Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury, WBC American champion vs British lineal champion, in a world heavyweight clash. Both fighters go into the fight unbeaten in their combined 67 professional bouts in a fight expected to be watched by millions across the world which is set to take place Saturday, December 1, 2018 (but Sunday, December 2 in the South Africa at 7am).
Who is Deontay Wilder?
Wilder, 32, was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and had a tough upbringing. The ‘Bronze Bomber’ picked up boxing relatively late, as a 20 year-old, when he sought to provide support for his daughter who was born with spina bifida – a spinal cord injury. He now has four children and is expecting a fifth later this year.
Despite
his amateur career only beginning in 2005, Wilder won bronze at the
Beijing 2008 Olympics while representing the US. He turned professional
later that year as a 23 year-old and, after a spectacular rise through
the professional ranks, became WBC world champion in 2015. Wilder’s
younger brother, Marcellos Wilder, also competes as a professional
boxer.
Despite growing to his now mammoth stature of 6ft 9in, Fury tipped the scales at only 1lb when he was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, after being three months premature.
The now 30 year-old was named after famous American heavyweight Mike Tyson, and went on to represent both England and Ireland in an amateur career that spanned 35 fights. Aged 20, Fury turned professional in 2008, remaining unbeaten to eventually earn his shot at Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, where he recorded one of the most unexpected triumphs in British boxing history, claiming a points victory to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, Ring and lineal heavyweight titles.
Who is Tyson Fury?
The self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’, Fury is a fighter proud of his Irish traveller heritage. He follows in a long line of family fighting, with his dad John Fury competing as a bare-knuckle boxer in the 1980s, his cousin Andy Lee a former WBO middleweight champion, and another cousin Hughie Fury the current British heavyweight champion.Despite growing to his now mammoth stature of 6ft 9in, Fury tipped the scales at only 1lb when he was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, after being three months premature.
The now 30 year-old was named after famous American heavyweight Mike Tyson, and went on to represent both England and Ireland in an amateur career that spanned 35 fights. Aged 20, Fury turned professional in 2008, remaining unbeaten to eventually earn his shot at Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, where he recorded one of the most unexpected triumphs in British boxing history, claiming a points victory to win the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, Ring and lineal heavyweight titles.
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