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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the latest news and updates from the big heavyweight title showdown as Tyson Fury aims to win Wladimir Klitschko’s IBF, WBO and WBA world titles at the ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf.
• The bout began at 10.20pm
• The fight slightly delayed because of complaints Klitschko wrapped his hands in secret
• Full story on Klitchko's hand-wrapping HERE
• Klitschko, 39, has not lost in 11 years, since a knockout loss by Lamont Brewster in 2004
• Fury is unbeaten in his 24 pro fights
• This is Fury’s first tilt at a world title
• The fight was in jeopardy earlier after Fury complained about the canvas
• Fury’s camp said the canvas was “spongy” and the underlay was torn up
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"If I lose on Saturday, I'm a fraud," Fury,27, said ahead of the fight.
"I won't be the champion I think I am. It would mean I'm no good. Simple. If I can't beat Wlad, it means I'm no good. And I'll be the first person to say that.
"I'd think about retiring, for sure. Because make no mistake, there's nobody out there other than Wlad that's any good. I think Wlad could beat the rest of them out there.”
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