Tournament of top heavyweight boxers is planned to be held in December
Head of Top Rank Bob Arum confirmed that he is negotiating with the organizers tournament of top heavyweight boxers in Saudi Arabia. As part of this tournament, a fight should take place between the holder of the WBO / WBA / IBF / IBO titles Oleksandr Usyk and WBC champion Tyson Fury.
“I spoke with a representative of the Skill Challenge company, which organizes boxing competitions in Saudi Arabia. It’s true that negotiations are underway, we know these people, we worked with them on Jake Paul and Tommy Fury fights. So we know who we’re dealing with and we’ve had some very interesting conversations with them.”
Recall that Skill Challenge Entertainment plans to host a match of champions Usyk-Fury and a face-to-face fight of two former world champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder in the Middle East. According to promoter Eddie Hearn, the deal could bring the boxers up to $400 million if a night with two top fights can be arranged.
The Ukrainian boxer is preparing for a fight with the WBA mandatory challenger Briton Daniel Dubois, which is scheduled for the end of summer. And Fury could fight interim WBO champion Zhang Zhilei this summer.
Source: Sportarena
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