The British fighter’s trainer, Peter Fury, took to Twitter to announce the date of the rematch, which was exercised by Klitschko following his defeat in Dusseldorf
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Fury is contractually obligated to grant Klitschko a rematch after claiming the WBA, WBO and IBF titles from the Ukrainian in November
The International Boxing Federation removed the world heavyweight champion’s belt as he has failed to set up a bout with mandatory challenger, Vyacheslav Glazkov
Fury, who beat Klitschko in a unanimous points decision in Dusseldorf last Saturday, has said the Hamburg-based Ukrainian is contractually entitled to a rematch and he is willing for another fight to go ahead
Fury took Klitschko’s WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight belts, as well as the minor IBO title
Klitschko’s manager, Bernd Boente, said: “After what happened in Paris, there has been a significant upgrade. It is common sense
Klitschko had been scheduled to face mandatory challenger Fury in Dusseldorf at the end of next month
A left hook decked him in the second and he struggled from to get back into the contest