Fury and Wilder fought to a draw in their first fight (Picture: Getty) Tyson Fury's rematch with Deontay Wilder is expected to take place in Las Vegas
The British heavyweight is ready to take on Wilder again after a controversial draw with the WBC champion at the start of the month
Wilder is backing himself to finish Fury the second time round, while the 'Gypsy King' is prepared to face the American judges once again
Metro.co.uk understands that both parties expect Vegas to the location of the rematch, despite Team Fury keen to stage the second fight in the UK
Manchester United's Old Trafford, Wembley Stadium and Arsenal's Emirates Stadium have been mentioned as possible venues, but for both men to meet their financial expectations, Vegas is seen as the most probable location
Fury is prepared to go to America again (Picture: PA) There is also a feeling that after a massive promotional push in the build-up to the Los Angeles fight and selling over 300,000 pay-per-views stateside, Fury and Wilder could double the PPV figures for the rematch
Advertisement Advertisement Wilder v Fury was the biggest selling heavyweight fight in America in the last 15 years, and the WBC have already ordered a 'direct rematch' between the two heavyweights
The second fight is being targeted for early summer of 2019, and there is confidence on both sides a deal can be struck
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Fury labelled his first encounter with Wilder a 'robbery' after the three judges scored the contest a majority draw
Only one judge gave Fury a clear victory, with the British judge calling it a draw and the American judge seeing it as a 115-111 win for Wilder
The scorecards were met with huge criticism from fans, pundits and boxers and the controversial decision has intensified calls for an immediate rematch
Fury and most of the boxing world felt he clearly won the fight with Wilder (Picture: Rex Features) Wilder and his team have confirmed they are in initial talks with Anthony Joshua for a unification fight, but it is unlikely such a showdown will happen in April
Joshua is already booked to fight on 13 April at Wembley, and is expected to take on Dillian Whyte
Advertisement Advertisement However, Whyte must get past Derek Chisora on Saturday night in their rematch to preserve his spot against Joshua
Eddie Hearn has already insisted there is no fixed opponent for the Wembley date, and that Joshua could fight a number of rivals including Jarrell Miller
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