Daily Mirror

FURY SET FOR UK RETURN

- BY DAVID ANDERSON

TYSON FURY has ended talks for a third fight with Deontay Wilder and confirmed he will have a homecoming date in the UK in December.

Fury lost patience when the December 19 date for the trilogy fight fell through and he was not prepared to wait until 2021.

The clause for a trilogy contest between n Fury and Wilder (above)) iis understood to have expired on Friday. Now the undefeated WBC heavyweigh­t king wants a tune-up fight in the UK on December 5 and has been training with cornerman SugarHill Steward for the past month. Fury, 32, said on twitter: “The Gypsy King is coming home. See you all in December.”

Fury last fought in the UK in AAugust 2018 when he beat be Francesco Pianeta in i Belfast.

He will fight a week before b Anthony Joshua’s J defence against ag Kubrat Pulev on December Dec 12 and the two rivalsil are now clear to clash for the undisputed title next year. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has agreed a two-fight deal with Fury’s management MTK Global and his US promoter Bob Arum.

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