WBO, WBA and IBF belts from the 40-year-old
Ukrainian in November 2015, but pulled out of a
July rematch with an ankle injury.
The fight is at Manchester Arena.
"I'm delighted that we can finally get the fight
back on. We can now focus
what they deserve," said Fury's manager and
uncle Peter.
Klitschko was undefeated for 11 years and had
held the belts since 2006 before losing to Fury in
Dusseldorf on a unanimous points decision.
He tweeted: "Finally the rematch is fixed. I'll
remedy my mistake on 29 October at Manchester
Arena. See you there."
Manchester fighter Fury is unbeaten in 25
professional bouts, with 18 knock-outs, while
Klitschko is 64-4, with 54 knock-outs.
Fury had originally held three of the world belts,
but his IBF title was stripped from him soon after
he won it when he failed to face his mandatory
challenger.
British heavyweight Anthony Joshua is the
current holder.
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Fury v Klitschko: Tyson Fury mocks Wladimir
Klitschko with 'fat man's body'
Fury also has a doping suspension hanging over
him after being charged by the UK's anti-doping
body (Ukad) in June, the same day he pulled out
of the Klitschko rematch with injury.
Fury appealed and the provisional ban has been
lifted pending a hearing in front of the
independent National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP)
at a later date.
The British fighter has said he will sue Ukad over
its claims he used a banned drug.
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Wladimir Klitschko: I will conquer Fury - watch
me!
The route to a rematch
It will be almost a year since the first fight by the
time the two men face each other again. Here's
what has been said:
"Shame on you, you let a fat man beat you. I
don't even live an athlete's lifestyle. It's a
disgrace to call me an athlete." Fury strips off at
a news conference in April and claims he does
not need to be in shape for their rematch.
"I'm not accepted in Britain because I'm a Gypsy
and that will never change." In April, Fury says
he will move to the US after the Klitschko
rematch.
"I'm glad that my hand was not raised that night.
Failure is not an option unless it is the only way
to get better - and I had to get better." Klitschko
tells BBC Radio 5 live in April that "losing felt
good".
"I said some things which may have hurt some
people - which as a Christian man is not
something I would ever want to do," Fury
apologises in May for making homophobic, sexist
and anti-Semitic comments in an online video.
"When he got to the Jewish people he sounded
like Hitler. The man is an imbecile." Klitschko
responds to Fury's comments.
"One thing is also clear, this just means I'll get
my belt a few weeks later." Klitschko after the
rematch was postponed in June.
"There was no way Tyson could go into the fight
against Wladimir Klitschko less than 100% fit."
Fury's promoter Mick Hennessy on the same day.
"Unfortunately, Team Fury is trying to change the
terms of an already-signed contract multiple
times, and it is going on endlessly," Klitschko
threatens the Fury team with court in August
over ongoing fight negotiations.
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