Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II loser can get third fight

A clause in the contract for the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder rematch on Feb. 22 could lead to a heavyweight trilogy.

Frank Warren, Fury’s co-promoter, told U.K.-based talkSPORT that the contract allows the loser of the fight to exercise a clause mandating one more bout.

The loser “has the option to activate a third fight,’’ Warren said.

An immediate third bout could knock out Anthony Joshua’s hope for a bout with the winner later in 2020. It’s still not clear what Joshua intends to do. He has as many options as he has belts. His future is a multiple-choice question.

Even if Fury wins the rematch and Wilder exercises the trilogy clause, however, Warren hopes for an eventual all-U.K. showdown between Fury and Joshua. Warren also suggests another option for Joshua. Forget all the belts.

“If I was Anthony Joshua, I wouldn’t fight again until we know the winner of this [Wilder-Fury] fight,” Warren told the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph. “I’d let them strip me of my titles and not fight anybody until the big one.”