World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has suggested that an agreement for the date and venue of his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko is "nowhere near" completion.
Fury is contractually obligated to grant Klitschko a rematch after claiming the WBA, WBO and IBF titles from the Ukrainian in November, and reports had suggested that the second showdown would take place in Munich on May 7.
However, as well as ruling a lucrative offer to stage the fight on a cruise ship, Fury has indicated that the bout is more likely to take place in the summer.
The 27-year-old told Sky Sports News: "The cruise ship fight has been totally blown out of the water, so to speak. We had an offer to fight on a cruise ship with no TV, no newspapers - just 120 VIPs. It was a good offer, but I don't think we're going to go with it.
"A fight of this magnitude needs to be seen by the world, not 120 rich people. It would be quite selfish of those guys to have it all to themselves.
"I think the rematch is going to happen obviously. It's just a matter of where and when. The possibility of it being in the Middle East is still alive, but, as far as I am concerned, we are nowhere near. I think it will be a summer date, hopefully in the UK, and I'm looking forward to getting back in the gym and getting ready."
The rematch will only involve the WBA and WBO belts after Fury was stripped of the IBF crown for failing to fulfil his mandatory duties.
Darren Plant
