Heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko is able to come out of retirement to combat Tyson Fury in 2025 in one of many largest rematches in boxing historical past.
‘Dr Metal Hammer’ and his brother Vitali dominated the game for over a decade with Wladimir nonetheless holding the report for longest reign as heavyweight champion in historical past at 4,382 days.
That period of dominance got here to an finish in 2015 with Fury beating Klitschko to take his world titles. Two years later, the Ukrainian misplaced to Anthony Joshua in an all-time traditional at Wembley earlier than retiring from the game.
Reviews final week claimed Klitschko was giving critical consideration to returning to the game to mount one final title problem, aiming to turn into the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing historical past.
That report is at present held by George Foreman, who returned to the ring to knock out Michael Moorer aged 46 in 1994, over 20 years on from his first title triumph.
Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meet of their world title rematch on 21 December in Saudi Arabia with ‘The Gypsy King’ longing for a trilogy to comply with.
Turki Alalshikh, the Saudi Royal adviser and boxing’s new energy dealer bringing the largest fights to the area, has now teased the potential for Klitschko returning for a ‘dream rematch’ in opposition to Fury.
‘The results of Fury vs Usyk, there are lots of people ready for,’ Alalshikh advised the Ariel Helwani Present.
‘One is Dubois, there’s additionally Joshua. On the similar time there’s a third particular person. I’m dreaming to see this combat.
‘To present the prospect, if he accepts, Klitschko to get again and have the prospect to be the oldest heavyweight champion in historical past. To present him the prospect. That is good.
‘He is not going to combat Usyk if he wins, to heroes type Ukraine is not going to combat one another. The rematch [against Fury] is the dream. Fury has lots of people who need him now however that is the dream. Fury vs Klitschko is what folks need to see from 2015 once more. There may be additionally Joshua [vs Fury], after all Dubois deserves this opportunity as nicely. Let’s see.’
Final week, it was reported Klitschko was prepared to come back out of retirement to combat Dubois for his IBF title in February. Regardless of talks going down, nothing materialised with the Londoner now set to defend his title in opposition to Joseph Parker on a spectacular card in February.
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