Fury, Wilder mega showdown live on SuperSport

LAS VEGAS. — One of the most intriguing, and explosive rivalries of the modern age, will reach its crescendo in the early hours of tomorrow when Tyson Fury fights Deontay Wilder, for the third time in three years, here.

The WBC heavyweight championship fight, and a high quality undercard, will be broadcast live on SuperSport Action and SuperSport Grandstand, from 3am tomorrow. It will be live on the DStv app or website, for live streaming, or Showmax Pro.

It will also be on SuperSport. Among the earlier fights is a heavyweight showdown between Nigerian dreadnought Efe Ajagba and Frank Sanchez of Cuba, both unbeaten and both dangerous punchers.

But, it is Fury versus Wilder that will lock in fans across the world given how their earlier fights unfolded.

Both were high on drama, raw power and savage punching.

The first fight was a split decision draw, but Fury emerged with greater credit for his sensational recovery from a brutal knockdown to take the fight to Wilder.

Then, in the rematch, he turned aggressor, and blew the American away, in the most dominant performance of his career.

Wilder opted for the courts to secure the rematch. He also fired Mark Breland, his assistant trainer, and brought in Malik Scott in an effort to craft a plan to dismantle the awkward Fury, whose ring wiles and movement are unlike any other fighter in the heavyweight division.

Whatever Scott manages to tweak, the one thing that will endure is Wilder’s freakish power. With 41 knockouts in his 42 wins, he ranks as the greatest puncher in boxing history, a statistic that makes him a live dog in a fight that Fury nonetheless starts favourite in.— SuperSport.