If Fury retires again, he will be replaced by another opponent from the undercard
Alexander Krasyukpromoter of the WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Alexandra Usika, said that on May 18 in Riyadh his ward must fight under any conditions. His fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion against the holder of the WBC belt is scheduled for this date Tyson Fury.
“For Usik on May 18, a different rule will apply. He will have to box on this day under any conditions. If Fury retires again, then another opponent must be ready to be on the undercard of this fight. He will prepare for his opponent to fight, as is normally done in big shows. If the main fighter leaves the race, another one replaces him, and if he cannot compete, then there will be a third one who will become a participant in the main event.”
“In reality, this happens in big fights. When Usik boxed with Gassiev and we had a lot of disagreements with the organizers, there was some cruiser from Hungary in the locker room who was ready to replace Alexander if he refused the fight. Someday I will write memoirs and talk about this,” the promoter admitted.
Let us remind you that the fight for the absolute title between Usik and Fury was supposed to take place in Riyadh on February 17. Lennox Lewis was appointed special guest of the event, and the undercard included fights between former IBF world champion in the first heavyweight division Jay Opetai, 19-year-old Moses Itauma and IBF world super featherweight champion Joe Cordina.
However, two weeks before the fight with Usik, Fury was injured during sparring. The Briton’s injury required stitches, due to which Tyson will not have time to recover for the fight with Usyk. According to British cutman Jorge Capetillo, the boxer will need at least three months to recover.
The unification fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion has received a new date – Fury and Usik are scheduled to meet in the ring on May 18. The event, as before, will be hosted by the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
Penalties for boxers who refuse to fight are $10 million. At the same time, the contract for the fight between the Ukrainian and the British has a rematch clause.
Source: Sportarena
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