Deontay Wilder may have to wait until October for his chance to avenge his defeat by Tyson Fury. The American was dethroned as the heavyweight world champion when Fury stopped him in the seventh round last month.
Wilder immediately triggered the rematch clause in his contract with the trilogy fight pencilled in for July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
But with boxing suspended worldwide due to the coronavirus crisis, the fight will now be delayed. "You could not guarantee the fighters that the event would take place on that date," Fury's promoter Bob Arum told ESPN. "We couldn't convince them or ourselves.