FURY REMATCH DEADLINE
TYSON FURY and Deontay Wilder have been given three weeks to agree terms for the rematch of their world heavyweight title fight. If they fail to reach a deal, their second meeting will go to purse bids at the WBC offices in Mexico City on February 3. The WBC have also ruled that the financial split be altered from 70-30 to 60-40 — both in favour of Wilder, the champion — ‘having regard to Fury’s increased market value’ after the December thriller in Los Angeles. Fury has been demanding a 50-50 split to consider switching to a Wembley Stadium challenge to WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion Anthony Joshua on April 13. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn is said to have made an offer for that fight, but it was dismissed as ‘derisory’ by Fury’s promoter Frank Warren and not close to 60-40. Wilder and Fury are believed to be in favour of fighting each other again and the WBC move makes it even less likely that one of them will fill the Wembley vacancy against Joshua. The WBC have already sanctioned the rematch, in preference to mandating a challenge to Wilder from No 1 contender Dominic Breazeale. Meanwhile, Nicola Adams will challenge WBO world flyweight champion Arely Mucino at London’s Royal Albert Hall on March 8. Double Olympic gold medallist Adams won the interim title in October against Mexico’s Isabel Millan and fights Mucino in her attempt to become world champion in her sixth professional fight. Adams, 36, who made her professional debut in April 2017, said: ‘Winning a world title is what I got into professional boxing for and I believe it is my destiny to do so and ultimately unify the flyweight division.’