DEONTAY WILDER told Tyson Fury "burn in hell" after claiming that Tyson Fury used coronavirus to delay their trilogy fight.
Heavyweight rivals were supposed to meet in July for the third time, but a rash of Covid in Fury’s camp forced the fight to be moved to October 9.
Fury and Wilder were scheduled to meet again in July, just before the Brit contracted Covid
Wilder will be able to redeem himself in less than a month, but he insists that The Gypsy King has never been infected with coronavirus.
The American spoke to 78SPORTSTV and said that COVID has claimed the lives of many.
"It is horrible to hear people use this excuse. They will be burned to hell for this.
"They contradict themselves so often, it's just absurd at this point."
Wilder claimed that Fury delayed their tri-fight because Fury was being beaten in sparring by someone from Fury's camp.
The PBC Podcast interview with him said that they were trying to get away from it. He added, "They're trying o run from it, but I'm running for it." He didn't have Covid, I doubt it.
"I knew he wasn’t doing well at camp. He was being pounded up by the young men.
"I had a young man from my camp who was putting him together."
They fought to a draw in December 2018, Los Angeles. Many felt Fury won the fight after he leapt off the table in the 12th round.
The two fighters then parted ways, with each fighting twice before they re-entered the ring together 14 months later in Las Vegas.
Fury managed to take the American's belt and dominate him, stopping Wilder in round seven.
The coronavirus pandemic prevented a trilogy fight from taking place in 2020.
Fury tried to get around Wilder, and set up a undisputed match with Anthony Joshua, the unified champion.
An arbitrator, however, decided that the American was contractually entitled for a third fight. This decision quashed any possibility of Fury-Joshua fighting next.
Fury must now pass through Wilder once more in order to allow the Brits to meet up for all their belts.
AJ will have to defend his belts against Oleksandr Usyk, the former undisputed champion in cruiserweight on September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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