Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III - 9 October 2021

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Orlando Gonzalez, Robeisy Ramirez Reach Terms For Featherweight Fight On Fury-Wilder

Orlando ‘Capu’ Gonzalez has spent all year in search of a step-up fight. His wish was not only granted but will serve as part of one of the biggest cards of the year.

Boxing Scene has learned Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez and two-time Olympic Gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez have reached terms for an intriguing clash between featherweight southpaws. The bout will likely take place October 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, as part of the undercard preceding the Pay-Per-View event topped by the trilogy clash between lineal/WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21KOs) and former long-reigning WBC champ Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41KOs).

Ramirez (7-1, 4 KOs) has won seven straight following a stunning split decision loss to Adan Gonzalez in his August 2019 pro debut. The Cuban southpaw has since avenged that loss, soundly outpointing Gonzalez in their rematch last July at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Ramirez—who now lives and trains in Florida—has added three wins following the feat, including a six-round shutout of Ryan Lee Allen in his most recent start this past May.

The bout with Gonzalez (17-0, 10 KOs) will mark the sixth in a row in Las Vegas for Ramirez, who won Gold medals for Cuba in 2012 London and 2016 Rio—defeating Michael Conlan, Tugstsogt Nyambayar, Murodjon Akhmadaliev (now the unified WBA/IBF junior featherweight titlist) and Shakur Stevenson en route to his two Gold medal hauls.

Gonzalez fights for just the second time in Vegas. The 26-year-old from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico went the distance in an eight-round win over Luis Porozo last June at MGM Grand Conference Center, with the bulk of his career having taken place either in P.R. or Central Florida.

In his most recent start, Gonzalez claimed an eight-round, unanimous decision win over Juan Antonio Lopez in front of a sold-out crowd packed with Boricua fans this past April at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida.

Gonzalez was previously in pursuit of a clash with former junior featherweight titlist Isaac Dogboe, though such plans never materialized. The fight with Ramirez comes after the two were in talks earlier this year for a potential fight this summer, though coming to terms after the offer came back around for both parties. The timing worked out well, as Fury and Wilder were originally due to fight July 24 at this very venue. The event was postponed by nearly three months after Fury was forced to withdraw after testing positive for Covid.

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Julian Williams To End Long Layoff On Fury-Wilder Undercard October 9; Opponent TBD

Julian Williams has another date for his long-awaited return to the ring.

Boxing Scene has learned that Williams has been scheduled to box October 9 on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder undercard at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Williams’ opponent hasn’t been secured, but the Philadelphia native is expected to compete in a 10-round bout that will be broadcast by ESPN2, FS1, ESPN Deportes and FOX Deportes before the ESPN/FOX Sports pay-per-view portion of the Fury-Wilder undercard begins at 9 p.m. EDT.

Undefeated super middleweight knockout artist Edgar Berlanga will headline the ESPN/FS1 part of the Fury-Wilder undercard. Brooklyn’s Berlanga (17-0, 16 KOs) is scheduled to square off against Argentina’s Marcelo Coceres (30-2-1, 16 KOs) in the first 10-round fight of Berlanga’s five-year pro career.

The two-fight telecast that’ll feature Berlanga and Williams is set to start with Williams’ fight at 7 p.m. EDT.

Williams (27-2-1, 16 KOs, 1 NC), a former IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champion, hasn’t boxed since Jeison Rosario upset him by fifth-round technical knockout in January 2020 at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. The 31-year-old Williams was consistently listed as a 30-1 favorite over the Dominican Republic’s Rosario entering that optional title defense.

The ex-champion subsequently underwent surgery to repair scar tissue above both eyes and declined his contractual right to a rematch with Rosario.

Williams was supposed to end his long layoff June 26 on the pay-per-view portion of a Showtime event that featured Gervonta Davis’ 11th-round stoppage of former WBA world super lightweight champion Mario Barrios at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

A favored Williams was set to battle Brian Mendoza in a 10-rounder, but Williams suffered an elbow injury while training and withdrew the week of their fight. That marked the second time the Williams-Mendoza match was postponed, which prompted Mendoza to request another opponent.

They first were supposed to meet December 26 in Los Angeles, but Williams contracted COVID-19 and withdrew from what was slated as a “PBC FOX Fight Night” main event. Mendoza (19-2, 13 KOs), of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lost a one-sided, 10-round unanimous decision to 20-year-old Jesus Ramos (17-0, 14 KOs) on September 5 in a main event FOX televised from The Armory in Minneapolis.

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Fury Explains That Wilder Trilogy Was Necessary To Avoid $80 Million in Damages

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has denied allegations that he was trying to avoid a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.

