New champion Tyson Fury ready for Wladimir Klitschko rematch

British boxer Tyson Fury has been crowned new world heavyweight champion after a unanimous points win over Wladimir Klitschko.

In 2011, he told The Independent: “I’m a Gypsy fighter and that means I will never turn away from a proper fight”. I wasn’t fazed by the crowd or nothing because I knew I was going to be the new heavyweight champion of the world.

The 27-year-old Fury (25-0) wasn’t intimidated by Klitschko and taunted and baited him at times during the match.

Fury once dressed as Batman and engaged in a wrestle with a man dressed as The Joker for a press conference stunt.

Klitschko has already stated his desire for a rematch and, asked if the Ukrainian will make good on those words and pursue a second bout, Fury said: “I think he will. I think he’ll take the rematch. And if I could just say one thing, if I could be half as good as champion as Vladimir Klitschko I’d be very, very happy”.

The other major belt, the WBC title, was held by Deontay Wilder of the U.S. That was vacated in 2013 by Klitschko’s older brother Vitali, the current mayor of Kiev, Ukraine.

After ending Klitschko’s almost 10-year reign as heavyweight champion, Fury, who stands six-foot-nine, made a decision to serenade his wife from the centre of the ring.

“I’ve said some stupid things”, Fury said after winning the belt.

“The so-called experts said it couldn’t be done tonight but I proved them all wrong”.

Fury had a point deducted by American referee Tony Weekes for punching the back of the Klitschko’s head but that did not change the outcome as the Briton finally had a heavyweight boxing champion again. Let’s have a laugh at his name. “Congratulations Tyson Fury. Britain could dominate this division”.

‘I knew I could come here and upset the apple cart.

Fury landed a right in the fifth but a Klitschko right hand was arguably the best punch of the fight at that stage.

He said: “There was only my team and my family that believed I could do it”.

Fury took a small purse to have his shot at Klitschko, but boosted his earnings by betting £200,000 ($460,000 NZD) on himself to beat the champion and will be able to set his own figure for the rematch. His father John Fury is from Galway and his mother is from Belfast.

“The fighter is still inside me”.