Tyson Fury vowed to knockout Deontay Wilder when the two meet for the third time on Saturday in Las Vegas with the Briton’s WBC heavyweight title on the line.

“You’re a weak man and you’re getting knocked out. Your legacy will be in tatters. Torn to bits. Finished,” said Fury at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The undefeated Fury (30-0-1), who battled Wilder (42-1-1) to a draw in 2018 before taking the belt from the American, was the aggressor in Wednesday’s news conference.

The heated back-and-forth repeatedly berating the former champion near the end of the event led organisers to call off a planned face-off for the cameras.

Fury was bothered by Wilder’s claims that the “Gypsy King” cheated in their last meeting by illegally tampering with his gloves ahead of the seventh-round stoppage.

Saturday’s fight was scheduled for July 24 before Fury’s positive COVID-19 test forced a postponement.

Wilder, sporting a blood red tracksuit with the words “Eye for an eye” written on it in Russian, appeared more relaxed, saying he had “nothing to lose and everything to gain” in the fight.

“I’m in a great place, a great state of mind. There’s nothing to prove at all. This right here is redemption, retaliation and retribution,” Wilder said.

Wilder’s trainer Malik Scott said the two have been working to expand the knockout artist’s toolbox while Fury’s trainer Sugar Hill Steward said their focus has been on fine-tuning the “already exceptional” Fury.

The winner is expected to face Oleksandr Usyk, who holds the other three titles, for a chance to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lenox Lewis 21 years ago.