Tyson Fury announces multi-million ESPN deal putting Deontay Wilder rematch in doubt
Fury has signed a multi-year multi-fight deal with the US broadcasting giant
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury has announced a multi-year multi-fight deal with US broadcasting giant ESPN and Bob Arum's Top Rank Promotions, throwing a potential rematch with Deontay Wilder into doubt.
Fury will now fight exclusively on ESPN in the States, in a reported £80m deal, while Wilder has a longstanding relationship with rival network Showtime, bringing negotiations between the two camps to a restart.
Fury confirmed that he would like to make his debut on ESPN before the end of May, and is welcome to all challengers.
Frank Warren also confirmed that Billy Joe Saunders will face Shefat Isufi for the WBO super-middleweight world title on 13 April.
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Boxing is one of those sports. Someone can be a superhero for one night, then they get beat the next night and nobody knows them again. It's about how you present yourself, and I didn't really do myself any favours in 2018.
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