Tyson Fury wants to fight in Croke Park

The GAA’s stadium and commercial director Peter McKenna said it is “flattering” Croke Park has been linked with staging a world boxing title fight.

New heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who has family members from Galway and Antrim, yesterday mentioned his wish to fight at GAA HQ. He didn’t rule out the prospect of his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko taking place at the Dublin venue.

“I don’t know if he (Klitschko) is going to take the rematch,” he told Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday. “There is a contract to say he is entitled to a rematch. I’ve always said I’d like to fight in Croke Park. Maybe that can be a reality one day. I’ve always said there’s a couple of venues I want to box in the world. One of them is Madison Square Garden; I’ve done that one. One of them is Old Trafford; I haven’t done that one. The other one is Croke Park. That’s the three venues I want to box in.”