Talks on Fury rematch with Wilder to be held this week

Frank Warren will discuss plans for the rematch against Deontay Wilder with Tyson Fury this week.

The 30-year-old excelled on the occasion of his first fight in Las Vegas on Saturday evening when he stopped the previouslyundefeated Tom Schwarz in two rounds at the MGM Grand to enhance both his popularity and his reputation as the finest heavyweight in the world.

Fury is scheduled to next fight in New York on either 21 September or 5 October, and the lucrative rematch with dangerous WBC champion Wilder will then become the priority for the first half of 2020.

December’s thrilling and controversial draw between Fury and America’s Wilder has made a rematch one of the most sought-after fights in the world, but Fury since signing to work with US promoters Top Rank and on ESPN further complicates the political landscape that exists between them.

The 33-year-old Wilder is committed to Top Rank’s rival Al Haymon and a separate broadcaster in Showtime, but Fury’s UK promoter Warren is confident they will succeed.

“There’s a desire on both sides to get it done,” said Warren. “They’re huge fights; they’re the two best heavyweights out there, and there’s a desire because there’s unfinished business. Whatever way you want to look at it, even if Wilder thinks he won the fight, he was robbed.

“You know it’s going to be a good fight, know that you get, a devastating puncher, probably the hardest punching heavyweight of the last 25 years, against the best heavyweight boxer I’ve seen in the same time.

“We need to sit down and have a discussion with Tyson, which we’ll do in the next few days. He’s just told you he wants the fight; everybody wants the fight.

“He’s the best heavyweight in the world. He’s the complete package. He’s improving. He’s only 30, not in his prime, and over the next four or fights will cement his legacy as the best heavyweight of his generation.”