In addition to streaming it on the app or ordering it through traditional pay-TV channels, fans can also catch the Wilder-Fury fight through Fathom Events in movie theaters and at select bars and restaurants nationwide. A monthly subscription to the streaming service goes for $10.99. Those paying for the fight who have never been Showtime subscribers will receive a 30-day free trial offer. The heavyweight division, which has long been diminished compared with its Ali/Tyson heyday, has generally not previously had the caliber and quantity of fighters to create robust competition. The December 1 match between the undefeated fighters at LA’s Staples Center is being described as the biggest heavyweight bought since 2002. It’s a lucrative category for the premium network, with the Wilder-Fury fight going for $74.99 per stream regardless of whether the customer has a Showtime subscription. The app, which is available via Apple mobile and AppleTV devices as well as Amazon Fire TV, Android and via MVPD providers, has never before offered boxing matches directly. All rights reserved.EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is breaking new ground by offering pay-per-view access to the December 1 heavyweight fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury directly through the Showtime app. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Now Wilder will have to wait a little longer for that chance at revenge.įury's positive test was first reported by Dan Rafael. "We knew we were in the right and we knew they couldn't run." "I didn't feel any way about Fury trying to negotiate another fight," Wilder said at the news conference last month in Los Angeles. On May 17, one day after Fury announced he would meet Joshua in August, Weinstein ruled that he owed Wilder another fight. So, too, were PBC founder Al Haymon, Wilder's manager Shelly Finkel and PBC executive Bruce Binkow. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum was deposed, as was his stepson, Top Rank president Todd duBoef. In the background, an independent arbitrator, Daniel Weinstein, was determining whether Fury indeed owed Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) a third fight. The sides agreed to a deal in May, with Fury announcing on May 16 the fight would take place Aug. Top Rank and PBC attempted to stage the bout last December after a previously planned October date was deemed unfeasible due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the unexpected resumption of the college football season left few available PPV dates in the final month of 2020 with two networks involved.įury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) and his team then considered the rematch clause expired and pushed forward with negotiations for a megafight with fellow Englishman Anthony Joshua, which would crown an undisputed heavyweight champion. The pay-per-view, priced at $79.99, raked in nearly 900,000 buys, sources told ESPN. The gate for the second bout generated $16,916,440 - a Nevada record for a heavyweight title fight. Wilder, 35, exercised his contractual right to a third fight afterward, but the pandemic prevented Top Rank (Fury's promoter) and PBC from staging the fight before a full audience. Neither Fury, 32, nor Wilder has appeared in the ring since. The "Gypsy King" left no doubt in the rematch in February 2020, scoring two knockdowns himself en route to a seventh-round stoppage after Wilder's cornerman, Mark Breland, threw in the towel. Despite Fury suffering two knockdowns - including one in the final round - most observers believed he deserved the nod. The first fight came in December 2018 and ended in a disputed draw. "I always say, 'You're never fighting someone until you're in the ring opposite them.'"įury and Wilder have already met twice. "It was a crazy roller coaster toward this fight," Fury said at last month's news conference in Los Angeles to promote the fight. Fury is likely to return to England and ultimately come back to the United States for camp when the time is right. Sources said multiple people in Fury's camp have tested positive. 21, and Canelo Alvarez scheduled to fight in the second or third week of September. The fight will still be staged at T-Mobile Arena. 9 is the new targeted date with the Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence Jr. The fight was originally scheduled for July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the broadcast on both Fox and ESPN+ pay-per-view. Tyson Fury has tested positive for COVID-19 and his bout against Deontay Wilder will be rescheduled for later this year, sources confirmed to ESPN. The biggest heavyweight bout of the summer has been postponed. Sources: Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder postponed after Fury tests positive for COVID-19 You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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