{"id":3152,"date":"2018-09-22T09:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T14:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2018-09-22T09:00:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T14:00:53","slug":"fury-v-wilder-set-for-december-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3152","title":{"rendered":"Fury v Wilder Set for December 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Tyson Fury will fight Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight world title on December 1.<\/p>\n

American Wilder, 32, and Fury, 30, have agreed to the bout with a venue in the United States, expected to be Las Vegas, set to be announced next week. The promotional tour for the fight gets under way in London on October 1.<\/p>\n

It will be only the third fight of Fury\u2019s comeback \u2013 after defeating Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta \u2013 following a two-and-a-half-year absence.<\/p>\n

Wilder will have held the WBC title for almost four years when he meets Fury, with both fighters boasting undefeated records.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have never met a man I couldn\u2019t beat in the boxing ring or outside on the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know you have got a big punch and I know you are unbeaten. I know you have got a big mouth and I know you want to win, but you don\u2019t want it like I do.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t beat me. I will force my will upon you until you quit, and that is a promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilder later posted a video to his Twitter account, saying: \u201cI can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is going to be an exciting fight, an explosive fight, and one for the legacy. Definitely one for my legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve got the WBC heavyweight champion of the world versus the lineal champion. It is going to be a pleasure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two best heavyweights, competing against each other, the best fighting the best, and giving the people what they want. This is what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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