Back in February 2020, Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC crown.

After that fight, Wilder exercised an immediate rematch clause.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the third encounter was pushed back several times.

Eventually, Fury and his handlers were claiming that Wilder's rematch clause had expired.

Fury would then attempt to finalize a full division unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

The two sides were close to finalizing a deal for an August date in Saudi Arabia.

However, Wilder began a legal action to enforce his right to a rematch - and he was successful, with an arbitrator ordering Fury to honor the rematch clause.

Fury and Wilder will now collide for a third time on October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“A lot of people don’t know this but I’m not optimistic that the Joshua fight will ever happen. He talks a good game but is he really a boxing man? I’m not really too sure," Fury told Gary Neville's The Overlap.

"All the talk was that me and Joshua were going to fight, no contracts were signed but then, all of a sudden, Deontay Wilder has put on an arbitration against me with a top judge and all the best lawyers in North America. I can’t do anything about that. If you want to bring a court case against me in America, even if I haven’t done anything, I’ve got to defend it otherwise I’m guilty, that’s how it works. So I said, let’s do it.

"He wanted to go to court for the rematch, his contract had expired because of COVID, but to be honest with you, fair is fair, I’m an honest man and if the shoe was on the other foot, I’d want my fair fight because it wasn’t really my fault or Wilder’s fault why it happened, the world got turned on it’s head and it didn’t happen. So we’re on court and he won the case, the judge said fair is fair, give him the rematch, there’s not much I can do about that."

Fury made it clear that his WBC belt had nothing to do with the rematch clause.

With or without the title, Fury is legally tied to a third encounter with Wilder.

Had he passed Wilder over, there would have been significant financial damages.

“It’s not the belt, it’s contracted to me, so it’s got nothing to do with the belt. Do you know how much the suing case was if I didn’t fight him? $80 million," Fury said..

"I was never really optimistic about the Joshua fight because all of this was going on in the background and they knew all that, Eddie Hearn knew it, Joshua knew it, but then all of a sudden it’s my fault.”
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Fury Explains That Wilder Trilogy Was Necessary To Avoid $80 Million in Damages

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has denied allegations that he was trying to avoid a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder.

Back in February 2020, Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC crown.

After that fight, Wilder exercised an immediate rematch clause.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the third encounter was pushed back several times.

Eventually, Fury and his handlers were claiming that Wilder's rematch clause had expired.

Fury would then attempt to finalize a full division unification with IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

The two sides were close to finalizing a deal for an August date in Saudi Arabia.

However, Wilder began a legal action to enforce his right to a rematch - and he was successful, with an arbitrator ordering Fury to honor the rematch clause.

Fury and Wilder will now collide for a third time on October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“A lot of people don’t know this but I’m not optimistic that the Joshua fight will ever happen. He talks a good game but is he really a boxing man? I’m not really too sure," Fury told Gary Neville's The Overlap.

"All the talk was that me and Joshua were going to fight, no contracts were signed but then, all of a sudden, Deontay Wilder has put on an arbitration against me with a top judge and all the best lawyers in North America. I can’t do anything about that. If you want to bring a court case against me in America, even if I haven’t done anything, I’ve got to defend it otherwise I’m guilty, that’s how it works. So I said, let’s do it.

"He wanted to go to court for the rematch, his contract had expired because of COVID, but to be honest with you, fair is fair, I’m an honest man and if the shoe was on the other foot, I’d want my fair fight because it wasn’t really my fault or Wilder’s fault why it happened, the world got turned on it’s head and it didn’t happen. So we’re on court and he won the case, the judge said fair is fair, give him the rematch, there’s not much I can do about that."

Fury made it clear that his WBC belt had nothing to do with the rematch clause.

With or without the title, Fury is legally tied to a third encounter with Wilder.

Had he passed Wilder over, there would have been significant financial damages.

“It’s not the belt, it’s contracted to me, so it’s got nothing to do with the belt. Do you know how much the suing case was if I didn’t fight him? $80 million," Fury said..

"I was never really optimistic about the Joshua fight because all of this was going on in the background and they knew all that, Eddie Hearn knew it, Joshua knew it, but then all of a sudden it’s my fault.”
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Fury talks a lot of shite and I must admit I’m pretty bored of it. Implying that the Joshua fight may not happen because Joshua’s not a boxing man - complete rubbish.

No one blamed Tyson for the AJ fight not happening. They blamed his team. Yes people were aware of the mediation in the background but Bob was telling everyone several times that it wasn’t an issue when it clearly was.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Fury is a very dissapointing fighter, he just isn't active enough.

