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Boxing: Fury and Wilder post career-heaviest weights ahead of title fight

FILE: February 22, 2020 Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder during the fight REUTERS

Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder tipped the scales at their biggest weights yet on the eve of their highly-anticipated third fight in Las Vegas on Saturday with the WBC belt on the line.

Fury, who recovered from a 12th round knockdown in their first meeting to earn a draw before dominating Wilder 20 months ago to take the strap, weighed in at 277 pounds, five pounds heavier than in their second fight.

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