Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II

Unfinished Business
DateFebruary 22, 2020
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBC and vacant TBRB/The Ring heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer United States Deontay Wilder United Kingdom Tyson Fury
Nickname The Bronze Bomber "The Gypsy King"
Hometown Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK
Purse $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Pre-fight record 42–0–1 (41 KO) 29–0–1 (20 KO)
Age 34 years, 4 months 29 years, 6 months
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 6 ft 9 in (206 cm)
Weight 231 lb (105 kg) 273 lb (124 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Heavyweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight		 Lineal
Heavyweight Champion
WBC/TBRB
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Fury wins via 7th-round TKO

Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II, billed as Unfinished Business, was a heavyweight professional boxing rematch between undefeated and reigning WBC champion Deontay Wilder and undefeated former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, for the WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight titles. The event took place on February 22, 2020, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Fury won the bout by seventh-round technical knockout (TKO).[1]

The first fight had ended in a controversial split draw.[2] Commentators thought that Fury had done enough to dethrone Wilder in the first bout, but uncertainty remained as Fury had been knocked down twice, and the bookmakers had Wilder as a slight favorite going into the rematch.[3] In the rematch, Fury dominated Wilder, knocking him down twice, before Wilder's corner threw in the towel in the seventh round.[4]

The fight was jointly promoted by Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions, Bob Arum's Top Rank and Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.[5][6][7] According to Arum, it was confirmed that it achieved 800,000 - 850,000 pay-per-view buys in the United States.[8] Fury's performance gained widespread praise; it was hailed as "sensational" and one of the most impressive displays from a heavyweight title bout in recent years.[9]

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  2. ^ "Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 2: Fight confirmed for Las Vegas in 2020 as 'Gypsy King' vows to knock out world champion". The Independent. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ Cancian, Dan (2020-02-22). "Wilder vs. Fury 2: Odds, betting lines and trends for WBC heavyweight title fight". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  4. ^ Campbell, Morgan (2020-02-23). "How Tyson Fury Beat Deontay Wilder for the Heavyweight Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. ^ Dev (2019-12-27). "IT'S ON: WILDER vs FURY 2 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED". Frank Warren. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  6. ^ "Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury meet in Heavyweight Title Rematch Feb. 22". Premier Boxing Champions. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  7. ^ "Fury vs Wilder 2 is ON for 2/22 – Top Rank Boxing". Top Rank. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Wilder vs Fury 2 PPV buys estimated between 800-850k in North America, eclipsing Lewis vs Tyson in 2002 but falling short of Bob Arum's hopes". talksport. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  9. ^ "'Sensational': athletes react to Tyson Fury's victory over Deontay Wilder". The Guardian. 2020-02-23. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-23.