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Tyson Fury claims he has accepted offer to fight Mike Tyson

In this file photo dated Saturday, June 15, 2019, Tyson Fury, of England in action against Tom Schwarz of Germany, in Las Vegas, USA. Tyson Fury has changed trainers just two months before his likely heavyweight rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder, it is revealed Monday Dec. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/John Locher, FILE)

Tyson Fury has revealed that he recently received a phone call asking if he would be keen to take on his namesake Mike Tyson in a sensational bout in order to raise money for charity.

Iron Mike, 53, recently suggested he was ready to return to the ring some 15 years after he retired, and he has enlisted the help of MMA trainer Rafael Cordeiro to get him back in tip top shape.

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