A well-known promoter confirmed that at first the unification fight, and then the mandatory defense of individual titles
Promoter Frank Warren said that fight for the title of absolute world champion heavyweight title between WBO/WBA/IBF/IBO champion Oleksandr Usyk and WBC title holder Tyson Fury is a priorityhow mandatory WBA belt defensewhich the Ukrainian must hold against Daniel Dubois.
“The fight for the absolute title is a priority for the boxing associations, because this will happen in the heavyweight division for the first time in 25 years. After the unification fight is over, the winner must take care of the contenders or vacate a certain title.”
“If we can’t get Fury to fight Usyk, which I highly doubt, then Usyk will have to defend his title against Daniel Dubois. But I don’t think there will be a problem with Tyson.”
Earlier, the WBA appointed the holder of the WBA Regular heavyweight title Dubois as a mandatory challenger to fight Usyk, and the IBF ordered Alexander to defend his belt in a fight with Croat Filip Hrgovic.
The duel between Usyk and Fury could take place in February or March next year. The manager of the Ukrainian Egis Klimas said that negotiations for the fight for the title of absolute world heavyweight champion are nearing completion.
The head of Top Rank, Bob Arum, spoke about how negotiations are progressing to organize a fight for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. According to him, Hrgovic will not interfere with the unification fight between Usyk and Fury.
Source: Sportarena
