“I wanted to get Wilder again, it would be a quick and easy fight for me. His team, however, struggled with dates. They really didn't want to fight the linear world champion. They knew how it would end, and the world knew how it would end: Wilder would be on his ass again. They asked [after Wilder's surgery] to reschedule the meeting until December 19, I agreed. Then they again wanted to postpone it to the next year. Enough! Let's go go!" The King of Gypsies said in an interview to The Athletic.
Fury, 32, will fight in the UK for the first time in more than two years. Among potential rivals there are boxers who, like the Briton, have a contract with the Top Rank promoter organization - Agit Kabayel and Oscar Rivas. However, there are no confirmed names yet.
Most likely, on the same evening, there will be a fight of Anthony Yarde (20-1, 19 KOs) and Lyndon Arthur (17-0, 12 KOs). Attempts to organize this duel lasted several months, and, in the end, the parties came to an agreement.