Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is not confident that a unification will actually come off with WBO, WBA, IBO, IBF champion Anthony Joshua. A few weeks ago, the two boxers reached an understanding on the financial terms for a two-fight agreement in 2021.
A few weeks ago, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Tyson Fury revealed that he was one of the fighters directly approached to face Mike Tyson in an exhibition fight. Tyson, 53-years-old and inactive since 2005, has been discussed the possibility of a comeback for several months.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has promised to hire Mark Breland as an assistant trainer - if the retired fighter is terminated from his position by Deontay Wilder. Back in February, Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has revealed that he spoke in length with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - and they both decided that controversial boxing adviser Daniel Kinahan would not be involved in any negotiations for a two-fight unification deal with Anthony Joshua.
For all of the locations in the world being mentioned for his third fight with Deontay Wilder, World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury doesn’t see any reason to stray from a city that has served his career well.
World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman says Dillian Whyte has the right to enforce his mandatory shot. Whyte recently took legal action against the WBC to ensure that his mandatory shot will remain on course.
Veteran promoter Frank Warren is firmly in opposition to a potential ring return for former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Warren, who promotes heavyweights such as Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois, confirmed last week that there had been an offer for Fury to take on his idol, Tyson, in a charity fight.
Tyson Fury has already delivered a polished and unblemished dossier during his 12-year career. If you ask the 31-year-old Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs), every heavyweight in history might as well be a dosser, because he unabashedly believes there isn’t a fighter past or present who could present him a challenge, let alone win a fight against him.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, has explained that he doesn't want the WBC to make Tyson Fury a 'franchise' champion. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Whyte had taken legal action against the WBC - to enforce the date of his mandatory title shot.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has received several offers to make a movie about his life, to detail his unexpected return to the sport after being away for a few years. Fury shocked he sport when he traveled to Germany in November of 2015 to win a twelve round decision over Wladimir Klitschko to capture the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight titles. At the time, Klitschko had been undefeated for over a decade.