Gilberto Mendoza confirmed that a fight for the title of undisputed heavyweight champion will take place.
WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) has agreed to fight WBC title holder Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs).
WBA President Gilberto Mendoza has issued a statement regarding the title fight. According to the functionary, he received confirmation from the Ukrainian and British teams about the match agreement.
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The parties asked for time to work on the contract to close the deal.
WBA President Gilberto Mendoza received confirmation from the teams of Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury that there is an agreement to do the unification fight. They ask for time to work on contracts to close the deal. #UsykFury pic.twitter.com/YhWKZMWXMG
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) March 10, 2023
It is worth noting that if Usyk and Fury do not agree on a fight, then the Ukrainian will be obliged to defend against Daniel Dubois.
Usyk-Fury is expected to take place on April 29 in the UK.
Source: korrespondent
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