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Boxing: Wilder says wants Fury rematch

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

Deontay Wilder will exercise his rematch clause in a bid to regain his WBC heavyweight belt from Tyson Fury after the Briton beat the American on Saturday, he has told The Athletic.

Wilder and Fury fought to a split-decision draw in their first meeting in December 2018 but their rematch was a one-sided affair as the 'Gypsy King' took control early and never let up en route to a seventh-round stoppage.

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