Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury has expressed his delight at having the chance to defeat Wladimir Klitschko next month.
The 27-year-old was speaking after an unusual press conference, during which Fury wore a Batman costume and wrestled a man dressed as The Joker, but despite his theatrical display the Mancunian insists that he is taking the fight seriously.
"I want him to know what time it is, I ain't here to play games," Fury told Sky Sports News. "I hope I sent a good enough message out to him, and I think he got it loud and clear that I've good intentions and I ain't here to play around.
"I do think I've rattled him, properly. If anything's gonna rattle him, that would rattle him, because that was a hell of a show. He can try and do what he wants, but he is what he is - he's a boring man.
"I just want to beat the man who's the man at the moment, and Wladimir is the man at the moment, and I'm glad I've got my chance. My chance is here now and I ain't gonna let it slip, it's my time to shine."
Fury will challenge Klitschko for his WBA Super, IBF and WBO titles on Saturday, October 24.
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