His efforts weren’t ‘good enough,’ he says.

Frank Warren says there is no chance Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 will happen behind closed doors.

Floyd Mayweather and Deontay Wilder were among a number of stars in Texas on Saturday night as Errol Spence Jr dominated Mikey Garcia in their blockbuster welterweight showdown.

Fury and Wilder renew their rivalry in Las Vegas on Saturday with plenty of unanswered questions after their epic first fight in December 2018 ended in a controversial split decision draw.

JEFF POWELL: Deontay Wilder is voluntarily risking millions upon millions of dollars as well as his WBC title by giving Luis Ortiz a rematch in Las Vegas this Saturday night.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Deontay Wilder has emerged from sleepy Tuscaloosa in deep Alabama to challenge all the old pre-conceptions with the highest KO ratio yet.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stand at a dead heat in the predictions by boxing royalty gathered here to see which of them will thunder to victory.

Deontay Wilder became just the third American heavyweight to have an audience with the Pope on Friday. Following the meeting, Wilder fuelled further talk of a potential fight with Anthony Joshua.

Frank Warren is the promoter for Tyson Fury who will face Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas on February 22. Warren has talked down claims that Wilder could go on to face Anthony Joshua this year.

Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion of the world, does not buy any notion that boxers accidentally take the wrong substances.

Although Whyte has not been banned, the WBC decided to suspend his status as 'interim' champion. Therefore, Tyson Fury has been installed as the new mandatory challenger.

Dillian Whyte should be immediately reinstated as mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight title after being cleared of doping, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. 

EXCLUSIVE BY DANIEL MATTHEWS: Whyte failed a drugs test ahead of his fight with Oscar Rivas in London in July. The Brixton heavyweight also changed his gloves at the last minute.

The Bronze Bomber was battered from pillar to post during a seven round onslaught before his trainer Mark Breland threw in the towel to hand Tyson Fury a famous win in Sin City.

Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will complete their trilogy after the Wilder camp officially triggered his rematch clause. Fury's promoter in the US, Bob Arum, confirmed they will meet again in July.

Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that the trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder this summer is likely to take place in the United States.

Wilder's camp confirmed on Sunday that they have activated a rematch clause in his contract following the defeat against heavyweight rival Fury in seven rounds in Las Vegas.

UFC president Dana White says Tyson Fury is welcome to make a stunning crossover to mixed martial arts after the British fighter became the heavyweight champion of the world last week.

John Fury's sensational rant about son Tyson's former trainer Ben Davison has been captured on camera as the final episode of the WBC champion's series is set to air on Thursday night.

For Dillian Whyte, who insists he would stop Deontay Wilder quicker than Tyson Fury did during the Las Vegas bout, the disrespect shown towards trainer Mark Breland can never be undone.

That is according to Fury's cousin, Andy Lee, who details the lengths Fury went to in order to stop Wilder in the seventh round in Las Vegas. Fury was spotted limping at a UFC event in January.

In the wake of Fury's triumph, Lee admitted that Steward had just one criticism for Fury during the fight - and outlined the combination that allowed Fury to dethrone his opponent.

Under the terms of the contract for their second fight, Wilder has the right to force another rematch and he has triggered that clause, with a prospective month of July already mooted.

The highly-anticipated rematch between the pair of boxers saw Tyson Fury claim the WBC heavyweight title from the Bronze Bomber with a knockout win in Las Vegas on February 22.

Bob Arum, who is Fury's co-promoter in the United States with Frank Warren, said there is no chance the third bout between the pair will go ahead on July 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wilder and Fury are set to meet for a third time at some point this year after the Gypsy King produced a stunning performance in Las Vegas to take the American's WBC crown.

Wilder and Fury fought to a contentious split-decision draw in December 2018 before the Brit claimed a brutal stoppage victory in the rematch to capture the WBC world heavyweight title last month.

Tyson Fury has admitted he will 'never get bored of beating up Deontay Wilder' as he insists he is desperate for a third fight after the coronavirus crisis comes to an end.

Fury and Wilder drew in their first fight, before the Brit upset the odds to produce a stunning performance in Vegas in February, and Tyson says the Bronze Bomber has not been the same since.

Tyson Fury produced a performance for the ages - flooring Wilder twice before the American's camp throw in the towel in the seventh round in Las Vegas in February.

Fury was scheduled to make his first defence of his new WBC world title against Wilder in Las Vegas in the summer but the date has now been moved back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Boxing legend George Foreman has backed Deontay Wilder to 'easily' regain his heavyweight belts when he takes on Tyson Fury again.

The American was battered from pillar to post as he surrendered his WBC world heavyweight title in Las Vegas after his cornerman Mark Breland threw in the towel in the seventh round.

Deontay Wilder suffered his first professional career defeat when his cornerman Mark Breland threw in the towel in the seventh round of his rematch with Tyson Fury in February.

Wilder picked up the phone and called Foreman recently as the the 'Bronze Bomber' sought advice on how to improve and beat Fury in their next bout after a one-sided defeat back in February.

Wilder, lost his world title in emphatic fashion when Fury battered him from pillar to post in a seven-round mauling that capped a remarkable return to the pinnacle of the heavyweight division.

The trilogy fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder may not now happen for its scheduled October slate due to a projected loss of $17m (£13.8m) in ticket sales if it happened without fans.

Wilder has made a number of excuses since his loss to Fury - now he has claimed he was 'like a zombie' on the night and 'wasn't myself', saying: 'In my eyes I don't see Fury as a champion.

Whyte, who is guaranteed a shot at the winner of Fury-Wilder 3 by February 2021 at the latest as the WBC mandatory challenger, believes he should be stepping into the ring with Fury sooner.

After the pair fought to a controversial draw in 2018, the Gypsy King won February's Las Vegas rematch in style, knocking Wilder down twice on his way to a seventh round stoppage.

The Bronze Bomber suffered a humiliating defeat in his Las Vegas rematch with the Gypsy King in February, getting knocked down twice before being stopped in the seventh round.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stand at a dead heat in the predictions by boxing royalty gathered here to see which of them will thunder to victory.

JOHNNY NELSON: Tyson Fury delivered a stunning performance to overcome Deontay Wilder in their WBC heavyweight title fight. Fury

EDDIE HEARN: You are probably reading this column to find out what's next for Anthony Joshua - I can tell you there is only one fight on his mind - WBC champ Deontay Wilder.

EDDIE HEARN: I had written him off but that was a very impressive display. I had him winning by about two rounds but aside from how well he boxed, that really was an amazing recovery in the 12th.

Deontay Wilder has hit out at heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua, calling the British champion 'just a straight coward'. The pair have been feuding for over three years but are yet to meet in the ring.

Deontay Wilder has taken a swipe at heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua as he steps up preparations for his rematch with Tyson Fury by mocking his boxing style.

Hearn has claimed that both Wilder and Fury have rebuffed offers to face Joshua in the past but believes that they have reached a point now where the fight has to happen.

Anthony Joshua will crank up the pressure on the winner of Tyson Fury's rematch with Deontay Wilder. AJ's promoter Eddie Hearn insists they will be pushing to tee up a massive clash.

Deontay Wilder has urged Andy Ruiz Jr to stop investing in his lavish lifestyle that has come about from his two fights with Anthony Joshua and return to the gym.