Alexander Krasyuk shared the details of the postponement of the fight for the title of absolute world champion.
The requirement for choosing a new date for the fight is the conditions of the International Boxing Federation. This was announced by Alexander Usik’s promoter, Alexander Krasyuk.
According to the functionary, the IBF defined the conditions in the contract. 90 days is the maximum period agreed by the organization.
“The main reason for choosing this date is the IBF. We all know that the IBF postponed their mandatory defense for a very long time, making the fight for the absolute world title possible. At a certain point, they will not be able to reschedule the mandatory defense That is why it was agreed that the IBF will extend the fight deadline by 90 days in case of injury, so the fight date is May 18, I can say that is the reason for choosing the date.
Of course, in terms of the future, the ideal time for Usyk and Fury to recover and return to fighting, maybe it would be better to fight at the end of the year, but we have to face the defense of the IBF. title. Fighting Filip Hrgovic would be a good option, but you never know how the fight will go and who will win. The Saudis didn’t want to take any chances, so they scheduled the fight for May 18,” Krasyuk said in a commentary to Boxing News.
We remind you that the Usyk-Fury fight, scheduled for February 17, has been postponed to May 18. The fight will take place in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Earlier, Fury’s promoter yelled at Usik’s team for talking about disrupting the fight.
Source: korrespondent
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