the gym in which Fury is training, including Fury and three of his team members, nine people have tested positive for COVID.

“There is no way the fight will go ahead [on July 24], it is off, I can guarantee you that.”

Wilder reacted by telling his co-manager Shelly Finkel (who relayed the quote to Lance Pugmire): “Again now, he did wrong and I’m the one being penalised.”

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Fury floored Wilder twice and stopped him in round seven of their rematch

Back in May, most thought Fury was headed into a clash with British rival Anthony Joshua.

Then, Wilder won his arbitration case to force Fury into a third bout with him and the undisputed showdown collapsed.

Fury’s team quickly organised the Wilder trilogy and announced it with a set date of July 24.

Now though, this won’t be happening until October 9.

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