Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury: World heavyweight title bout postponed after Ukrainian champion suffers calf injury

The news was confirmed by the challenger's uncle and trainer Peter Fury

The pair had been scheduled to fight in Dusseldorf on October 24 (Getty Images)

Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title bout with Wladimir Klitschko has been put back to a later date after the Ukrainian pulled out with a calf injury.

Klitschko had been scheduled to face his mandatory challenger Fury on October 24 in Dusseldorf but the fight will now have to moved to a later date.

The postponement was first reported by German newspaper Bild and has since been confirmed by the Bolton-based challenger's uncle and trainer Peter Fury.

The pair came faced up to each other in London on Wednesday at a press conference in which the Bolton-based challenger appeared in a Batman costume.

Appetites had been whetted by Fury's bravado and showmanship but it now seems that fans will have to wait for at least a couple of months to see the pair together in the ring.