Plans for a contest between Rogan and Fury, 23, fell through last year but they jointly announced recently that the contest had been agreed. Fury is currently ranked in the world's top 10 by the WBC.
When recently interviewed together at the Kid Galahad vs Jason Booth event, Channel 5 asked Rogan how much he was looking forward to the fight. He responded by saying, "Very much, very long anticipated fight, respectfully Tyson's world
number 6 and I'm getting a great opportunity thanks to Mick Hennessy,
Mickey Hughes and Tyson Fury, lot's have gone on with the politics in
boxing obviously with the purse offers, but some of the phrases that
were used against Tyson calling him a chicken and stuff like that I find
very disrespectful because any man who steps in the ring is far from a
chicken, and as I said, I respect the chance that I've been given to
step in the ring."
When Fury was asked why it was Rogan that needed to be next for him, he responded by stating, "Well we sat down and it's been a long decision, the fight has been off
and on two or three times and it was suppose to happen last year when I
fought at the Kings Hall and like you said before it's politics that got
in the way of the boxing match and that's what it's not about. It's
about going in there given the fans a great fight and I know Martin
Rogan, I've grew up my full career watching him so I've nothing but
respect for the man."
Rogan was an underdog winner over Audley Harrison in December 2008 and then beat Matt Skelton to lift the Commonwealth belt before losing that title to Sam Sexton in May 2009.
This may be a make or break fight for Rogan the man they call ' The Entertainer'.
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Belfast heavyweight Martin Rogan will face former Commonwealth and British champion Tyson Fury in April and it will all happen in Belfast. Rogan, 40, should have home advantage for the contest which is scheduled to take place at Belfast's Odyssey Arena. The event dubbed 'Unfinished Business' will be broadcast LIVE from Belfast on Channel 5
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