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Dana White: Fury vs. Wilder 3 was an incredible fight and ‘exactly what boxing needed’

Dana White had little to no interest in Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder 3 when the matchup was initially announced but admits that he was blown away on fight night.

Fury and Wilder put on a fight for the ages at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena and White says it was exactly what the sport of boxing needed.

“I thought it was awesome,” White told reporters at a press conference following Tuesday’s Contender Series event (h/t MMA Junkie). “Going into it, my thought process was, ‘For what? Why?’ (Joshua) just got beat, and why do that?