Champion set for another fight in New York this year, then he is targeting Wilder rematch
Tyson Fury set his sights on a lucrative rematch with Deontay Wilder after stopping Tom Schwarz in only two rounds.
The 30-year-old said that he is scheduled to fight again on either 21 September or 5 October in New York, and that the rematch with dangerous WBC champion Wilder will then become his priority in the first half of 2020 after he felt he should have got the verdict the first time around.
He said: “Deontay Wilder is coming. This fight is happening. There were three horses in the heavyweight division; now there’s two.
“I already beat him once so I’ll beat him again and he’s going to get a fully match-fit, sharp Tyson Fury. It’s the biggest fight in world boxing and the biggest we’ll see for the next few years. It doesn’t get any bigger.
“It’ll be brilliant to fight in New York [before then]. I wanted to show a few things to the American public, to introduce myself properly.
“I showed a little bit of speed, boxing skill, my ability to slip and slide out of the way of punches and my ability to finish, which is important.
“I’m more active than I’ve ever been in my career, apart
from the first year. I’ve always wanted to stay active and I’m finally getting the opportunity.
“I feel better with more weight on me. I put on an extra ten or 11lbs from my last fight and I felt bigger and stronger for it.”
When the fight with the 25-year-old, previously-undefeated Schwarz, was made, Fury revealed fighting in Vegas had been a lifelong ambition, and he said: “This was my coming-out party. You saw me fight in December but I had to lose 147lbs for that fight. I wasn’t at my strongest.
“This time I had enough
training and was strong, fit and ready to put on a show. My next few fights are definitely going to be in America. I wanted to put on a statement and a show and have fun.
“I wasn’t punch-perfect, although it was a good performance. I still got hit with one punch, which is one too many times. We’re going to go backandgetinthegymassoon as we get back on Tuesday.
“This was Tyson Fury in Las Vegas, the biggest thing that’s happened in my career so far. Driving over in the car with my wife, I said, ‘I think we’ve made it, Paris’.”