Tyson Fury next fight: Francesco Pianeta confirmed for Carl Frampton undercard in Belfast
TYSON FURY will continue his comeback against Italian heavyweight Francesco Pianeta next month, fighting at Windsor Park on the undercard of Carl Frampton’s WBO interim featherweight title defence against Luke Jackson.
Fury, 29, ended a lay off of more than two-and-a-half years last month when Sefer Seferi retired on his stool after four rounds at the Manchester Arena.
Fans will be hoping for a step up in class this time around and southpaw Pianeta should offer precisely that on Saturday 18th August, having twice challenged for a version of the world title.
The 33-year-old veteran has a record of 35-4-1, boasting 21 knockouts, and has shared the ring with the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Ruslan Chagaev and Oliver McCall.
Promoter Frank Warren assured fans the German-based brawler would offer more resistance than previous opponent Seferi, saying: “The Seferi fight is history and Pianeta is a far better operator than him. His level of opposition tells you that.
“Tyson had been out of boxing for a long time and Pianeta is a good opponent for what is Tyson’s second fight back after his break.
“Tyson had a short rest after Seferi, but is back in full time camp ready for this challenge in Belfast.
“He needs rounds under his belt before moving on to the next level and this fight will do that and make him work for his win.
“I am sure Pianeta will get into the Belfast ring desperate to upset Tyson.”
The Belfast bill is topped by local superstar, WBO ‘interim’ featherweight champion Carl Frampton who faces Australian challenger Luke Jackson (16-0) at the 22,000 capacity venue.
Another Irish star, Paddy Barnes, is in world title action when he challenges Nicaragua’s feared WBC champion Cristofer Rosales for the flyweight world title.
Among the undercard action is a cracking Belfast v Dublin clash between Steven Ward and Steve Collins Jr while Lewis Crocker, WBO European middleweight champion Luke Keeler and Marco McCullough are also in action.