The 27-year-old Fury shook up world
boxing on Saturday by securing a unanimous points win over Klitschko to
snatch the Ukrainian’s World Boxing Association, International Boxing
Federation and World Boxing Organisation belts.
Fury singlehandedly brought a
heavyweight era to an end in Dusseldorf, Germany by inflicting a first
defeat on Klitschko for 11 years to end his run of 19 consecutive
defences.
Klitschko was dethroned as world
champion after nine years, six months, and the win sealed Fury’s place
in boxing history as Britain’s first heavyweight belt holder since David
Haye lost his WBA title to Klitschko in 2011.
“That’s the best thing to happen to the
heavyweight division in years. Young, fresh blood, who is a ‘character’
to say the least,” tweeted Haye after Fury’s victory.
Fury is contractually obliged to offer a
rematch and the new champion said he would have no problem returning to
Germany to face Klitschko in 2016.
“It doesn’t matter to me where I fight –Japan, Uzbekistan, where ever it has to be,” said the 27-year-old Fury.
“I’d like to come back to Germany, because I got a good reception from the fans.
“It was my night and if I’m going to be half a good a champion as Klitschko, I’ll be very happy.”
Such is the scale of Fury’s achievement that the WBC belt is the only main title now missing from his collection.
But he scoffed at any talk of facing WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder of the USA before the Klitschko rematch.
“Why do we need to mention Deontay Wilder? Let’s laugh at his name, shall we?,” quipped Fury.
“Wladimir Klitschko was the number one in the division. This man has been on top of the world and reigned for nine years.
“So, if Deontay Wilder wants a
unification fight he is going to have to wait, because Wladimir
Klitschko has a round two….ding, ding, ding!”
Fury vowed to be ‘the most charismatic
champion since Mohammad Ali’ and has already carved out his own style of
singing after victories.
He predicted his win over Klitschko in song on Wednesday before earning his triumph with an impressive display in the ring.
He then serenaded his wife Paris, who
told him on the eve of the fight that she is expecting the couple’s
third child, with Aerosmith’s ‘Don’t Want to Miss a Thing’ in the
Dusseldorf ring.
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