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Fury, Klitschko rematch confirmed for Oct 29 at Manchester Arena

By Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah
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Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko has been confirmed for 29 October at the Manchester Arena in England.

The 28-year-old British, Fury, claimed the WBO, WBA and IBF belts from the 40-year-old Ukrainian, who had been undefeated for 11 years and had held the belts since 2006, on a unanimous points decision in November 2015, but pulled out of a July rematch with an ankle injury.

"I'm delighted that we can finally get the fight back on. We can now focus on giving the fans what they deserve," Fury's manager and uncle Peter was quoted by BBC as saying.

Fury is unbeaten in 25 professional bouts, with 18 knock-outs, while Klitschko is 64-4, with 54 knock-outs.

He had originally held three of the world belts, but his IBF title was stripped from him soon after he won it when he failed to face his mandatory challenger.

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