Tyson Fury To Fight Wallin In September, Alvarez Stripped Of IBF Belt

3rd August 2019 - by AFP

US sports broadcaster ESPN is slated to stream the high profile fight, which will take place at an MGM property still to be named

Tyson Fury (C) poses with boxing promoter Bob Arum (L) and referee Kenny Bayless after defeating Tom Schwarz during a heavyweight fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 15, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. PHOTO/ AFP

SUMMARY

Fury outclassed Germany's Tom Schwarz in a second-round technical knockout on June 15 to take his record to 28-0 with one draw and 20 knockouts
Wilder, who owns a record of 41-0 with one draw and 40 knockouts, emerged with a draw against Fury on December 1 in Los Angeles in a bout in which Fury was leading on the scorecards before being knocked down in the 12th round
Wallin, 28, brings a record of 20-0 with 12 knockouts to the fight with Fury

LOS ANGELES, United States- Unbeaten British heavyweight Tyson Fury has agreed to fight Sweden's Otto Wallin in Las Vegas on September 14, ESPN reported Friday.

At the same time, Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez has been stripped of his International Boxing Federation belt after failing to agree terms on a mandatory title defence, his promoter Oscar De La Hoya has revealed.

US sports broadcaster ESPN is slated to stream the Fury versus Wallin fight, which will take place at an MGM property still to be named.

Fury outclassed Germany's Tom Schwarz in a second-round technical knockout on June 15 to take his record to 28-0 with one draw and 20 knockouts.

He's on course for a rematch with World Boxing Council heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder in 2020.

Wilder, who owns a record of 41-0 with one draw and 40 knockouts, emerged with a draw against Fury on December 1 in Los Angeles in a bout in which Fury was leading on the scorecards before being knocked down in the 12th round.

Wilder is also scheduled to fight before the end of this year, with plans to take on Luis Ortiz before a rematch with Fury next year.

Wallin, 28, brings a record of 20-0 with 12 knockouts to the fight with Fury.

Alvarez, who also holds the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council titles, has been forced to relinquish his IBF crown after negotiations for a fight with Ukraine's Sergiy Derevyanchenko fell through.

"We are extremely disappointed at the IBF for forcing the world's best fighter to relinquish his world title," said a furious De La Hoya, a multiple world champion belt holder himself before becoming a promoter.

"We offered his (Derevyanchenko's) team an unprecedented amount of money for a fighter of his limited stature and limited popularity, but the truth is that I'm now certain they never had any intention of making a deal," he said.

"But instead they wanted to force us to relinquish Canelo's belt. This is an insult to boxing and more importantly an insult to the boxing fans of the world."

Alvarez, who won the IBF belt in May after beating Daniel Jacobs in 12 rounds, had been expected to fight Derevyanchenko in October after recently electing to skip his traditional September fight date.

The Athletic reported Friday that Derevyanchenko is now set to enter negotiations with former champion Gennadiy Golovkin for a potential fight for the now-vacant IBF belt.