Wladimir Klitschko has revealed he intends to go to court over the negotiations for his rematch against Tyson Fury.
Klitschko and Fury were going to fight on October 29 for Fury's WBA (Unified), WBO, IBO, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles, at the Manchester Arena. Fury beat Klitschko last year for all of Klitschko's heavyweight titles. Klitschko recently posted a video on Twitter claiming Fury's camp has attempted to shift the goalposts of their agreement and is therefore seeking legal action.
"Dear fans, I just want to keep you updated on the status quo of my rematch against Fury," Klitschko said. "Unfortunately, team Fury is trying to change the terms of an already-signed contract multiple times and it is going on endless. To protect my own rights and eventually see the rematch, I am forced to go to court."
Shortly after the video was posted, Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente told Boxing News why it was necessary to take Fury's team to court.
"They want to change details in the contract," Boente. "Obviously we cannot discuss that publicly -- but, as you know, we've already done press conferences in Manchester, in Cologne. Now team Fury wants to change many parts of the contract, important parts, financial conditions etc, etc. and now I think we have to make sure that we implement our rights and so we have to go to court in Germany because the contract is under German jurisdiction. We have enforced our rights, and that is what we will do now."
Both Fury, and his cousin Hughie, have a hearing later this year having denied the charge. A provisional suspension imposed on June 24 has been lifted after an appeal.
