Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 Postponed After Fury Tests Positive For COVID-19

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 has been postponed.

Well that’s some unfortunate news. Just a few short weeks before they were to settle the score, it appears Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder 3 has been postponed. Apparently Fury and members of his camp contracted COVID-19.

This is truly an unfortunate turn of events. Both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder appeared fired up for this third meeting. Both men have been working hard in their preparation for the bout and to have it get postponed only weeks out from the fight is gut wrenching.

The news was broke by Dan Rafael and The Athletic.

According to Rafael Fury received one dose of the vaccine but not the second. This left him vulnerable to contracting the virus.

Top Rank Issues Statement

Top Rank, the promoter for Tyson Fury, were quick to shed minor details on the situation. They say that Fury is sick but not terribly so. They went on to release a statement about the current situation.

“We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team, and the status of the event has not changed to date,” Fury’s promoter Top Rank said in a statement.

Deontay Wilder on the other hand is none too happy about the turn of events. He was heavily invested in this rematch and has wanted nothing short of revenge against Fury. For Wilder his legacy is on the line and to have to postpone it now appears to have set him off.

Deontay Wilder Is Not Happy

From that statement it doesn’t appear that Deontay Wilder is pleased with how things are unfolding. Nevertheless, he like the rest of the world will have to wait for the third meeting with Fury. Until then Wilder will have to go back to the drawing board and await confirmation on the new date. That means having to taper off his training a bit so he can peak at the proper time.

For Tyson Fury it means having to take rest and recover, hopefully beating out the virus. It’s fair to say this turn events is really a disaster all around. We’ll just have to wait to see how things turn out.

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Managing Editor at Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. Check out his YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Sound Cloud for in-depth MMA analysis.

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