Wilder and Fury in heavyweight clash

Undefeated WBC champion Deontay Wilder faces the returning Tyson Fury in defence of his title, with the victor winning the opportunity to seek a unification bout with Anthony Joshua in 2019

Staples Center, Los Angeles, U.S.
December 1


TALE OF THE TAPE
Wilder				Fury
33		Age		30
American	Nationality	British
2008		Turned pro	2008
40-0		Won-lost	27-0
39		Knockouts	19
6ft 7in		Height		6ft 9in
83in		Reach		85in
Orthodox	Stance		Orthodox


LAST CONTEST 
Mar 2018 bt Luis Ortiz 
Knock-out

Eighth WBC title defence – floored Ortiz twice in round 10 after surviving 7th round onslaught


LAST CONTEST
Aug 2018 bt Francesco
Pianeta: Points

Beat Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 – later stripped of WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles due to substance abuse


WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS

Title 	WBO		IBF		IBO 		WBC 		WBA Super
2018 	A. Joshua
2017 			A. Joshua	A. Joshua			A. Joshua
2016 	J. Parker	C. Martin			
2015 	T. Fury		T. Fury		T. Fury		D. Wilder	T. Fury
2014 							B. Stiverne
2013 	
2012 	
2011 									W. Klitschko	
2010
2009							V. Klitschko
2008	W. Klitschko					S. Peter
2007	S. Ibragimov	W. Klitschko	W. Klitschko	O. Maskaev


Future bout with Anthony Joshua (right) would unify heavyweight division for first time since Lennox Lewis in 1999


Fighter gains WBA super-champion crown with multiple titles

	
Source: Boxing Scene 
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