Deontay Wilder will take on WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a trilogy fight on October 9 in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fury and Wilder have a fierce rivalry which makes this fight interesting. In addition to that, both the fighters are great showmen and are known to back their trash talk.
Speaking about this epic rivalry, Wilder and Fury faced off against each other in a brutal 12 round war in 2018. In the end, the judges declared this fight a split decision draw. Two years later a rematch between Wilder and Fury took place. In this rematch, the British fighter completely dominated Wilder and landed severe shots. Fury’s punches caused a lot of damage to Wilder. Consequently, Deontay’s corner threw in the towel in the seventh round which resulted in a Fury win.
Coming to this trilogy bout, the Gypsy King’s will be defending his belt for the first time after earning a victory over Wilder via TKO in their rematch in February 2020. Meanwhile, The Bronze Bomber will come into this fight with vengeance on his mind as he aims to hand Tyson Fury his first-ever ever professional defeat in boxing.
As a result, fight fans are very excited as this could probably be one of the biggest boxing fights of 2021. However, apart from this main event, there are several other exciting fights in the undercard that could grab the attention of viewers. As a result, let us take a look at who else is fighting in the main card and undercard of the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder trilogy event.
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder Full Fight Card
This event will take place on October 9th at the Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at 9 pm ET (2 am BST). Subsequently, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will likely walk out for this trilogy fight at 11:30 pm ET (4:30 pm BST). However, the above mentioned timings could change depending on the time taken for the undercard fights.
Main Card
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder – (12 Rounds) Heavyweight Bout: WBC World Heavyweight Title
Robert Helenius vs. Adam Kownacki – (12 Rounds) Heavyweight Bout
Efe Ajagba vs. Frank Sanchez – (10 Rounds) Heavyweight Bout: WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight title and WBO Nabo Heavyweight title
Jared Anderson vs. Vladimir Tereshkin – (8 Rounds) Heavyweight Bout
Undercard
Edgar Berlanga vs. Marcelo Esteban Coceres (10 Rounds) Super Middleweight Bout : Vacant WBO NABO Super middleweight title
Julian Williams vs. Vladimir Hernandez (10 Rounds) Super Welterweight Bout
Robeisy Ramirez vs. Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz (10 Rounds) Featherweight Bout
Viktor Vykhryst vs. Mike Marshall (8 Rounds) Heavyweight Bout
Bruce Carrington vs. Cesar Cantu (4 Rounds) Featherweight Bout
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