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“I Don’t Care” – Deontay Wilder’s Trainer Opens Up on Tyson Fury Testing Positive for COVID-19

Published 07/09/2021, 7:30 AM EDT

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The war between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder seems to be off as the Brit and his team recently tested positive for the coronavirus. It was scheduled to go down on July 24, but now, a date in October is being viewed as a likely replacement. Given the unfortunate development, fans have been left disappointed.

Following the news break of Tyson Fury’s camp’s unfortunate situation, Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, interacted with ESNEWS and gave his own take on this anecdote.

“I don’t think, I know we’re about to get ready to work right now… I don’t care with the media reports,” said Scott.

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Scott, in his above interview, even revealed that he and Wilder won’t stop their training camp by any means.

Over the past few months, the trainer-fighter duo has put in a mammoth amount of hard work in order to prepare for this trilogy. Wilder is extremely eager to resurrect his position at the top and reclaim his heavyweight throne by vanquishing ‘The Gypsy King’.

Moreover, the Alabama native’s rivalry with Fury has reached its saturation. And the only way to put an end to the same is to box within the ropes.

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Though the global pandemic has poured cold water on this matchup, this contest is still official and will be the next fight for both pugilists.

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This is because this bout holds vast importance in providing direction to the messed up big men’s division. It will pave the way for more such exuberant encounters.

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That said, both their teams will look to stage this fight at the earliest. But before that, Fury and his team will look to recover fully and quickly to present their best version in this collision. However, he will have to play catch up as Deontay Wilder will look to put in the hard yards while Fury rests.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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