text: Wladimir Klitschko has confirmed that Tyson Fury will be his next opponent and the unified heavyweight champion says he is ready to travel to England to defend his belts. The IBF, WBA and WBO king ended his seven-year American hiatus by clearly out-pointing Bryant Jennings at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night but it was not the dazzling New York display he had promised on his Stateside return. The American boxing public fell out of love with the 6ft6in Ukrainian back in 2008 when he outpointed Russian Sultan Ibragimov in an uninspiring, lop-sided victory in this very Madison Square Garden ring. And, although seven years and 12 fights have passed since then for Klitschko, it was a case of same ring, same story. The watching Fury, who is mandatory challenger to the champion's WBO belt and in line for a summer showdown, will have been encouraged by the performance. Wladimir Klitschko celebrates after beating Bryant Jennings on Saturday night in New York City . Klitschko was awarded a unanimous victory over Jennings by the judges at Madison Square Garden . The fight against Jennings was Klitschko's first in the United States since he fought Sultan Ibragimov in 2008 . Klitschko has confirmed that Tyson Fury will be his next opponents and is willing to fight him in England . But Klitschko has warned Fury that he will relish finally fighting a man taller than him, after his victory over 6ft3in Jennings. He said: 'I look forward to this fight, I think it will be challenging and exciting because I like to fight big men. It is much easier to fight bigger men than smaller. 'I believe that the fight with Tyson Fury will look different to this one because of the size difference – Fury is taller than me. He is definitely the guy who is ambitious and I think it is going to be exciting. I think that he is going to engage in the fight. 'There was not much engagement through Jennings today but I think the Fury fight will be exciting and I'm looking forward to it.' The Ukrainian once again used his height and longer reach to dominate has challenger . Klitschko won 116-111 on two of the judges cards and by a margin of 118-109 on the other on Saturday . Klitschko was happy to travel to America to face an American – and insists he is ready to hit the road again to face the Wythenshawe born Fury. The only confusion appears to be from which governing body the mandatory challenge will come. Fury is No.1 contender for the WBO strap but Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente says the order will actually come from the WBA. Either way, all three of the champion's belts are likely to be on the line. 'We still have to find out when and where the fight will happen but we will sort it out in the next few weeks,' Klitschko added. 'I am absolutely open to fighting anywhere. It depends on negotiations and hopefully we will not need a purse bid.' Victory in Manhattan on Saturday took Klitschko's run of consecutive title defences to 18 and a win against Fury will move him level with Larry Holmes on 19. He remains some way off the record of 25 set by Joe Louis during the 1930s and 40s. He did, however, equal the Bronze Bomber's total of 27 world heavyweight title fights contested at the Garden. The 39-year-old Ukrainian saw off his Philadelphian challenger on points at Madison Square Garden . Brother Vitali watches on as the world heavyweight champion celebrates his victory in America . The 39-year-old wears his WBA, WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles with pride after his win . There is no doubting that Klitschko is one of the most dominant champions of any era but it could be argued that there has been a paucity of genuine challengers during his reign. Take Jennings for example. The 30-year-old, a former handyman in the Philadelphia bank, only started boxing six years ago and this was only his 20th professional fight. Indeed, when Jennings first laced them up, Klitschko was already seven defences into his current hot streak. But he put up a good fight here, although on the few occasions he did get inside Klitschko's defence, he was unable to land anything other than single shots. Despite standing three inches shorter than the champion, Jennings enjoyed an incredible three-inch reach advantage, although it was not really a factor in the end. The American struggled to administer his jab and instead relied upon occasional forward raids. Klitschko, as ever, allowed him to move towards him and tied him up. The Ukrainian is often criticised for his persistent holding and he was deducted a point for that in the 10th round here. Hayden Panettiere was in the crowd at Madison Square Garden to watch her fiancee's latest fight . Madison Square Garden, which has hosted some big fights over the years, pictured on Saturday night . Klitshcko's last fight in the United States was in Madison Square Garden in 2008, seven years ago . Despite that, he was awarded the win by a 116-111 on two cards and an ever bigger 118-109 on the other. However, the wide cards belie a unusual vulnerability about Klitschko at times, which was not in keeping with his most recent victories during which his defence has seemed virtually impregnable. Fury would have noticed. The Klitschko brothers have been ruffled by Brits in the past with David Haye infuriating them by wearing a t-shirt depicting him holding the severed heads of the brothers in each hand. Then, before Dereck Chisora fought older brother Vitali, 'Dell Boy' slapped the champion at the weigh-in then spat water in Wladimir's face. Fury, one of British boxing's biggest characters, is known for being outspoken and could attempt to get under Wladimir's skin. However, the 39-year-old said: 'Antics outside of the ring? You know what, who cares about outside of the ring? It's all about what happens inside.'
target: Wladimir Klitschko successfully defends his WBA, IBF and WBO belts .
  World heavyweight champion beat Bryant Jennings on points in New York .
  Ukrainian awarded 116-111, 118-109, 116-111 unanimous points win .
  Mandatory challenger Tyson Fury watched at Madison Square Garden .
  Klitschko ready to travel to England to take on Fury .