Arbitration Win For Deontay Wilder May Derail Fury Vs. Joshua

An arbitrator has just ruled that Tyson Fury must fight Deontay Wilder before September 15th or be in violation of their rematch clause.

Tyson Fury just declared his boxing superfight with Anthony Joshua to be “100 percent on,” but he probably didn’t count on Deontay Wilder throwing a spanner into plans.

A fight between Fury and Joshua has been in the works for a while now, with the COVID-19 pandemic slowing things down and complicating the situation. Now there’s another issue that Tyson Fury will have to sort out: a civil arbitrator has just ruled that Fury owes Deontay Wilder a third fight by September 15th.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder fought to a controversial draw back in 2018. A rematch in February of 2020 saw Fury TKO Wilder in the 7th round. And while the two had a rematch clause in place for a third fight, Team Fury argued the clause was nullified because Team Wilder wouldn’t agree to a date before 2021.

Now this probably isn’t going to stop Joshua vs. Fury from going ahead, nor is this the kind of boxing association business that could see Fury stripped of his belts. It’s a civil matter which means further legal action or a settlement is the most likely route … a settlement worth millions (perhaps even ten million plus) for Wilder.