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Tyson Fury takes aim at Klitschko
Tyson Fury has Wladimir Klitschko in his sights after his victory over Dereck Chisora.
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The British heavyweight beat Chisora in London at the weekend and his promoter, Mick Hennessy, immediately indicated that Fury may challenge the Ukrainian, who holds the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO titles.
Fury laid a one-sided beating on Chisora in their world title eliminator before Chisora's trainer, Don Charles, threw in the towel after the 10th round last Saturday night at the ExCeL Arena in London.
Fury dominated the entire fight — virtually every single second — to earn a mandatory title shot at one of world champion Wladimir Klitschko's belts. In addition, Fury also claimed Chisora's European title and the vacant British championship.
"Wladimir Klitschko, I'm coming for you, baby," Fury said. "I'm coming. No retreat, no surrender."
Fury and Chisora are two of the biggest trash talkers in boxing, which made for a heated promotion in which they promised to do all kinds of bodily harm to one another in the fight, which had been postponed from July 26 because Chisora fractured his left hand during his final sparring session just eight days before the scheduled fight.
The 26-year-old is now undefeated after 23 professional fights and the mandatory challenger for the WBO belt and the European and British champion.
"Klitschko is being allowed one more fight in March or April. Then it will be purse bids, then the fight is on. It'll be June to September,” Hennessy said. “The big fight is on. Klitschko has to just take it and not swerve it."
Klitschko also has an option of fighting Bermane Stiverne for the Canadian’s WBC belt.
Credit: AFP