Deontay Wilder and career-long trainer Mark Breland have split, BoxingScene.com.
The former heavyweight titleholder is preparing for his third fight against Tyson Fury. The bout is being for December at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the new home of the NFL’s Raiders.
Jay Deas, who has been Wilder’s trainer, will continue to work with him.
“That was the decision that was made,” Shelly Finkel, Wilder’s co-manager, told BoxingScene on Friday. “After his next fight it will be determined if the right decision was made or not.”
Wilder was upset with Breland for ended his rematch with Fury, who won by a seventh-round knockout on Feb. 22, but he stated shortly afterward that he would retain he longtime mentor.
Wilder and Fury fought to a draw in 2018.
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