Tyson Fury has revealed that both ITV and Sky Sports Box Office are in talks over the TV rights to broadcast his world heavyweight title showdown with Wladimir Klitschko on November 28. The fight will take place at the 55,000-seat Espirit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany, the same venue as originally intended, with tickets for the original date still valid.
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Klitschko and Fury await the agreement of broadcaster Sky Sports for the fight to proceed on that date. Tickets keep their validity.
But he now looks set to get his world title crack before the end of the year.
The 6-foot-6, 245-pound Klitschko suffered the calf injury in training camp the day after a wild news conference in London to promote the fight, at which Fury showed up dressed like Batman.
Fury, 27, claimed Klitschko’s injury was fake and believed the defending champion was playing games or afraid to face him.
He then turned to Klitschko and said: “This is a fool, just like you are”.
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Fury is Manchester’s undefeated fighter after 24 fights, and eighteen of his victories have come by way of a knockout.
