IBF bantamweight champion is picking Tyson Fury to repeat when he faces Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch next year. On November 28th, Fury captured the IBO/IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight titles with a twelve round unanimous decision over Klitschko in Germany. It was one of the biggest upsets in the heavyweight division in recent memory.
Wladimir Klitschko admits defeat to Tyson Fury still hurts but is confident the lessons learned will help him regain his world heavyweight titles in the rematch. The 39-year-old Ukrainian (64-4-KO53) handed over the WBA, WBO and IBF titles after November's unanimous points defeat to Fury (25-0-KO18) - his first loss in 11 years - but was quick to confirm he will exercise a rematch clause and face the 27-year-old again. Having had time to reflect on a defeat that surprised most, Klitschko said: "For the first time in so long, I had to experience the feeling of stepping out of the ring as a loser. That was very disappointing for me; I suffered day and night after the fight and I am still suffering.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs) was a little disappointed last month, when Tyson Fury stunned Wladimir Klitschko to capture the WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO world titles. Wilder, who returns on January 16th against Artur Szpilka at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, felt he was very close to landing a fight with Klitschko in 2016.
Johnathon Banks, head trainer of Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53KOs), says his fighter will let his hands go when he faces Tyson Fury (25-0, 18KOs) in a rematch next year. In one of the bigger upsets in recent years, Fury traveled to Germany and won a twelve round unanimous decision over Klitschko to capture the IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight titles on November 28th.
Anthony Joshua MBE and Dillian Whyte are predicting a knockout night when they clash for the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles in Bad Intentions at The O2 in London on December 12, live on Sky Sports.</p> <p> Both unbeaten men landed big KO wins at the weekend to secure the hotly-anticipated contest and set a date to settle a rivalry that stretches back to their early amateur days.</p>
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is picking Tyson Fury to pull off a repeat of last Saturday's shocking upset in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fury sent shockwaves throughout the boxing industry when he boxed his way to a twelve round unanimous decision victory over Wladimir Klitschko to capture the WBO/WBA/IBO/IBF heavyweight titles.
Highly respected veteran trainer Ulli Wegner, who worked with many world champions in his long career, was very disappointed with last Saturday's heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko. Fury shocked the world with a twelve round unanimous decision over Klitschko to pick up the WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight titles.
Newly crowned unified World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has said he will “annihilate” Wladimir Klitschko in their rematch. The return contest, yet to be signed and sealed, now looks on course after Klitschko confirmed via Instagram earlier in the week he would exercise his rematch clause.
Wladimir Klitschko says the desire to prove a point is behind his decision to take up his option on an immediate rematch against new world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Klitschko admitted he underperformed in losing his crown to Fury in a below-par contest in Dusseldorf last Saturday night and did not take long to reject any possibility of retirement.
Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch believes Wladimir Klitschko is making a very big mistake in exercising his right to an immediate rematch with Tyson Fury. Last Saturday night in Dusseldorf, Fury pulled off an upset win that rocked the boxing world, when he won twelve round unanimous decision over Klitschko to capture the WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight titles. Klitschko was undefeated for over a decade and champion for nearly that length of time.