Deontay Wilder is protesting a detail of Tyson Fury’s equipment just hours before they step into the ring for the biggest fight of the year.
Welcome to our live coverage of the Tyson Fury-Deontay trilogy blockbuster.
The Las Vegas is the final chance the pair will have to settle their war of words with no re-match clause included for their bout on Sunday (AEDT).
For all the details on the biggest fight of the year, you can check our ultimate guide here, and all the details on how to stream the fight can be seen here.
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Their first fight back in 2018 was a draw, then Fury dominated their second fight en route to a seventh-round knockout that emphatically ended Wilder’s five-year reign as WBC champion. Neither man has fought since that fight 20 months ago,
Both men will be their heaviest ever fighting weights when they clash and at Saturday’s weigh-in, Fury once again taunted Wilder with a stream of expletives and threats of a gruesome beating.
Controversy as undefeated weapon dropped
There have been jeers from the Las Vegas crowd as Edgar Berlanga survived the biggest scare of his career in a unanimous judges decision victory on the undercard of the Fury-Wilder fight.
It was just the second time in Berlanga’s 17-fight career that he had gone beyond the second round.
Marchelo Esteban Coceres was fighting with a badly swollen right eye, but still delivered the most significant strike of the fight when he landed a clean right hand that put Berlanga on the ground in the ninth round.
Despite the knockdown, Berlanga was handed the victory via a unanimous scorecard (96-93 x3) after he had appeared to win most of the middle rounds.
The crowd was unhappy with the scores after seeing Berlanga rocked late in the fight.
The win means Berlanga has now added the WBO’s NABO (North American Boxing Organisation) super middleweight title to his collection.
Late gloves drama explodes
Wilder has complained about rival Tyson Fury’s gloves ahead of Saturday’s trilogy fight in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champ Fury has been accused of cheating multiple times by Wilder after their 2020 rematch fight.
One of the accusations included Fury’s gloves being tampered with, The Sun reports.
On Friday, Wilder’s team raised concerns with the Nevada State Athletic Commission over Fury’s gloves having horse hair in them.
Wilder claims if Fury pushes and squeezes his gloves together, it will reduce the amount of padding.
Wilder told 78SportsTV: “We had a little situation with the gloves.
“I already got word of some funny stuff going on in the back of the gloves.
“When I got into the room I immediately asked about the gloves and was telling them about certain things that happened in the first event with his gloves being funny, how they were bending and folding, even showing certain clips of it.
“You can cut open a glove all day and look inside and still not know what’s going on.
“What happened was Fury’s glove that he’s chosen, which is the same thing he had last time, had little to no padding.
“The rest of it was horse hair, we thought horse hair was illegal and out of the question but they said it was [OK], so we said cool.
“They opened up my glove and my glove padding is at least two to three inches thick.
“His glove looks like they’ve already been used, already folded, bended, like they’ve been thrown in the trash and got back out and say, ‘we’re gonna reuse these’.
“My argument was that this is not enough padding in these gloves.
He said horse hair could be manipulated over time to spread unevenly across the gloves, leaving some areas of the padding thinner than others.
Weird messages flow before showdown
Boxing icon Mike Tyson has posted a tweet to tell Fury and Wilder “The eyes of the Gods of war are upon you”.
His message came after WWE icon The Undertaker also sent a message of support to Fury after the British fighter wore the wrestler’s iconic wide-brimmed hat to his weigh-in on Saturday.
Fury also responded to another bizarre, public message of support from rap artist Drake.
How to live stream Fury vs Wilder 3
The Fury vs Wilder 3 main card will be shown exclusively on Main Event as a pay-per-view event. It can be purchased for AU$59.95 and live streamed through the Kayo app or through Foxtel.
Watch Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury III live on Main Event available on Foxtel and Kayo, Sunday 10th October from 12pm AEDT. ORDER NOW >
However, you can watch the pre-fight coverage and preliminary bouts on Kayo and Fox Sports 7.
What time is Fury vs Wilder 3?
Coverage of the card will begin at 10am AEDT, and the main card will get underway at midday.
But don’t expect Fury and Wilder to enter the ring until approximately 2.30pm AEDT, which will largely depend on how quickly the other bouts wrap up.
Fury vs Wilder 3 card
Main card, 12pm AEDT
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder, WBC heavyweight championship
Frank Sanchez vs Efe Ajagba
Adam Kownacki vs Robert Helenius
Jared Anderson vs Vladimir Tereshkin
Undercard, 10am AEDT
Robeisy Ramirez vs Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz
Viktor Vykhryst vs Mike Marshall
Bruce Carrington vs Cesar Cantu
Edgar Berlanga vs Marcelo Esteban Coceres
Julian Williams vs Vladimir Hernandez
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