Fury was provisionally suspended, but that ban has since been lifted.
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Fury v Klitschko 2, as well as a host of world class fights, will still be available to current BoxNation monthly subscribers as part of their normal package on all platforms, including Sky. It was originally scheduled for July before the 27-year-old Englishman turned an ankle in training.
Klitschko previously threatened to take Fury to court following the delay to the fight, while further controversy followed with the Brit facing a UK Anti-Doping hearing in November after being charged for an alleged drugs violation.
Fury, 28, claims he was told by Ukad that he would face no action over the test and that a blood test taken at the time, as well as all tests since, revealed no traces.
Klitschko, 40, had flown in to attend the press conference at a central London hotel but Fury did not arrive, leaving Mick Hennessy, his promoter, and Peter Fury, his trainer, to pass on his apologies.
Outspoken British boxer Fury, who rarely misses a chance to taunt his opponents, did not show up to the press conference on Monday, with a broken down auto given as the reason for his non-attendance in London.
Hennessy was also asked how confident he was that Fury would be cleared in the hearing, and he said: “Very, very confident to say the least”.
“There’s been chaos around this fight”, said Fury when speaking about the issue.
“Tyson was found guilty before he was even tried”.
Klitschko experienced David Haye missing a press conference to promote their fight in 2011, and spoke with some uncertainty about whether the rematch for Fury’s WBA and WBO heavyweight titles would take place.
Klitschko was undeterred by Fury’s absence, saying: “Regardless whether he comes by bicycle or by any other means, the main thing is that he shows up on time for the fight”. The fight is going to come up for real and if it’s not going to happen in October I will wait. I’ve never had such a long break between fights but I’ve been active, even if I haven’t been competing. We’re looking forward to it. “There’s not much I can say”.
“I don’t feel my age”.
“What happened last November was a great experience for me. And I’m not concerned about ring rust, because ring rust is in your ahead”.
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“Last time we didn’t get an exciting fight, it was more of a chess match, but this time Wladimir knows he has to do something different to get his belts back and it makes for a mouth-watering fight”, said Fury. “I’m not just obsessed about winning this fight, I’m obsessed about winning impressively”.
