Fury vs Klitschko rematch confirmed: Fighters will battle for heavyweight

“Fury, though, has responded in a less than kind way, the Wythenshawe-born casting doubt about a match with Wilder. So I guess there was a dance competition going on [not] an actual fight”.

‘If I train hard and have a great training camp and I’m as prepared as I can be, I can take any heavyweight in the world, ‘ Parker told the New Zealand Herald.

“Many experts have said that they did not recognise Wladimir [in that fight, because he did not look like his usual self]”.

However, the former champ won’t back down easily as he immediately wants to cash in his rematch clause and try to recapture his title as soon as possible.

“Wembley Stadium would be very appealing at the right time of year, definitely”, he said. “I would like it to be back here in the United Kingdom”, he said. “If I never won another fight I’d be happy”.

“Hopefully we will have an answer (on the venue) in the next few weeks”.

Speaking to Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio 1 this morning, he said he is unsure of what his next bout will be – but a second fight with Wladimir Klitschko is still a possibility.

Klitschko’s performance on Saturday night baffled observers and the Ukrainian clearly believes his defeat was a one-off rather than any indication of advancing years taking their toll.

Tyson Fury would rather dump his IBF world heavyweight title belt in the bin than make a first defence against Vyacheslav Glazkov, according to the champion’s promoter Mick Hennessy.

“I’ll be making use of my contractual option for a rematch against Fury”.

Upon further investigation into the IBF rules and regulations, WBN had it clarified that Fury v Klitschko II in 2016 would then mean Glazkov would be likely to face either Charles Martin or Erkan Teper for the vacant crown.

“It’s been four days now and I need some time to understand what happened and to decide my next steps”, he said on Instagram.

He added: “I don’t know if he [Klitschko] is going to take the rematch or not”.