Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko press conference: Boxers to meet in Manchester
The duo are set for a rematch in July
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko are set to come face-to-face this afternoon for a press conference to promote their 9 July rematch.
The boxers will speak in Manchester.
Fury won their world heavyweight title fight last November to take the WBA (Super), WBO, IBO and IBF belts, however Fury was later stripped of the latter belt for failing to fight the IBF's mandatory challenger.
When the two met for their pre-fight press conference ahead of their first bout, Fury turned up dressed as superhero Batman before preceding to wrestle someone dressed as The Joker.
Ahead of today's press conference, Klitschko revealed that he has been training hard in a bid for an improved performance on the original fight when they meet at the Manchester Arena.
"Losing feels good," Klitschko, who lost to Fury on a unanimous points decision, told BBC Radio 5 live. "I'm glad that my hand was not raised that night.
"Failure is not an option unless it is the only way to get better, and I had to get better. I needed a push to get better and I got it. I feel it.
"I didn't show my full potential in the fight," Klitschko said. "Physically I was in one of my best shapes, but mentally I wasn't there, not present in the ring.
"After a while, you get used to defending and not conquering the man in front of you. It will be different on 9 July."
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