It has long since been a desire of Mancunian boxing fans to see a local fighter Tyson Fury defend one of his world championship belts in the city. Despite a fight at the Manchester Arena against Sefer Seferi in 2018, the 'Gypsy King' has not fought as a world champion in Manchester and his ability to sell out the largest stadiums in the country has raised suggestions of an Old Trafford fight in the future.
However, Fury seems set on taking each fight as it comes and just to enjoy the Wembley experience. With 94,000 people set to head to Wembley for Saturday's heavyweight title clash against Dillian Whyte, it will be a record European boxing crowd. His opponent Whyte will be fighting in front of a home London crowd but due to Fury's popularity it is likely to be a fairly even split in terms of crowd favourites.
Fury is a well known Manchester United fan and has previously been pictured at Old Trafford for a match against Arsenal in 2018. Speaking to MEN Sport at Wembley on Wednesday afternoon he explained that his Old Trafford dream may have gone, with the heavyweight champion just happy with the offer on the table for this fight.
