Wilder, Fury banned from weigh-in faceoff after Wednesday's altercation

There won't be any more pre-fight shenanigans between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder.

Less than 24 hours after things got physical between the two heavyweights at a news conference, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has prohibited Wilder and Fury from facing off at Friday's weigh-in ahead of their heavyweight title rematch, according to ESPN's Dan Rafael.

"The reason the decision was made, on behalf of the commission, is because the press conference spoke for itself," NSAC executive director Bob Bennett told Rafael on Thursday.

Bennett added, "The actions of the two fighters pushing each other, which was not staged, is not indicative of the image of our sport as a major-league sport, thus having a faceoff is not in the best interest (of) the health and safety of the fighters, the public, and the event."

The NSAC had the support of Top Rank chairman Bob Arum - Fury's co-promoter - and also got the OK from Wilder's promoter. Still, the move surprised Top Rank president Todd duBoef, Arum's stepson.

"In my 25 years in boxing, I've never heard of an administrative body stepping in and prohibiting a faceoff," duBoef said. "It's the pinnacle moment before the fight. I am just shocked."

Wilder and Fury had to be separated after they exchanged shoves during Wednesday's press conference in Las Vegas.

Although they won't meet again until Saturday's fight, the sparring continued in verbal form Thursday. Fury said Wilder has "mental issues" because he wasn't able to knock Fury out during their last meeting.

The "Bronze Bomber" clapped right back, saying he was offended by Fury's claims of being responsible for Wilder's successes.

Wilder - the WBC heavyweight champion - and Fury fought to a controversial split-decision draw during their first meeting in 2018.