Friday, 22 February 2013


Tyson Fury will fight former cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 20.
The winner will earn themselves a final eliminator for the right to face IBF heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
Fury maintained his unbeaten record with a straightforward points win over Kevin Johnson in Belfast last December.
Plans: Tyson Fury (left) will hope to take a step closer to a world title fight
Plans: Tyson Fury (left) will hope to take a step closer to a world title fight
The Manchester-born Irishman, whose professional record stands at 20-0, recently pulled out of purse bids to fight British and Commonwealth champion David Price.
The 24-year-old has long had ambitions to make his US debut and is looking forward to facing his 36-year-old opponent at the Garden's Theatre.
'Cunningham's got all the tools; a former world champion, good fighter, he's got a lot of skill,' he said,
'I'm looking to put on a devastating performance; the best of my career to date.
'I'm absolutely ecstatic to be fighting at Madison Square Garden; it goes back in history and I can't wait to put my name with a long list of champions who have fought there.
'I'm a historian of boxing myself so this is definitely the pinnacle of my career so far.'
Test: Steve Cunningham (right) is a former cruiserweight world champion
Test: Steve Cunningham (right) is a former cruiserweight world champion
Cunningham (25-5) meanwhile won the IBF cruiserweight title in 2010 and made one successful defence before twice losing to Yoan Pablo Hernandez in the space of four months.
He was most recently in action in December when he lost a contentious split decision to Tomasz Adamek.
And he warned Fury that he is in for a difficult night.
'I'm looking forward to getting back in the ring on April 20th to face Fury,' Cunningham said.
'For the first time in my career I have a guy coming to my country to face me. I am certain he’s never faced a fighter like me.
'What an amazing opportunity to fight in historic Madison Square Garden and return to NBC again. I am prepared to fight a great fight and come out with a victory.'


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