Tyson Fury, who dethroned Wladimir Klitschko as the heavyweight kingpin, is aiming for an immediate rematch with the former unstoppable Ukrainian so he can move on to face another contender in Deontay Wilder.
Fury made his intentions of facing Wilder clear last month, when he entered the ring and challenged the American who just knocked out Artur Szpilka to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) title.
The 27-year-old boxer, who is the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super), World Boxing Organization (WBO), International Boxing Organization (IBO), and The Ring magazine heavyweight champion told talkSport.com that a fight with Wilder is the biggest in the division in over 100 years.
However, it is not going to be easy as Fury needs to again beat Klitschko before pushing the desired bout with Wilder.
Fury stunned the world last November when he scored a unanimous decision win over Klitschko, who, before the loss, was the most dominant slugger in the heavyweight division and was unbeaten since 2004.
A few days after the fight, the rematch was quickly set for this year, and Fury is hoping that it would take place very soon.
"I am hoping it's ASAP," Fury said regarding the rematch with Klitschko, according to talkSport.com. "I don't care where, if I have to go to Germany again, OK. I'd prefer it to be in the UK because I went to the lions' den for him, I'd expect the favor returned," he added.
The current heavyweight king also expressed his desire to fight anywhere in the United Kingdom, mentioning Old Trafford, Wembley Stadium, Cardiff, and Stockport County.
Despite the rematch having no definite date and location yet, one heavyweight is already predicting Fury to be victorious.
The returning David Haye, who knocked out Mark de Mori last month in his first fight since 2012, believes Fury can repeat what he did to Klitschko during their first meeting.
"The Klitschko era is over," the 35-year-old boxer, who was once beaten by the Ukrainian, said, according to Sky Sports.
Haye added, "Wladimir didn't have the slightest sense of achievement in the first fight. I can even see the second time being even worse for him. But in the heavyweight division, anything can happen - and we just saw that."
