Fight with Usyk is scheduled for next year
Frank Warrenco-promoter of the WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs), commented on the Briton’s upcoming fights.
“Fury wants to fight Derek Chisora next, then Oleksandr Usyk and then Joe Joyce. Next year must be busy for him, isn’t it.”
Recall that Fury and Chisora can hold a face-to-face fight on December 3 in Cardiff. Representatives of the boxers agreed on all the terms of the fight. The official announcement of the fight should take place in the near future.
For Fury and Chisora, this will be the third face-to-face confrontation in their careers. Before that, the Gypsy King defeated Derek twice – in 2011 and 2014.
Earlier, Usyk’s manager, Egis Klimas, said that there is an opportunity to fight Fury in February 2023.
Recall that Fury was supposed to fight with Briton Anthony Joshua, but the parties failed to agree on the terms and sign a contract for the fight. Fury’s side says that AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn is to blame for the disruption of the fight.
Fury, after defeating Dillian Whyte in April, announced his retirement twice, but the boxer never vacated the WBC championship belt. On social networks, Tyson has repeatedly discussed a possible fight with Usyk.
In his last fight for the WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight title, Usyk defeated Joshua. Following the results of all twelve rounds, Alexander defeated Joshua by a split decision: 115-113, 116-112 and 113-115.
Immediately after defeating Anthony in a rematch, Usyk challenged Fury. Then the Ukrainian said that the fight against Fury in December is impossible.
Source: Sportarena
