Eddie Hearn believes the organization should have arranged for the Ukrainian to defend his title against his ward.
The IBF should not have given permission for the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Promoter Eddie Hearn thinks so.
In his opinion, instead of a fight for the title of absolute world champion, fans should have watched the fight of the Ukrainian boxer against his ward Philip Hrgovic.
“In reality, the IBF should have announced negotiations. They do this for lesser champions, I wish they had sent them a letter immediately. But in this case, the IBF has not written anything. They are waiting for negotiations between Fury and Usyk. Now there is we signed the contract, which was sent to the IBF Why was the mandatory defense against Hrgovic not announced after the Usyk-Dubois fight?
Of course, Sauerland and we, as Hrgovic’s partners, put a lot into it. We’re told he has to fight McKean to make sure he gets the title shot. We gave him this fight and paid his fees, considering him a mandatory challenger. If this is so, then the fight against Usyk should have been announced immediately after the fight with Dubois.
Yes, a lot is happening on our side. We must support our fighter. And we’re going to do it in this situation,” Hearn said in an interview on the Seconds Out YouTube channel.
Let’s remember that earlier Hrgovic himself expressed his disappointment with the IBF’s decision.
Source: korrespondent
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