Tyson Fury favourite for potential rematch with Deontay Wilder

Tyson Fury was forced to settle for a controversial draw in a blockbusting bout with Deontay Wilder in Los Angeles but the Brit did enough throughout the 12 rounds to turn the betting on its head for the almost inevitable rematch.

Fury, 11-8 underdog on Saturday, is 4-6 with Coral to win the next fight with Wilder after most boxing experts considered him the moral victor against the WBC heavyweight champion.

The only verdicts that actually mattered were those of the judges ringside and those scores were 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113 with the Gypsy King dropped twice towards the end of the fight.

Fury was knocked down in the ninth and again in the 12th when he amazingly recovered from a brutal punch, but should the pair meet again it is logical to expect the 30-year-old to be fitter to go the distance following a turbulent spell outside of the ring.

The draw had been a 33-1 shot with Wilder 8-11, although for any potential rematch the American is 11-8 with Ladbrokes and Coral offer 18-1 for another stalemate.

Hills are 4-7 that fight will take place in USA with UK or Ireland priced at 6-4 and the draw could impact on Anthony Joshua's next opponent with AJ initially tipped to meet the winner in April.

Dillian Whyte is 11-10 with Hills to meet Joshua and Dereck Chisora is 9-4. Fury's, whose heroic performance has seen him slashed to 4-1 to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, is 7-1 to take the Joshua fight.

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