Frank Warren has confirmed that the fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion will not take place on time.
The fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usik will definitely not take place on December 23. The British boxer’s promoter Frank Warren confirmed it again.
The functionary said that his ward will need more time to recover after a difficult fight with Francis Ngannou. Now the battle must take place no earlier than February.
“Fury’s not going to be ready on the 23rd. It’s not like he’s done a lot of injuries. Look, he was in camp for 12 weeks before the Ngannou fight. He’s a top-level professional boxer. He fought a guy who really turned in. to be a great competitor.
He should let his body heal and return to his camp. So the match was postponed for two months.
Usyk fought in August against Joshua. Tyson signed a contract to fight him in December. The unification of the four belts will take place in less than 18 months.
It took Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson ten years for their fight to happen. Lennox never fought Riddick Bowe. Pacquiao – Mayweather, how long?
Look at the history of such battles and how long they lasted. The match will take place, the contract has been signed. It will happen and it will be exciting,” Warren was quoted as saying by Boxing Scene, citing SecondsOut.
We would like to remind you that earlier the promoter of the Ukrainian boxer Alexander Krasyuk announced the postponement of the fight for the title of absolute champion.
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