Boxing: Staples Center confirmed as venue for WBC Champion Deontay Wilder`s bout vs Britain`s Tyson Fury

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World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Deontay Wilder`s heavyweight title defence against Britain`s Tyson Fury will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The venue for the Dec. 1 bout was announced by Showtime Boxing, who will air the fight in the United States, on Twitter on Thursday.

#WilderFury IS ON, BABY@BronzeBomber vs. @Tyson_Fury set for @STAPLESCenter Dec. 1 LIVE on Showtime PPV. pic.twitter.com/8oc4c3ondp

— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) September 27, 2018

The 21,000-seat venue is home to both the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers in the NBA. Both boxers tweeted to confirm the bout, with former world champion Fury describing the contest as the "biggest heavyweight fight in modern day boxing history" on social media.

This is the biggest heavyweight fight in modern day boxing history. Never before have we seen 2 unbeaten champions go tow2tow for the fans! Both big personalities & both over 6”6 this should be a fight to remember. Let the games begin. Let’s get this party started. @BronzeBomber pic.twitter.com/YsAjbSYjz9 — TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) September 27, 2018

The fight will be 30-year-old Fury`s third since he made his comeback from a two-and-half-year absence from the ring with a fourth-round stoppage of Sefer Seferi in June. Wilder (40-0) and Fury (27-0) boast unbeaten records and the winner of their bout will be in prime position to take on WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion Anthony Joshua.

Negotiations between Briton Joshua and Wilder for a fight at Wembley in April 2019 to unify the heavyweight title broke down earlier this year.