Published 16:14 IST, November 3rd 2020
Tyson Fury wants to fight Agit Kabayel, German given 24 hrs to accept offer: Frank Warren
After declining to fight Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout, Tyson Fury has chosen to fight the former European heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel on December 5.
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After denying to fight Deontay Wilder in a trilogy bout, Tyson Fury has chosen to fight former European heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel on December 5, 2020, at Royal Albert Hall in London. According to Fury’s promoter Frank Warren, y have given Agit Kabayel only 24 hours to sign contract or y will “move on”. If fight happens and Tyson Fury stops Kabayel, n he will go on to fight unified champion Anthony Joshua next year, who would also have to defeat mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev on December 12 to get his hands on Tyson Fury.
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Tyson Fury next fight: Agit Kabayel has 24 hours to sign contract
If things go according to plan, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would clash in one of biggest fights in British boxing history. According to many fans, Agit Kabayel is t a tough opponent for Tyson Fury on paper and WBC champion would defiantly secure Anthony Joshua fight. However, even though Kabayel is t a major name in division, he boasts an impressive undefeated record of 20 wins - 13 coming from kckouts - including a win over Derek Chisora in 2017 via majority decision.
“He (Agit Kabayel) is got about 24 hours w to make his mind up to sign it and send it back or we’ll move on. He’s fight, subject to contract being signed,” Frank Warren ded.
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Apart from that, Agit Kabayel is a former sparring partner of Anthony Joshua, who last fought Evgenios Lazaridis in July 2020, winning bout via unanimous diction. Tyson Fury, on or hand, won WBC heavyweight title from Deontay Wilder in ir second bout which took place in February 2020. He was earlier scheduled to fight Deontay Wilder in ir trilogy bout but declined same after Wilder and team allegedly tried to change date of bout.
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rematch clause between two boxers n expired, giving Tyson Fury freedom to fight anyone he wants, like Agit Kabayel. “That contract [with Wilder] is at an end. It can’t go on forever. Everybody has worked hard to get Wilder fight on, but it’s just t happening,” Frank Warren told TalkSport. According to various reports, Agit Kabayel could agree to fight Tyson Fury as it would be biggest fight of his career.
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16:14 IST, November 3rd 2020