Boxing: Klitschko Confirms Rematch With Fury In 2016

Wladimir Klitschko has exercised his option of an immediate rematch with Fury. Klitschko is not convinced that Fury can win him in a rematch and he wants to get into the ring with the world champion again.

The Ukrainian was dethroned as the unified heavyweight champion of the world last Saturday in a stunning upset.

But he will bid to reclaim his four belts next year in the return fight.  Klitchsko has promised boxing fans they will witness 'the fight of 2016' when he takes on Fury again

Boxing: Tyson Fury Defeats Wladimir Klitschko To Become New Heavyweight World Champion

Tyson Fury proved he wasn't about boasting alone, he had a plan and a style of play, he had earlier beaten Klitschko on mind games and he eventually beat him on the field of play giving the travelling British fans a great reason to be in Germany. Fury won with total points and if you are still wandering, the 27 years old is the new World Heavyweight Champion. Stand up for the champion..

For the first time since 2004, Wladimir Klitschko has suffered a loss. Tyson Fury claimed the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBA heavyweight championship belts with a unanimous decision (115-112, 115-112, 116-111) over Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday.

The fight lacked action for the first 10 rounds, with Fury accumulating points with more activity than a lethargic Klitschko. The 6-foot-9 Fury seemed to frustrate Klitschko, who was tentative from the start and rarely threw punches, landing even fewer.

Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury: Briton Set To Be Champions Worst Nightmare

Fury has boasted so much about this fight but Klitschko believes its all mind games and that he will do the damage on Fury in the ring but Fury has predicted that he will knock Klitschko out. Klitschko has been unbeaten since 2004 while Fury has never lost a professional fight before. One thing is certain the fight will be more than entertaining.

Tyson Fury claimed he is Wladimir Klitschko's "worst nightmare" on the eve of Saturday's heavyweight world title showdown in Dusseldorf.

Klitschko, 39, is defending his WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Fury, 27, at the 50,000-capacity Esprit Arena.

Boxing: Fury Sings For Klitschko Ahead Of Heavyweight World Title Fight

Tyson Fury serenaded Wladimir Klitschko at a public workout on Wednesday, before Saturday's heavyweight world title fight in Dusseldorf. Briton Fury, 27, will challenge WBA, IBF and WBO champion Klitschko, 39, at the 50,000 capacity Esprit Arena.

Fury dedicated his version of the Bette Midler ballad Wind Beneath My Wings to the Ukrainian, who was ringside.

"I'm not coming to Germany to win on points, I'm going to do a demolition job on Wladimir," said Fury earlier.

Boxing: Fury Threatens To Pull Out Of Klitschko Fight If He Can't Wear Preferred Gloves

With just few days to the historic heavyweight fight Fury has threatened to boycott the fight due to the option of the gloves. Fury is 27 years old while Klitschko is 39 years old. Klitschko has had 64 wins in 67 fights while Fury has had 24 fights and 24 wins. Klitschko is the present heavyweight champion and has been reigning for 11 years but Fury has promised to end his dominance.

Tyson Fury will pull the plug on Saturday night's world heavyweight spectacular here if he is denied his preferred boxing gloves.

A dispute over the hand-wear will go to the brink at the pre-fight rules meeting on Friday afternoon with Fury saying: 'If they don't produce the gloves I have picked the fight is off. Simple as that.
'Unless, of course, he wants to fight bare-knuckle, gypsy style!'

Boxing: Klitschko's Sparring Partners Sure Of Defeat For Fury

If reports by Klitschko sparring partners are anything to go with then Tyson Fury will be in for a shock of his life. Most boxing pundits believe Klitschko will beat fury but only time will tell.

The Sunday Times spoke to several boxers who have dared to step foot in the ring with the world heavyweight champion, the journalist who wrote the piece coming to the question that Fury "will, for all his size and bluster, most likely be felled like some gigantic pine tree."

Sparring partner Adrian Granat, an unbeaten Swede who at 6'8" is just an inch shorter than Fury and two inches taller than Klitschko, put it this way: "Three rounds with Klitschko is like eight or nine with anyone else... If you don’t concentrate every second, you’re going to get punished.”