Tyson Fury has Australia in mind for his next blockbuster bout.
The undefeated heavyweight great and current WBC champion made it known during his latest visit to our sunburnt shores.
For context, Fury has made the journey over from Manchester, England to support his training partner and former WBO heavyweight champ Joseph Parker in the latterโs forthcoming encounter with Faiga โDjangoโ Opelu, which is scheduled to go down in Melbourne later today.
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โIโm definitely keen, it may even be my next fight, over here. I just havenโt got an opponent yet, so weโre going to figure it out,โ said Tyson Fury (via news.com.au).
โOver the next few days weโre going to be travelling around to a few different states and looking at some potential venues for my next fight.โ
Currently, Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane) and Marvel Stadium (Melbourne) are the leading contenders to host with Fury noting he doesnโt have a preference between the two venues โat the moment.โ
โI want to be a heavyweight champion that fights on different continents. Not just at home or in America.โ
As for the matter of โwho,โ while the Gypsy King hasnโt publicly specified an opponent just yet, thereโs already been some indication of potential candidates. Like homegrown heavyweight Demsey McKean.
โChats began some time ago for Demsey to fight Tyson Fury in Australia and I think Demsey is the best option for the Gypsy King,โ Angelo Di Carlo, McKeanโs manager, told News Corp.
โWeโre certainly keen to do the fight, Iโll have more talks with Furyโs camp and see where that takes us.โ
โIf Tyson Fury wants to fight in Australia, the logical option is to fight an Aussie fighter and talking to Furyโs people, they donโt want to fight a small heavyweight.โ
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โDemsey is one of Australiaโs best heavyweights, heโs six foot six and being a southpaw, he would present a real test for Tyson.โ
Di Carlo added: โWeโve been given a possible date to fight Fury in August, so hopefully we can make it happen. Demsey has said letโs make this fight happen.โ
โFor Demsey to get the chance to jump in the ring with Tyson Fury, it would be the biggest fight in Australian history, bigger than Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao.โ
This comes to light just days after the announcement Sydney will host three UFC pay-per-view events in the next four years, starting with this Septemberโs UFC 293, as well as the rumours that sister company WWE will hit Perth for another major event of its own.
Tyson Furyโs last fight was a rather uncompetitive trilogy match against Derek Chisora, who heโd defeated twice before, which took place last December.
