TYSON FURY wants the Deontay Wilder rematch to take place at the 70,000 capacity Las Vegas Raiders Stadium.
British boxing fans are hoping the newly-crowned WBC heavyweight champ has a blockbuster homecoming fight.
Tyson Fury fancies having the Deontay Wilder rematch at the Raiders StadiumCredit: Richard Pelham
Judging by Tyson Fury’s worldwide following, the 70,000 capacity stadium should fill outCredit: Raiders.com
But speaking in the aftermath of his seventh-round destruction of the previously undefeated Wilder, Fury confirmed he wants the trilogy clash in the US.
The Raiders’ shiny new stadium is set to open this summer after they switch the NFL franchise from Oakland, California to Sin City.
The 31-year-old told BT Sport: “People look at my fat belly and my bald head and they think I cannot fight.
“I had my mental problems and issues and I was out of the ring three years. But he was fighting the real Gypsy King this time.
“I expect he will want a rematch and I will have that. Great fights should have trilogies.
“And I want it here, just across the road, at the Raiders Stadium outdoors in front of 70,000.”
Fury’s promoter Frank Warren has confirmed that Team Wilder have told him they WILL accept the rematch in the next 30 days.
And that could dash dreams of an undisputed heavyweight clash against Anthony Joshua happening later this year.
The Metro reports that Wilder’s co-manager Shelly Finkel called Warren on Sunday morning to tell him they wanted to go again.
Warren said: “Shelly Finkel rang me the morning after the right to tell me they would probably invoke the immediate rematch.
“So that’s where we’re at right now. I’m assuming that the trilogy fight is going ahead.”
TYSON URGED TO QUIT BOXING
Fury though has already said who he wants to fight if the Wilder rematch doesn’t happen – and that is unsurprisingly his fellow Brit.
On a trip to the Los Angeles Raiders stadium, Fury told boxing reporter Michelle Joy Phelps: “If Deontay don’t want the rematch, let’s go AJ.”
After beating Wilder, Fury is now the holder of the WBC heavyweight belt, as well as the Ring Magazine belt.
Meanwhile, Joshua holds the other four – IBO, IBF, WBA and WBO – belts, as British reigns supreme across the heavyweight division.
But as SunSport reported, the Morecambe man has been urged to QUIT boxing following his stunning US success – by his father.
John Fury wants his son to spend more time with his family – wife Paris and their five children.
The 55-year-old told Good Morning Britain: “I want my son to retire now. He’s done enough.
“It’s been an uphill battle for him. He’s done enough. I want him to pack it in now.
“He’s 32 years old. He’s got a young family and I do believe his children deserve their father.
“He’s done enough and that’s my opinion.”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
