WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says plans for a rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have been shelved.
The WBC ordered a rematch earlier this year after a split decision draw between the fighters in December and even extended the negotiation period after requests from both management teams.
However, Sulaiman said he received confirmation from Fury that the challenger would look elsewhere for his next bout. “The WBC has received communications as our process and while Wilder confirmed its willingness to fight the rematch, Fury will take on another fight with expectations to do rematch at a later date.”
Last week Fury signed a multi-year deal with US promoters Top Rank and said he was eager to finalise a second fight against Wilder. Live Fight Night March 2, 2019, 7:00pm
