Tyson Fury promises to get serious as Deontay Wilder arrives to confirm WBC heavyweight rumble

Andy Watters

WITH WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder barking smiling threats from the side of the stage, Tyson Fury weighed in for tonight's Windsor Park rumble vowing to get “serious” against Francesco Pianeta.

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