Tyson Fury will get the chance to become WBC heavyweight champion on December 1 when he challenges Deontay Wilder for the belt.

The bout headlines the Showtime pay-per-view card from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Fury, recognized as the lineal heavyweight champion because he never lost his titles in the ring, sports a record of 27-0 in his career.

“This is an important fight for boxing, because it’s two undefeated champions facing off. There have been people not getting in the ring with top guys for whatever reason, but here you have two fighters stepping up and onto the line,” Fury said during a recent press event. “It’s a pretty easy fight to analyze, Deontay Wilder needs to connect with that big right hand and knock me out, and I need to not let him do that. I need to do whatever I can to get out the way of that right hand, and make him worry about defending my punches.

“I already became a unified champion; I’ve crossed the bridge into the very upper echelon of the sport. This time I’m back and I’m here for good. I’m back to reclaim my throne. Even though I’ve had the tune-up fights, I feel like this is my true comeback fight.”

Fury has isolated himself during training for the most part, setting up shop at Big Bear. He captured the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring titles in 2015 with a decision win over Wladimir Klitschko, but never defended the titles.

Earlier this year, Fury returned after almost three years away, topping both Sefer Seferi and Francesco Pianeta.

“I’m used to being in hostile, solitary environments for training camp. For the Wladimir Klitschko fight I was in Holland, in a forest 10 miles away from any shop or town. I thrive in the condition in Big Bear,” he said. “There have been no distractions training up in Big Bear. It’s perfect. There’s nothing but a few bears and rattle snakes. That’s it as far as distractions.”

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