Tyson Fury had to travel abroad, to Dusseldorf, Germany for his shot at defending heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko and it seems likely the new champion will have to travel abroad again for his first defence. The Fury-Klitschko rematch has been worked on for some weeks now, but the date now being talked of is June 4th and the favorite to play host to the fascinating rematch is Austria – the country Klitschko has often used for his training base.
According to an article in The Mirror, Klagenfurt’s 32,000 capacity Woerthersee stadium is now the front-runner to host the fight.
“Yes, that’s right. We are in negotiations, but for confidential reasons, we can’t give out any more information at this stage,” Nicola Pattberg of the Klitschko Management Group said.
We don’t know the specifics of why the rematch is being worked on under such apparent secrecy, but once the big fight arrives, finally, no-one will care too much about the ins and outs that went into making the bout. All that matters is what happens between those four corners when the bell rings, and it looks as though the first bell will ring on June 4th. At 32,000 capacity, it seems likely the Austrian arena, which has hosted big football matches recently, will wind up being sold out.
The big attraction to this fight is fans wondering if Fury can repeat his November 2015 win, or if Klitschko merely had a bad night four months ago and can put it right at the second time of asking. There is still no word on TV coverage of the fight but hopefully fans everywhere will get the chance to tune into the action. And speaking of action, fans are hoping there will be more in the second fight than there was in the first.
Those fans who plan to attend the fight live and in person will most likely have to travel to Austria. Fury had been hoping the fight would go ahead at either Wembley or in Manchester, but once again it looks like Fury will have to get his passport out.