TYSON FURY celebrated his one-year anniversary of knocking out Dillian Whyte with 15 ROUNDS in the gym ahead of his next fight.
Fury successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title in front of a British record crowd of 94,000 at Wembley in April of last year.
And he used the brutal uppercut KO to inspire a gruelling day in the gym as the Gypsy King prepares for his return bout.
He said in a social media video: “Happy St George’s Day. Of course, it’s an anniversary for me today.
“It’s a year since I knocked out Dillian Whyte at Wembley in front of 94,000 people in London.
“So, I’m going to celebrate today with 15 rounds of boxing in the gym. Come on!
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“And then I’m gonna go out, get my f***ing red, white, and blue suit on and I’m going to get absolutely tanked for England and Saint George. Get up!”
Fury, 34, is in line for a summer return having seen talks to face Oleksandr Usyk this month collapse.
The heavyweight division’s first four-belt unification bout broke down amid a row over the split for a potential rematch.
Usyk has now been ordered into a WBA mandatory defence against Daniel Dubois with talks ongoing.
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And Fury was in line to face Joe Joyce back at Wembley as a summer alternative to the undisputed super-fight.
But Joyce was stunned in defeat by China’s Zhilei Zhang, scrapping his shot at the world title with an expected rematch to follow.
Now, Andy Ruiz Jr has emerged as the frontrunner to face Fury with July 22 at Wembley a rumoured target date.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
