02-25-2020, 09:42 PM
Boxing Buzz
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has reportedly confirmed he will “definitely” exercise his rematch clause for a second rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The Bronze Bomber also blamed the heavy 40+ pound outfit he wore during his lengthy ringwalk for taking away his legs during his loss to Fury.
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IBF #15-ranked Otto Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs), who chopped up Fury to the tune of 47 stitches last September, says he wants another shot at The Gypsy King. “I want a rematch and this time I will finish what I started,” proclaimed Wallin who lost by unanimous decision to Fury in that fight.
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Las Vegas sportsbooks cleaned up with Fury’s win. According to lvrj.com, MGM Resorts had one of its biggest boxing wins of the past decade, as did the Mirage whose sportsbook director Jeff Stoneback told the paper “We took two bets to win $100,000 on Wilder and lots of five-figure bets. The public was all in on Wilder.
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has reportedly confirmed he will “definitely” exercise his rematch clause for a second rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The Bronze Bomber also blamed the heavy 40+ pound outfit he wore during his lengthy ringwalk for taking away his legs during his loss to Fury.
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IBF #15-ranked Otto Wallin (20-1, 13 KOs), who chopped up Fury to the tune of 47 stitches last September, says he wants another shot at The Gypsy King. “I want a rematch and this time I will finish what I started,” proclaimed Wallin who lost by unanimous decision to Fury in that fight.
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Las Vegas sportsbooks cleaned up with Fury’s win. According to lvrj.com, MGM Resorts had one of its biggest boxing wins of the past decade, as did the Mirage whose sportsbook director Jeff Stoneback told the paper “We took two bets to win $100,000 on Wilder and lots of five-figure bets. The public was all in on Wilder.