TYSON FURY will have the chance to regain the Ring Magazine belt he never lost in the ring when he rematches Deontay Wilder.
The Gypsy King won the prestigious title the night he ripped the unified straps of Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in 2015.
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury will fight for the Ring Magazine belt in their rematchCredit: Reuters
Fury won the Ring belt when he beat Wladimir Klitschko but was stripped of the belt for inactivity
But after a battle with depression, drugs and alcohol on the sidelines Fury was stripped and relinquished his heavyweight crowns.
However, the 31-year-old will get the chance to win the one title that has eluded him when he fights WBC king Wilder again, set for February 22, as well as his old Ring belt.
You can only win a vacant Ring title if the bout is between the magazine’s No1 and No2 ranked fighters.
After Anthony Joshua suffered a shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in June, he lost his spot at the top of the rankings as the Gypsy King took his place, with Wilder just behind.
Joshua, 30, and Wilder, 34, failed to agree an undisputed title showdown for nearly two years as they went their separate ways.
Meaning until Ruiz’s stunning win, the Ring belt was left to collect dust.
The Bronze Bomber was largely outboxed against Fury in their December clash, despite twice flooring the challenger.
Tyson Fury says fight with Anthony Joshua ‘is on’ if he can defeat Andy Ruiz
And after the rematch was backdated, Wilder went onto score devastating KO wins against Dominic Breazeale and then Luis Ortiz.
Fury, in a bid to enhance his Stateside profile having signed a promotional deal with Top Rank, recorded double Vegas wins, over Tom Schwarz and Otto Wallin.
But so confident in his punch-power ahead of the Fury rematch, Wilder has already called out the winner between Ruiz and AJ, who rematch on December 7, to finally secure an undisputed title fight.
Wilder KOd Luis Ortiz in the seventh round of their rematchCredit: AP:Associated Press
Fury beat Tom Schwarz and Otto Wallin, right, in 2019Credit: EPA
Wilder has already called out the winner between Ruiz and AJ, who rematch on December 7Credit: AFP or licensors
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
