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Tyson Fury has turned down a bizarre offer for his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko

Published 10:31 4 Feb 2016 GMT

Updated 15:21 4 Feb 2016 GMT

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Tyson Fury has turned down a bizarre offer for his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko

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With Tyson Fury casting doubt over whether he will ever box again, it's also been revealed the Mancunian has rejected two lucrative offers to face Wladimir Klitschko in the Middle East.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live's boxing correspondent Mike Costello, Fury explained how he declined the chance to hold his rematch with the Ukrainian in Dubai and Qatar. GettyImages-499271438 One of the offers involved the owner of a super yacht, who intended to stage the fight in front of 120 of his friends. Everybody in attendance would each pay $1m to witness the fight with no media coverage permitted whatsoever. Although the 27-year-old divides opinion, it can never be said that he's motivated by money.

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