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9th July @Tyson_Fury vs Klitschko" is coming to Manchester uk. Official announcement coming 12 noon.
— peter fury. (@peterfury) April 8, 2016
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Tyson Fury's team claim his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko will take place on July 9 in Manchester - but there is still no confirmation from the former champ's camp.
Fury's uncle, trainer and manager Peter Fury has tweeted to say it will be on July 9 in Manchester .
The venue will be Manchester Arena, although that has not been confirmed by Fury 's team.
There has also been no official confirmation and no comment yet from Klitschko's team.
The rematch clause in the original fight contract stipulated that the contest must take place where it will make most money and it remains to be seen if Manchester Arena fits that description for Klitschko's team.
An added complication is the fact that Eddie Hearn has pencilled in July 9 for Anthony Joshua's first title defence if he wins the IBF heavyweight crown from Charles Martin tomorrow.
It would be promotional suicide to stage two huge heavyweight shows on the same night because it would split the audience.
Manchester Arena has staged world heavyweight title fights before and David Haye defended his WBA crown against John Ruiz and Audley Harrison there in 2010.
Fury's camp have looked at different venues in the North West because the WBA Super and WBO champ wants home advantage.
However they ran into problems trying to agree a deal for Old Trafford, while Bolton's Macron was also ruled out, despite high-level talks.
Manchester City's Etihad was a non-starter because Fury is a Manchester United fan.
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He shook ������ #LETSGOCHAMP @mrdavidhaye you can't hide forever ������ #LETSGOCHAMP #LETSGOCHAMP… https://t.co/YYigV61o0c
— Shannon Briggs (@TheCannonBriggs) 8. april 2016
#cHaMp���� ������ I grabbed his hair �������� I heard him say "stop Champ stop you always bothering… https://t.co/FBgxV8wENc
— Shannon Briggs (@TheCannonBriggs) 8. april 2016
He ain't gone make it champ ������ He about to be #victimizedChamp ������ This pretty boy pie curly… https://t.co/XBjTp5PKpI
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Little bro @anthonyfjoshua cong****! From now on I can officially call you CHAMP! Welcome to the world of challenges and enjoy the ride!
— Klitschko (@Klitschko) 10. april 2016Comment
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Everyone the fight was not rigged he was the better man that night I was dealing with many distractions prior to and my head was not there
— Prince CharlesMartin (@stprincecharles) 14. april 2016
Plain n simple I will b back I am the real deal just that night didn't prove it my body was in the ring but mentally I was not there sorry
— Prince CharlesMartin (@stprincecharles) 14. april 2016
And for the record anyone could have beat Charles Martin that night sorry everyone
— Prince CharlesMartin (@stprincecharles) 14. april 2016
No excuses. I don't want to take away from Joshua but it just wasn't me and everyone can see that. Maybe I just took the fight to soon
— Prince CharlesMartin (@stprincecharles) 15. april 2016
head was somewhere else. Buy I ain't crying over spilled milk. Cong**** to Joshua but I'll be back. I will prove that was a fluke and gain
— Prince CharlesMartin (@stprincecharles) 15. april 2016
Another belt and see Joshua again soon
— Prince CharlesMartin (@stprincecharles) 15. april 2016
nothing I can say will change people's minds that was not me in there - I beat myself - but I'm not one to make excuses so I'll b back
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Lucas Browne believes his failed drugs test was down to eating a steak in Russia and is planning to take a polygraph test in a bid to prove his innocence. He said,
(After the fight), the people from VADA tested Chagaev first and I had to wait around for two hours after the fight to do our test. The A Sample tested positive, but we're going to ask VADA to open the B sample. We're under the assumption that since the A sample was tainted, the B sample will be too. It's the same urine. But you never know, because (former world middleweight champ) Sam Soliman's B sample came back negative. I've also sent some underarm hair follicles to give us a good reading of what's going on and I'm going to do a polygraph (lie detector) test, as I know I'm innocent. If I failed the test, I think it had to have been put in my system the day of the fight or the day before. If I'm not mistaken, we had the official weigh-in for the fight on the morning the day before the fight and then a big publicity extravaganza that night. Me and another boxer, Brian Minto, from America were the only fighters given steaks. My assumption is that something was in the steak.Comment
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