THE negotiations to make the Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko rematchย are still ongoing. There had been speculation that the fight could wind up in Austria on June 4. But Peter Fury, Tyson’s uncle and trainer, stated on social media: “There is no Austria venue for Tyson Fury or a date!” He added, “This is a UK fight, we are trying to make it.”
Earlier the promoter of Tyson Fury, the new heavyweight champion of the world, Mick Hennessy gave Boxing News an update on the situation. โMyself and Bernd Boente [head of the Klitschko management group] are actually speaking three or four times a day every day. Itโs been very, very tricky with dates, venues, TV dates and we are trying to find the best venue and best day to do it and that hasnโt been finalised yet. Weโve had a lot of offers from around the world and weโre fielding them as well, from America, East Coast and West Coast, the UAE, weโve had quite a few offers. Weโre fielding offers and weโre trying to find the best business case for both fighters,โ Mick said.
May and June remain the likely months for the rematch. โIt could well be. It could be any of those months right now depending on venue and TV date, it could be May, June, it could even be July. Both fighters have got to be prepared for when we push the button,โ Hennessy continued. โThereโs not a lot of flexibility with the TV dates or the venues. We need a massive venue for this, we need a stadium, we need to do something special with it so thatโs been a real task for us.โ
โ[The UK broadcaster] hasnโt been completely finalised. German TVโs done but the difficulty is not just with the German TV dateโs marrying up itโs also with broadcasters over here as well,โ Furyโs promoter explained. โHeโs ticking over, heโs doing his thing, as soon as the dateโs there he will go into intense camp.
โIf we didnโt have this rematch in place a lot of people would say he got lucky on the night, it wasnโt the same Klitschko. This gives Tyson, to any doubters, it absolutely gives him the chance to wipe the floor with that situation. We know that Wladimirโs coming for it. He wants it. Heโs unhappy with where heโs at. I think itโs going to make for a better fight again. But whichever way he has it, Tyson can adapt, he can change, he can fight, he can box, he can punch, heโs the real deal.โ
A change in the rules could allow professional boxers to enter the Olympic Games, something that caught Furyโs attention. โTyson would do that in a heart beat, but his prior obligations, heโs got big obligations now, heโs got big commitments, heโs got huge fights, huge money on the line, so once all them things are out the way, Tysonโs capable of anything. It wouldnโt surprise me if he turned round to me and said I want to go to the Olympics. It would not surprise me in the slightest. But his schedule is very tight at the moment. Heโs busier than any of us at the moment,โ Hennessy noted