By Elliot Foster
Tyson Fury didn't manage to make it to his press conference in London today after his car broke down.
The Manchester heavyweight, who is the current christonian custodian of the WBO, WBA Super and IBO world heavyweight titles was stranded on the M6 after his mode of transport failed and the battery on his mobile phone had ran out.
Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) was set to meet former Ukrainian kingpin Wladimir Klitschko at the Landmark Hotel in the capital to formally announce their rematch.
The pair will battle it out once again on October 29 at Manchester Arena, exclusively live on BoxNation Box Office.
Klitschko insisted that, despite Fury’s no-show, nothing surprises him about the 28-year-old colourful character anymore as he took it all in his stride.
“None of this is new to me,” he said. “Fury wasn't at the press conference but he will eventually have to find me in the ring.
“He was Batman in the past and now maybe he's turned invisible. Hopefully his car on fight fight doesn't break down.”
Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) doesn't mind having to come to Manchester for the return of what was one of last year's biggest fights when Fury dethroned the now-40-year-old in Dusseldorf, Germany to become the universally recognised best heavyweight on the planet.
“One of my early fights in Germany was against German boxer Axel Schulz and around 95 per cent of the crowd was against me but that motivated me,” he said.
“I feel better with the audience being against me so I'm glad it's happening in Tyson Fury's backyard.
“We have had postponements but I'm patient. If it doesn’t happen in October then I'll wait because eventually time will run out and Tyson will have to defend his titles.”
“I've never seen a champion as inactive as Tyson,” Klitschko continued, “and also I've never had a break for such a long time, but it doesn't mean I haven't been training.
“I'm looking forward to when we finally get back in the ring.”
Fury, who is subject to a hearing by the UK Anti-Doping Agency after it was revealed that he was found with the banned substance Nandrolone in his body on June 24, is currently focusing on training for the big return.
But his uncle and trainer believes that the dispute will soon be resolved.
“[UK Anti-Doping] were slipping statements out to the public that shouldn't have happened,” Peter Fury said, “so people have been viewed as guilty before they're even tried, but we are happy that in time the truth will come out.”
No date has yet been set for Fury’s hearing but Boxing Scene understands that it will be after the Klitschko rematch, which will be available to Sky customers via the red button.
