Tyson Luke Fury has dropped a bombshell on the world of boxing, as he has revealed that he will be stepping back into the ring again before the end of the year. Fury has been scheduled to take on Deontay Wilder before the end of the year in the re-match for the heavyweight titles that Fury won earlier in the year.
However, the coronavirus pandemic means that there is slim chance that will be happening now, which has led Fury to claim that he will be fighting a different opponent before the end of the year. The move has left some fans confused to who the mysterious opponent could be, with Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte already having arranged fights for either November or December.
Boxing News: Wilder Re-Match Looking More Unlikely
It is unlikely that Fury will be fighting Wilder in London in December, which has led Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn to claim that the American could be waiting for a long time to have his long awaited title fight if he doesn’t take on Fury this year. According to reports, the re-match clause in the deal will expire if Wilder doesn’t take the fight against Fury before the end of the year.
Fury has already admitted that he has big plans for next year, with a huge unification fight against Anthony Joshua already in the works. Hearn revealed that the unification will take precedence over the rematch if Wilder doesn’t take advantage of the rematch before the end of the year, which could mean Wilder will not receive a title opportunity until 2022 at the very earliest.
Boxing News: Who Could Fury’s Opponent Be?
Fury revealed to The Athletic that he has moved past the rematch against Wilder after being forced to wait to determine a date. After the revelation, he revealed that the fight will be taking place in London at the beginning of December. It will be a welcome home fight for Fury, who hasn’t fought in the United Kingdom for nearly six years.
He revealed on social media that the opponent will be revealed very soon, and that they are working on an opponent that would be deserving of a shot against the heavyweight champion. The date that the big homecoming will be taking place is the 5th December, but it will likely be taking place behind closed doors.
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