Fury 2 vs Wilder 2020 - Fixtures or Schedule, Date and Time

Posted by Bennie Hoffman on January 28th, 2020

The American floored the Brit twice but was largely outboxed in their initial bout, which was controversially scored a draw. It appears as though boxing fans are going to get there with a rematch that has been scheduled to take place on the 22nd of February 2020.Two undefeated heavyweight champions will be fighting at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, the USA on Saturday 22nd February 2020 in what will be an explosive battle.

As Fury opted out of an immediate rematch, the pair went their separate ways in 2019, but are now set for a second fight on February 22.

 

Despite Fury’s co-promoter Bob Arum previously stating there would be no presser in the build-up, public outcry has seemingly forced the organisers to reconsider and a media event has now been scheduled.

The Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2 press conference will be live streamed across various YouTube channels.These are expected to include and .

Today, FOX Sports and ESPN announce an extensive preview programming lineup in advance of the highly anticipated rematch between undefeated heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and unbeaten lineal champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury taking place on Saturday, February 22 in a historic, joint presentation by FOX Sports PPV & ESPN+ PPV live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Their first meeting took place on Dec. 1, 2018 and saw Wilder retain his title via split draw after Fury miraculously rose from a 12th-round knockdown to finish the fight. Now, as the two prepare for the rematch, preview programming coming to both networks include the in-depth four-part INSIDE WILDER VS FURY II series, the one-hour COUNTDOWN: DEONTAY WILDER VS. TYSON FURY II special, as well as a live PRESS CONFERENCE.

Wilder-Fury 2 countdown

The hour-long COUNTDOWN: , premieres on FOX on Saturday, Feb. 1 (5:00 PM ET), and on ESPN, Sunday, Feb. 2 (7:00 PM ET), going behind the scenes and inside the lives of both fighters as they prepare for their long-awaited rematch.

The INSIDE WILDER VS FURY II series continues to build anticipation for the heavyweight showdown throughout February: Part 2 premieres on FOX, Saturday, Feb. 1 (4:30 PM ET) and on ESPN, Sunday, Feb. 2 (8:30 PM ET). Part 3 airs on FOX, Saturday, Feb. 8 (11:30 PM ET/PT) and on ESPN2 on Sunday, Feb. 9 (12:30 AM ET), while Part 4 wraps on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 16 (12:30 PM ET) and on ESPN on Sunday, Feb. 16 (7:00 PM ET).

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