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Julian Williams To Face Vladimir Hernandez On Fury-Wilder Undercard October 9

Julian Williams will encounter an opponent October 9 who pulled off an upset in his most recent fight.

Boxing Scene has learned Williams will battle Vladimir Hernandez in a 10-round bout that’ll be part of the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder undercard at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Hernandez undoubtedly is an underdog against the former IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champion, but the Denver resident defeated favored Alfredo Angulo by unanimous decision in a 10-round super middleweight match that took place in August 2020 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

The 10-round bout between Philadelphia’s Williams (27-2-1, 16 KOs, 1 NC) and Hernandez (12-4, 6 KOs) will be televised by ESPN2, FS1, ESPN Deportes and FOX Deportes at 7 p.m. EDT. It’ll be followed by another 10-rounder in which hard-hitting, Brooklyn-based super middleweight Edgar Berlanga (17-0, 16 KOs) will square off against Argentina’s Marcelo Coceres (30-2-1, 16 KOs).

The Williams-Hernandez and Berlanga-Cocerces contests will air just before the ESPN/FOX Sports pay-per-view portion of the Fury-Wilder undercard starts at 9 p.m. EDT.

Hernandez took the fight against Angulo (26-8, 21 KOs) on extremely short notice. Barely 30 hours earlier, Angulo’s original opponent, former IBF 168-pound champ Caleb Truax, withdrew the day of the weigh-in for their 12-round IBF elimination match because he felt ill.

The 32-year-old Hernandez, a southpaw from Mexico, has not boxed since he upset Angulo a year ago. Though Hernandez has weighed in as a super middleweight for each of his past two fights, the 5-feet-7 veteran has competed mostly as a middleweight or junior middleweight during his 12-year pro career.

The 31-year-old Williams, meanwhile, will end an even longer layoff than Hernandez. The Philadelphia native hasn’t boxed since Jeison Rosario upset him by fifth-round technical knockout in January 2020 at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

The Dominican Republic’s Rosario (20-3-1, 14 KOs) was a 30-1 underdog entering his fight with Williams, who lost his three titles that night. Williams declined his contractual right to an immediate rematch versus Rosario in favor of surgery to repair scar tissue above both eyes.

Williams was supposed to box Brian Mendoza twice before he agreed to face Hernandez, first last December 26 in Los Angeles and again June 26 in Atlanta. Both bouts were scrapped, however, first because Williams contracted COVID-19 and again because Williams suffered an elbow injury.

Rather than rescheduling his fight with Williams again, Mendoza (19-2, 13 KOs) fought Jesus Ramos (17-0, 14 KOs), who out-boxed the Albuquerque, New Mexico, native and won a unanimous decision over him September 5 in a main event FOX televised from The Armory in Minneapolis.

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[unknownman79]

Got a horrible feeling Wilder kos him early.

[Spiker]

Yeah I have too! I’ve stopped saying what I think on Facebook groups now as you just get slagged off for saying such things! But I would not be surprised at all if Wilder gets redemption

[Glass Joe]

Got a horrible feeling Wilder kos him early.

Inactivity could be Fury downfall and the odd rumour or his getting decked in sparring. Just takes one of Wilder windmills

[Oiky]

Yeah I have too! I’ve stopped saying what I think on Facebook groups now as you just get slagged off for saying such things! But I would not be surprised at all if Wilder gets redemption

Mad aint it how you get divs like that,i mean its a fight for f**k sake,some have him getting beat some have him winning again

Proper boyish behaviour to slag people off over the opinion of a boxing match,one thing to have a debate and a bit of a back & forth but to slag off people for an opinion is barmy,people like that have never done anything but point fingers anyway and are the sort of "if that was me id do this" type of people

[Terminator666]

If Wilder won would fury have something in the contract about yet another fight between the two?

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Wilder hasn’t fought the same as Fury.

[DrDuke]

Got a horrible feeling Wilder kos him early.

Someone always had that feeling before both there previous bouts.

[margaret thatcher]

insert obligatory cliche about wilder only needing 1

[ShadrachSimmo]

If Wilder won would fury have something in the contract about yet another fight between the two?

I fckin hope not. I think Fury would lose the plot if he got ko’d. It’s not improbable. It’s still a fight where any result won’t be a shock.

[margaret thatcher]

these 2 love each other, endless wilder-fury fights! sticking it to aj lol!

