Warren stating that the fight was on, with only an announcement on a date and venue in the U.S to be finalised. On September 27, the fight was officially announced to be held on December 1, with the venue the Staples Center in Los Angeles, which won the rights ahead of venues in both Las Vegas and New York. A three-city press tour was also announced. The press conferences were in the following three cities: October 1, 2018 – BT Sport Headquarters, London October 2, 2018 – Flight Deck at Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex, New York City October 3, 2018 – Star Plaza, Los Angeles, California Weigh in The weigh in took place on November 30, on a made platform outside the Los Angeles Convention Center. Fury stepped on the scale first and weighed in at 256½ pounds, his lightest since his comeback following his lay off. The weight was only 2 pounds less than he weighed in August 2018 against Francisco Pianeta, but he looked leaner. Wilder was next to step on and came in at 212½ pounds, his lowest since his debut in 2008 when he weighed 207¼ pounds. For his last bout, Wilder weighed 214 pounds, however it was cited that Wilder suffered from an illness during his training camp. For his unified light middleweight title on the undercard, Jarrett Hurd weighed 152½ pounds and his opponent Jason Welborn also came in at 152½ pounds. The remaining two televised cards were Joe Joyce vs. Joe Hanks and Luis Ortiz vs. Travis Kauffman. As both were heavyweight bouts, the boxers did not need to make weight. Joyce weighed 262 pounds compared to Hanks' 247½ pounds. Ortiz stepped on the scales at 241 pounds and Kauffman weighed 229 pounds. Fight details In front of a crowd of 17,698 at the Staples Center, Wilder and Fury fought a 12-round split decision draw, meaning Wilder retained his WBC title. Mexican judge Alejandro Rochin scored the fight 115–111 for Wilder, Canadian judge Robert Tapper had it 114–112 for Fury and British judge Phil Edwards scored it a 113–113 draw. The crowd booed at the decision. Fury, using his unorthodox stance, spent much of the fight using upper and lower-body movement to avoid Wilder's big shots and stay out of range. There was not much action in round 1 as both boxers used the round to feel each other out,