The much anticipated boxing bout between British boxer Tyson Fury aka the ‘Gypsy King’ and his American counterpart Deontay Wilder aka ‘Bronze Bomber’ has been postponed after the former tested positive for COVID-19.
This came after an outbreak of coronavirus hit the camp of Tyson Fury who was supposed to take on Wilder for a third time in a heavy weight contest on July 24 in Las Vegas.
The outbreak of the virus which hit the camp of Tyson Fury was confirmed in a statement by the boxer’s promoter Top Rank who said; “We continue to monitor the health status of Tyson and his team and the status of the event has not changed to date.”
Wilder’s team were also far from convinced by the report with coach Malik Scott saying: “We are getting ready to go to work right now and everything remains the same. We are not going for no bananas in the tail pipe.
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“We are dealing with a fighter that I believe nothing he says. We are dealing with a fighter who says he is going to come in the ring at 300lbs. I don’t believe that.
“We are dealing with a fighter who says he and [Conor] McGregor are something like best friends and then McGregor says he doesn’t even know the guy. You just never know with Tyson.”
However, according to boxing reporter Dan Rafael, Fury has tested positive for the virus and as a result, the fight has been postponed, with an October date targeted.
