Tyson Fury issued a simple promise to the world of boxing as he prepares to make his return to the heavyweight scene in Manchester on June 9.
The long-awaited comeback of the lineal world champion will be screened live on BT Sport and Fury (25-0-KO18) was in typically convivial mood in front of a media scrum at London’s BT Tower on Tuesday.
Fury said: “My promise to the world of boxing is that I will reign supreme once again. When I do, you’ll ask how I did it but not only am I going to do it; I’m going to make it look easy.
“They say once you have it, you never lose it, and I have it in abundance. A little bit of puppy fat never hurt anybody. I hear some people even like it!
“I had a bit of weight to lose. It was fun and games getting it off and even more fun putting it on. I aim to keep it off for a while – at least until a week after the fight.
“Even at 27 stone, the sharpness was always there. Now the weight has come off and I look good. Don’t I look GOOD?!
“For some people, going into a boxing ring is like facing the guillotine. My whole life is based around how much I’m going to enjoy it and what games I’m going to play in there.
“I feel better today than I did when I fought Wladimir Klitschko. Now I’ve found what I was searching for inside myself, you’re going to see a better Fury. A vintage Fury.”
BT Sport To Show Tyson Fury’s Comeback Fight Exclusively Live
BT Sport today announced it has extended its partnership with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions Ltd, continuing as the broadcaster of Frank Warren’s world class stable of fighters which include Billy Joe Saunders and Carl Frampton. BT Sport will also exclusively broadcast Tyson Fury’s heavyweight comeback fight in June.
The summer is set to be hot on BT Sport with a fantastic line up of Fight Nights coming up, including the IBF Featherweight World Title showdown between bitter rivals Lee Selby and Josh Warrington on Saturday, 19 May at the home of Leeds United; former unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury’s long-awaited comeback fight at the Manchester Arena on Saturday, 9 June; Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO middleweight title defence against domestic rival Martin Murray at the O2 on Saturday, 23 June; and Irish amateur hero Michael Conlan’s highly-anticipated Belfast homecoming fight on Saturday, 30 June, all of which will be available for BT Sport subscribers at no extra cost.
The partnership will see former two-weight World Champion Carl Frampton’s future fights on BT Sport in addition to former WBO Super-Welterweight World Champion Liam Smith and former WBO Lightweight World Champion Terry Flanagan, along with up-and-coming stars such as Heavyweight sensation Daniel Dubois and Light-Heavyweight knockout artist Anthony Yarde.
BT Sport also confirmed that later this year it will be launching its own Pay-Per-View events on BT Sport Box Office, which will be available on the BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media platforms.
Andy Haworth, managing director of strategy and content, BT Consumer, said: “It is a golden era for British Boxing and never has the Warren stable of fighters looked more exciting, with a great line up of established names and up-and-coming young fighters. BT Sport subscribers can look forward to a fantastic summer of boxing.”
Frank Warren said: “I’m delighted that BT Sport has extended its partnership with myself and Queensberry Promotions. The first year of our partnership has seen us deliver some outstanding fights and we look forward to some even bigger nights in 2018 and beyond, whilst continuing to do what we do best: developing the next crop of star boxers.”
