Wilder vs Fury date
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will fight it out on Saturday, December 1 in the US.
But, by the time it starts, it will be December 2 in the UK.
The fight is being staged at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.
Wilder vs Fury start time
The heavyweight giants, who are both unbeaten in their 67 professional bouts, are expected to walk out in the ring at 9pm local time. That means the fight is likely to start at around 5am on Sunday in the UK
The fight will be aired live on BT Sport Box Office, which is available across BT, Sky and Virgin Media.
It will be available at a cost of £19.95.
Showtime are broadcasting the event live in the US on their pay-per-view platform.
You can find out more about how to watch here.
Wilder vs Fury weigh-in
The weigh-in will take place in Los Angeles on Friday, November 30.
The action is scheduled to get underway at 12.30pm local time, which will be 8pm in the UK.
Live coverage of the event will be shown on BT Sport 2, with live streaming available on their website and official app.
Why are Wilder and Fury fighting?
In April 2018, Fury announces his comeback under promoter Frank Warren. He returned to the ring in June and stopped the unremarkable Sefer Seferi in four rounds. He was then quickly scheduled to fight the similarly-little-known Francesco Pianeta two months later.
Before the fight with Pianeta, and amid Joshua agreeing to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin, Fury contacted Wilder directly to suggest he should be his next opponent.
In August, Wilder flew in to Belfast to be ringside for Fury’s points victory over Pianeta, having gatecrashed their weigh-in the day before, and joined him in the ring as they confirmed they will fight.
Fury’s ring entrance had been to Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama, in tribute to Wilder, who was born in Tuscaloosa.
Amid interest from casinos in Las Vegas, the WBC heavyweight title fight between Wilder and Fury was officially confirmed in September for December 1 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Do the pair like each other?
Not exactly. Fury accused Wilder of looking for a way out of Saturday’s WBC heavyweight title fight after the two had to be separated at the conclusion of a heated press conference.
The 30-year-old Fury remained relaxed throughout as, similarly to when he dressed as Batman to promote his fight with the similarly-bemused Wladimir Klitschko, he got to his feet and goaded the champion.
Wilder, uncharacteristically, became increasingly angry until his aggressive confrontation with a then-smiling Fury.
The two fighters’ entourages became involved as shoves were exchanged and the challenger removed his shirt.
There was little question that Fury had consistently remained the more composed of the two, but he later insisted Wilder was attempting to provoke him to throw a punch that could have left Saturday’s fight in jeopardy.
Wilder remains undefeated in his 40 fights as a professional but Fury, at Los Angeles’ Staples Centre, will represent his most challenging opponent, and he said: “I believe Wilder wanted me to aim the left hook so that the fight would be cancelled.
“He wanted to trick me into hitting him so that he could get out of the fight. I’m not going to make that mistake; I’m not going to lose my purse.
“He knows he can’t win and it’s clear for everyone to see now. He’s a very nervous character and by the looks of it he doesn’t want to fight. He talks a good game but he talks nonsense really.
“He wanted me to get a massive fine but I’m not that stupid. He’s rattled and he knows he’s getting an a*** kicking.”
“Wilder’s nervous; he felt he needed to scream and shout and make threats.
“We’re fighting men but he had his big team there.
“We’re not afraid of anyone, if you want to fight on the street or the stage that’s fine, but we’re here to do a job for sport and be professional.”