By Jake Donovan

With just a few hours to spare before the opening bell, it appears that all matters have finally been resolved for Saturday's World heavyweight championship contest.

Tyson Fury has stood firm on what he believes are his rights heading into his mandatory title shot versus reigning heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko. The latest hiccup came on the morning of the fight - which will air live on RTL in Germnay, Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and HBO in the United States - when Team Fury took issue with the spongy ring mat that K2 Promotions planned to use for the title fight.

Whereas ring mats are cushioned to a certain extent, the surface that event handlers planned to use for Saturday appeared better suited for a gymnastics class than a heavyweight prizefight. The conditions were even deemed unsuitable by Robert Smith of the British Boxing Board of Control, prompting Klitschko's team to make the necessary adjustments ahead of fight night.

Whatever changes were made came with a seal of approval from the challenger's side.

"Ring sorted and Tyson Fury ready for battle," Peter Fury, Tyson's uncle and head trainer confirmed via Twitter just hours before the opening bell.

The issue was just the latest in a fight week loaded with notable conflicts. Fury (24-0, 18KOs) and his team previously raised a stink about the gloves to be used for the fight. That issue was eventually resolved, though not before Bernd Boente, Klitschko's manager pointed out that Fury had more than enough time to raise this concern rather than waiting until fight week - thus forcing K2 to race against the clock whereas they could've presented Fury with a more suitable option had proper notice been given.

The fight represents Fury's first crack at a major title, having earned the shot with a 10th round stoppage of Dereck Chisora in their rematch one year ago. He has since marked time with an 8th round stoppage of Christian Hammer this past February before allowing the mandatory process to play out.

Klitschko (64-3, 53KOs) looks to make the 19th defense of at least one title in a reign dating back to 2006. His most recent ring apperance came in April, scoring a 12-round decision over Bryant Jennings at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Saturday's clash with Fury represents Klitschko's sixth undefeated challenger in the span of seven fights. Overall, it is the 13th time over the course of his Hall of Fame career that Klitschko has faced an undefeated fighter - he is currently 12-0 in such matchups, including 9-0 in title fights and sanctioned eliminators. His win over then-unbeaten Samuel Peter in their first fight was a final eliminator which paved the way for a repeat win over Chris Byrd in April '06 to ignite his current reign.

Klitschko also began his lineal heavyweight championship reign over a previously unbeaten heavyweight, handing Ruslan Chagaev his first career loss with a 9th round stoppage in June '09 to reestablish heavyweight lineage nearly six years after Lennox Lewis' final championship defense in June '03 - which came in a 6th round cuts stoppage over Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir's older brother.

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox