Fury Tests Positive for COVID-19, Fight With Wilder Postponed

Fury Tests Positive for COVID-19, Fight With Wilder Postponed
Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder during their Heavyweight bout for Wilder's WBC and Fury's lineal heavyweight title at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 22, 2020. Steve Marcus/Reuters
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The trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas this month has been called off after Fury tested positive for COVID-19, the World Boxing Council (WBC) announced on Friday.

WBC heavyweight champion Fury had signed a contract in May to fight American Wilder for a third time on July 24.