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Fury stands up Klitschko
- Updated: September 12, 2016
Wladimir Klitsckho had a London press conference to himself after WBA Super and WBO world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s “car broke down.”
Fury (23-0-KO18) famously turned up at a 2015 media day with Klitschko (64-4-KO53) dressed as Batman and some suspected his initial absence today was a set-up for a similar stunt.
Fury’s manager Mick Hennessey, said: “Apologies for Tyson not attending. All we know at this stage, because his [phone] battery is gone, is that he’s had problems with traffic and the car he was in broke down.
“Tyson is normally early for press conferences and he’s the most entertaining person at press conferences worldwide. This is not the norm and we’re not making it up.”
Trainer Peter Fury insists his nephew’s failure to attend is not indicative of any troubles in the training camp and has forecasted an exciting bout when the Mancunian rematches the Ukrainian on October …
