Tyson Fury made it clear last Saturday night that “money” is his focus for his undisputed heavyweight clash with Oleksandr Usyk when the two battle in April, which doesn’t appear destined to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
According to Tyson Fury’s co-promoters, Bob Arum and Frank Warren, the heavyweight unification clash with Oleksandr Usyk is all set to go, with the sole sticking point now being the location of the fight.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s management has sent a draft contract to IBF/WBA/WBO champ Oleksandr Usyk for him to quickly look over for a fight in March for the undisputed champion.
The end of the year came just hours ago, and the final pound-for-pound rankings were in place. If you go by the Ring Magazine rankings (and if you don’t, why not?),
Irish featherweight legend Barry McGuigan sees Tyson Fury having a tough time of things when the WBC heavyweight champ gets it on with rival heavyweight ruler Oleksandr Usyk next year.
Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk won’t be for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
According to Hearn, WBC heavyweight champion Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) has said he won’t fight for the IBF title unless he’s paid back the money he paid to them for the sanctioning fee years ago.
Promoter Alex Krassyuk says unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will be ringside this Saturday night to scout WBC champion Tyson Fury in his fight against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium in London.
IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and WBC belt holder Tyson Fury are reportedly in talks for an undisputed match in Saudi Arabia in March, according to ESPN.
Oleksandr Usyk says he wants to begin talks with the former WBC heavyweight champion after he gets rid of Tyson Fury in their undisputed clash in the first quarter of next year.
Oleksandr Usyk’s manager Egis Klimas says he can’t “beat” Tyson Fury, but he can defeat him by a decision.
Klimas understands that his fighter IBF, WBA & WBO heavyweight champion Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) lacks the size and the pop in his punches to knock out the huge 6’9″ behemoth Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs).