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Fury fails to show up for October bout promotion
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WLADIMIR Klitschko said he was content to bide his time and wait for “revenge” over Tyson Fury after the world heavyweight champion failed to turn up for a press conference on Monday ahead of their October 29 rematch in Manchester.
Outspoken British boxer Fury, who rarely misses a chance to taunt his opponents, did not show up, with a broken down car given as the reason for his non-attendance in London. His absence came as it was confirmed Fury’s hearing with the United Kingdom Anti-Doping panel, which had put the bout in jeopardy, would be delayed until November after a High Court ruling said the fight could go ahead as planned.
“Tyson’s not here,” said veteran promoter Frank Warren, whose BoxNation channel is televising the fight. “His car broke down on the way down, we’ve just found out, so he’s stuck somewhere on the M6. Mr (Charles) Flint, who is the head of the tribunal, has ruled that the fight will go ahead and the hearing will take place afterwards, so there is no danger of that stopping the fight happening.”
Fury claimed a shock win over Ukrainian Klitschko to take the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation belts in a points decision in Dusseldorf last November. The 28-year-old agreed to face Klitschko again, which meant he was stripped of the IBF title for failing to face its mandatory challenger.
“Fury is not here right now but maybe he is invisible,” said Klitschko, 40. “But eventually — and I hope so — we will meet in the ring. It’s okay, I can wait. I can wait because I have enough patience. Because I am really looking forward to the revenge.”
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