The heavyweight division in boxing has quickly reclaimed its spot within the upper echelon of the sport as of late. Now, one of the biggest fights featuring the modern era of big men is set to go down Saturday, Feb. 22 from Las Vegas when Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury rematch. The first meeting left a lot to be desired in the form of a controversial split draw, but now it’s time to run it back for the hungry masses. Once again, Wilder’s WBC title will be up for grabs as well as the lineal king distinction held by Fury.
The pair of top heavyweights have taken different paths to get to this rematch with Wilder scoring a pair of vicious knockouts in stopping Dominic Breazeale and Luis Ortiz in 2019. Fury, meanwhile, outclassed Tom Schwarz before needing to rally late from an awful gash above his eye to outpoint Otto Wallin. He also dabbled in WWE in the fall, performing in Saudi Arabia.
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One other world title is on the line on the card with Emanuel Navarrete putting his WBO super bantamweight title on the line against Jeo Tupas Santisima. Rounding out the card is a heavyweight fight between Charles Martin and Gerald Washington and Sebastian Fundora vs. Daniel Lewis at junior middleweight.
Below is all the information you need to get ready for the historic battle in Las Vegas. Be sure to check back throughout fight week for news, features and columns on the two fighters in the main event.
Fight information
Date: Saturday, Feb. 22 | Time: 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT)
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena — Las Vegas
TV: ESPN+/FOX PPV | Price: $79.99
Cable providers: Cox, DirecTV, Dish, Optimum, AT&T U-verse, Xfinity, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Frontier, SuddenLink, Mediacom Xtream
Live stream: Fox Sports Go
Wilder vs. Fury fight card
|
Deontay Wilder (c) -125 |
Tyson Fury +105 |
WBC heavyweight title |
|
Charles Martin |
Gerald Washington |
Heavyweight |
| Emanuel Navarrete (c) |
Jeo Tupas Santisima |
WBO super bantamweight title |
| Sebastian Fundora |
Daniel Lewis |
Junior middleweight |
| Amir Imam | Javier Molina | Junior welterweight |
| Subriel Matias | Petros Ananyan | Junior welterweight |