[handsofstone]

Does anyone follow the fella ARTMAN on twitter, that dude is hopelessly in love with Wilder, you fear for him if Wilder gets battered again, the guys straight up obsessed

[margaret thatcher]

cant wait for wilder-fury 4 next year, i bet aj is so jealous of what deontay and tyson have together

lets all have a circle jerk about how aj's on the outside looking in

[handsofstone]

There's no doubt Eddie gatecrashing America has put a lot of people's noses out of joint, he can't seem to make the big fights out there but when you consider how Fury's ducked the Joshua fight as did Wilder previously, you've also got Garcia and Diaz winning eliminators then ducking the champ Haney which must be a first ever for boxing, Andrade is a long term champ and can't get a decent challenger let alone a unification,. You do wonder if there's an agenda to freeze him out

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There's no doubt Eddie gatecrashing America has put a lot of people's noses out of joint, he can't seem to make the big fights out there but when you consider how Fury's ducked the Joshua fight as did Wilder previously, you've also got Garcia and Diaz winning eliminators then ducking the champ Haney which must be a first ever for boxing, Andrade is a long term champ and can't get a decent challenger let alone a unification,. You do wonder if there's an agenda to freeze him out

Yh, the likes of Haney and Andrade should have aligned with PBC.

Wasn’t Haney on a TR show not long before he signed with DAZN.

He already had his DH Promotions.

Perfect for the PBC set up.

[Grilling Machine]

From the Haye fight that never was to Wilder II, he's had noticeably bigger shoulders in every title fight. Until now it seems. Could be a deceptive photo, mind.

Wilder looks in good shape, and right now he'll have the aggressive mindset to give Fury problems. Right up until the bell rings and he reverts to tentative type. I've said all along I think Wilder has a high chance of beating anybody with more confidence, rather than just springing to life when he has someone hurt. Not that it's a great idea to windmill straight into war — I get it, I only wish he believed in his craft a bit more and let his hands go in combination. I think that's a bigger missing ingredient than skill.

As it ever was, this fight's a mental one, and even if Fury is lighter and undermotivated, he starts as favourite again.

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Deontay Wilder Plans To Wear 'Something Special' To The Ring For Third Tyson Fury Fight

The problems Deontay Wilder contends that his extravagant, heavy costume caused before his last fight haven’t deterred him from planning to wear a different elaborate outfit for his next ring walk.

Wilder explained during a Zoom call Wednesday that he’ll wear “something special” into the ring again October 9 for his third heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury.

“All of my fights have – well, since I became champion, you know, it’s nobody come out with a better dress, better uniform than I,” Wilder said. “And we’re gonna continue to continue with that. You know, and we’ll just have to see what I put on. It’s gonna be something special. It’s gonna be something that I dedicate this, you know, to my people, my tribe. You know, so look forward to seeing it.”

A follow-up question by Boxing Scene regarding the weight and details of his outfit for October 9 was not permitted because each outlet was limited to two questions apiece during Wilder’s limited period of availability. Wilder revealed following his seventh-round, technical-knockout loss to Fury in February 2020 that his 45-pound costume contributed to him lacking energy from the start of their rematch.

Wilder was widely criticized for mentioning the costume he chose as a contributing factor to his first professional defeat. The former WBC champion did acknowledge during an interview with BS.com two days after his loss to Fury that he wouldn’t wear something nearly as heavy to the ring again.

“I think I’m just gonna have to make some adjustments with the accessories that’s on there,” Wilder said in February 2020. “My last couple of outfits, they had no weight on it. It was more Styrofoam. This time around, we added different heavy things. The skulls, the rhinestones that was on there. There was a lot of things that were designed on there that made it very, very, very heavy. You know, even with the mask, it had battery packs in the mask. So, it was quite a bit, you know, and I’m definitely gonna change that up. That’s something that I’ll never do again.”

The Tuscaloosa, Alabama, native also admitted then that he had no one to blame but himself for choosing such a heavy outfit for his ring entrance that night.

“When I first tried it on, I saw it had some type of weight to it,” Wilder said. “You know, but during that time you get so excited and you want people to see it. But we immediately started feeling, ‘All right, we’re gonna have to put this uniform on a certain amount of time before we go out,’ even if we had to delay it a little bit, before putting it on. But our timing wasn’t perfect. We still had the uniform on about 10 to 15 minutes before walking out. And I was walking around with it. I just didn’t have the helmet on.

“And when I put the helmet on and started walking out, it was a long ring walk. Due to the circumstances I was under, it immediately just drained my legs. And then you’re talking about walking up the stairs [to the ring] with it on. It was almost like a workout. I didn’t think it would affect me that much. But it affected me more than what I expected. Then, by him coming and leaning his body on me and pushing me down and putting me in headlocks, that played a part in affecting my legs as well.”

Caesars Sportsbook lists Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) as a 3-1 favorite versus Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) barely two weeks before their third meeting. Fury, 33, and Wilder, 35, will headline a FOX Sports/ESPN Pay-Per-View show from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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