Wladimir Klitschko has confirmed that Tyson Fury will be his next opponent and the unified heavyweight champion says he is ready to travel to England to defend his belts.
The IBF, WBA and WBO king ended his seven-year American hiatus by clearly out-pointing Bryant Jennings at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night but it was not the dazzling New York display he had promised on his Stateside return.
The American boxing public fell out of love with the 6ft6in Ukrainian back in 2008 when he outpointed Russian Sultan Ibragimov in an uninspiring, lop-sided victory in this very Madison Square Garden ring.
And, although seven years and 12 fights have passed since then for Klitschko, it was a case of same ring, same story. The watching Fury, who is mandatory challenger to the champion's WBO belt and in line for a summer showdown, will have been encouraged by the performance.
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