Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury Taking Place In Los Angeles, Report Says

The location for Deontay Wilder's World Boxing Council heavyweight title defense against Tyson Fury looks set to be finalized.

The date of Dec. 1 was already known for a couple of days; however, a location was still yet to be officially confirmed. According to sources close to RING Magazine though, Los Angeles has beaten out Las Vegas and the fight will take place at the Staples Center. The deal was agreed Tuesday.

The duo began discussing a deal over a fight after Wilder's negotiations with current unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (22-0) for a title unification fight this month fell through earlier in the summer.

Wilder (40-0) and Fury (27-0) both faced off with each other last month after the latter defeated Francesco Pianeta on points in what was his second fight since a near-three year hiatus from the sport following his shock win over Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015.

The December match-up will undoubtedly be the biggest heavyweight title fight of the year and will also be the most significant one in Los Angeles since unified heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis took on Vitali Klitschko back in 2003.

RING added the title bout will get the treatment of a blockbuster fight as a mini-world tour will take place next week with press conferences to commence in London on Monday, New York on Tuesday and finally Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Could the winner face Anthony Joshua in April?

Joshua successfully defended his World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization, International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin at Wembley over the weekend and is set to return there again for another fight in April next year.

Ideally, the plan is for Wilder to be next; however, oddsmakers see an all-British clash in a rematch between Joshua and Dillian Whyte happening instead, the latter of whom is a +187 favorite to fight "AJ" next.

Like Joshua, Whyte is also promoted by Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, which will make booking that fight a lot easier, while past negotiations with Wilder make a title unification fight seem unlikely at least for the time being.

Most of all, however, there are reports both Wilder and Fury have rematch clauses for their December fight, meaning a potential fight with Joshua would have to be pushed back, no matter who wins in Los Angeles.

Wilder most recently defeated the formerly unbeaten Luis Ortiz via knockout back in March in what was his toughest fight till date. A win over Fury would represent arguably the biggest name on his resume, with the American being criticized for the level of opponents he has faced throughout his career.

As for Fury, facing Wilder will be a huge step up from his recent wins over Sefer Seferi and Pianeta, but the unbeaten Briton and former heavyweight champion is confident of victory and cementing his legacy as the best fighter in the world.

Fury will be training in Big Bear, California, at Gennady Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez's compound, and will spar with Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce.