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title: "Wilder-Fury Purse Bids Delayed Again"
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published: "2019-02-13T11:43:27Z"
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# Wilder-Fury Purse Bids Delayed Again

Negotiations to stage a rematch between WBC king Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) and Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) missed a second deadline on Tuesday.

*“Things have gotten delayed a little, but as far as I know there are no issues,”* Wilder’s co-manager, Shelly Finkel told *ESPN*. *“I would hope the fight is completed late this week or early next week.”*

Both parties were initially given until February 5 to broker a deal for the hotly anticipated rematch but were permitted further time to iron out the details – a common concession.

A second delay to proceedings suggests the WBC are comfortable with the progress being made and that the contest will shortly be announced.

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The WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán told *ESPN*: *“I have been in direct communication with both parties and they have indicated that they are in goodwill negotiations, very close to reaching an agreement.”*

In the circumstance that Frank Warren, Shelly Finkel and Al Haymon fail to hammer out a deal, the heavyweight clash would go to purse bids.

Promotor Eddie Hearn has publically stated he would lobby his American streaming partner DAZN to place a bid on the match-up should this unlikely scenario transpire.

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Wilder and Fury cancelled each other out in a gripping draw on December 01 in Los Angeles. The Englishman survived two-knockdowns but is widely considered to have won the contest.

Las Vegas and New York are both rumoured to stage the heavyweight showdown. There does not appear to be a desire to bring the fight back to California after promoter Frank Warren admitted to difficulties in dealing with the local commission.