Usyk Offers To Fight Fury “Without Any Prize Money!”
WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk seems to be losing patience regarding the slow-to-be-finalized unification fight between him and rival heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.
WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champ Oleksandr Usyk seems to be losing patience regarding the slow-to-be-finalized unification fight between him and rival heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.
Deontay Wilder is still convinced Tyson Fury cheated when he defeated him in that second fight (and perhaps Wilder feels Fury also cheated in fights one and three).
Oleksandr Usyk is keeping the pressure on Tyson Fury, posting on social media today that he’s next for him to battle.
Promoter Frank Warren says there are a “couple of things” they’re working on before they can announce the Tyson Fury vs.
IBF heavyweight mandatory Filip Hrgovic suffered a setback today with the International Boxing Federation rescinding their order for champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend against him next, which now allows the undisputed fight with WBC champ Tyson Fury to potentially take place in March.
Promoter Frank Warren spoke about the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk fight today, with the co-promoter of Fury telling Talk Sport that “everyone wants it” – the fighters, the managers, the promoters.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk have agreed to fight next in the first quarter of next year.
When will the massive, and massively intriguing, heavyweight unification showdown between rival champions Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury take place? In response to being asked this very question, Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk said the fight “should happen no later than March 4.”
Rival world heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk both defended their respective belts this year – Fury twice, Usyk just once.
Oleksandr Usyk says he has fully prepared himself for all the “stupid things” Tyson Fury “likes to say” when he’s going into a fight, when Fury is trying to get under the skin of his opponent.