Wilder v Fury 2: Tyson Fury three stone heavier that Deontay Wilder ahead of heavyweight rematch

WBC champion Deontay Wilder a career-high weight for Tyson Fury

By Peter Gilbert

Last Updated: 22/02/20 1:54am

 

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Fury weighs in heavy for Wilder rematch

Tyson Fury tipped the scales at 19-and-a-half stone for his rematch with WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.

Tyson Fury has bulked up for his heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder

Tyson Fury weighed in three stone heavier than WBC champion Deontay Wilder ahead of Saturday's heavyweight rematch in Las Vegas.

Fury weighed in at 19st 7lbs (273lbs), while Wilder tipped the scales at a career-high 16st 7lbs (231lbs).

Britain's former unified champion came in over 16.5lbs heavier than his first meeting with Wilder and only three pounds lighter than his previous heaviest mark of 276lbs for his comeback fight against Sefer Seferi in 2018.

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Wilder comes in three stones lighter than Fury

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder weighed in three stones lighter than opponent Tyson Fury ahead of the rematch between the pair in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Wilder was his career heaviest for the second fight with Fury

Wilder, who weighed his lightest in a decade when they first fought, this time the American came in at a career-high weight after putting on 18.5lbs since their December 2018 draw.

Fury and Wilder had been banned from sharing a final face-off after shoving each other at the press conference.

The British fighter directed a few heated words at Wilder

But the fired-up rivals still shouted a few parting insults at each other before they eventually left the stage.